Average rent in Geraldton, WA — 2026

Geraldton sits below the Western Australia median, with the typical renter paying $230/week — 32% less than the state-wide $337/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 57% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 39% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (75%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 11,888, the median age is 46, and the most common occupation is Professionals. 16% of residents were born overseas. Geraldton is 374km from Perth, 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outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date.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.