Average rent in Geraldton - East, WA — 2026

Geraldton - East sits below the Western Australia median, with the typical renter paying $225/week — 33% less than the state-wide $337/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 (95%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 7,824, the median age is 37, and the most common occupation is Technicians and Trades Workers. 10% of residents were born overseas. Geraldton - East is 367km 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outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date.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.