These are postcode 2483's figures, which include Brunswick Heads. New leases of all home types in postcode 2483 had a median rent of $855 a week in July–Sept 2026, across 78 new leases, up 0.6% on a year earlier.
Half the new leases of 3-bedroom houses in postcode 2483 were between $800 and $965 a week.
New leases are rents agreed at the start of a tenancy in July–Sept 2026, from NSW Fair Trading bond data, not what current tenants pay.
Medians from the published data, for every group. Middle half: half the figures fall in this range, a quarter below it and a quarter above. Method
NSW publishes rents and sale prices by postcode, so these are postcode 2483's figures: the whole postcode, which includes Ocean Shores, Brunswick Heads, South Golden Beach, Burringbar, New Brighton, Crabbes Creek and other suburbs. Postcode 2483
July–Sept 2026 · NSW Fair Trading bond data
| Homes | Median | Middle half | Leases | vs a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| all homes | $855/wk | 78 | +0.6% | |
| 1-bed homes | $600/wk | 17 | — | |
| 2-bed homes | $685/wk | 15 | — | |
| 3-bed homes | $930/wk | 35 | +3.3% | |
| units, any sizeCheck an increase | $600/wk | 26 | — | |
| 1-bed unitsCheck an increase | $600/wk | 15 | — | |
| houses, any sizeCheck an increase | $900/wk | 46 | −3.7% | |
| 3-bed housesCheck an increase | $900/wk | 29 | — |
© State of New South Wales (NSW Fair Trading rental bond data). For current information go to www.nsw.gov.au.
Jan–Mar 2026 · the NSW Rent and Sales Report
| Sales of | Median | Middle half | Sales | vs a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| all homes | $1,330,000 | 46 | +7.7% | |
| strata homes | $1,335,000 | — | — | |
| non-strata homes | $1,325,000 | 35 | +1.9% |
Strata homes: $1,335,000 is +42.3% on the quarter before ($938,000), on an unpublished number of sales. A few unusual sales can move a median that far, so our checks set this quarter aside and its change is left blank. How we check sale figures
© State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), Rent and Sales Report.
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