Average rent in Lakes Entrance, VIC — 2026

Lakes Entrance sits below the Victoria median, with the typical renter paying $270/week — 26% less than the state-wide $363/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 75% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 21% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (88%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 11,164, the median age is 55, and the most common occupation is Community and Personal Service Workers. 13% of residents were born overseas. Lakes Entrance is 262km from Melbourne, 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outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date.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.