Average rent in Geraldton - South, WA — 2026

Geraldton - South sits below the Western Australia median, with the typical renter paying $300/week — 11% less than the state-wide $337/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 69% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 28% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (86%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 10,333, the median age is 38, and the most common occupation is Professionals. 17% of residents were born overseas. Geraldton - South is 365km 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outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date.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.