Average rent in Northern Beaches, QLD — 2026

Northern Beaches sits below the Queensland median, with the typical renter paying $300/week — 16% less than the state-wide $359/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 82% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 15% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (95%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 6,566, the median age is 45, and the most common occupation is Technicians and Trades Workers. 11% of residents were born overseas. Northern Beaches is 1136km from Brisbane, often putting it outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date. Your reported figure above gives the live read; the Census number anchors the historical baseline.