Average rent in Swan Hill, VIC — 2026

Swan Hill sits below the Victoria median, with the typical renter paying $235/week — 35% less than the state-wide $363/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 65% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 32% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (83%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 11,186, the median age is 38, and the most common occupation is Professionals. 13% of residents were born overseas. Swan Hill is 302km 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outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date.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.