These are postcode 2030's figures, which include Dover Heights. New leases of all home types in postcode 2030 had a median rent of $1,000 a week in July–Sept 2026, across 116 new leases, up 5.3% on a year earlier.
Half the new leases of 2-bedroom units in postcode 2030 were between $854 and $1,018.75 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 2030's figures: the whole postcode, which includes Vaucluse, Dover Heights and Watsons Bay. Postcode 2030
July–Sept 2026 · NSW Fair Trading bond data
| Homes | Median | Middle half | Leases | vs a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| all homes | $1,000/wk | 116 | +5.3% | |
| 1-bed homes | $700/wk | 19 | — | |
| 2-bed homes | $945/wk | 57 | +5.0% | |
| 3-bed homes | $1,575/wk | 18 | — | |
| 4-bed homes | $3,375/wk | 16 | — | |
| units, any sizeCheck an increase | $927.50/wk | 84 | +3.1% | |
| 1-bed unitsCheck an increase | $700/wk | 19 | — | |
| 2-bed unitsCheck an increase | $927.50/wk | 50 | +3.1% | |
| 3-bed unitsCheck an increase | $1,575/wk | 14 | — | |
| houses, any sizeCheck an increase | $2,500/wk | 29 | — | |
| 4-bed housesCheck an increase | $3,175/wk | 12 | — |
© 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| non-strata homes | $7,280,000 | — | — |
This quarter's figures for strata homes, and so for all homes, look distorted, most often by bulk sales, so they're left out. How we check sale figures
© State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), Rent and Sales Report.
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