These are postcode 2049's figures, which include Lewisham. New leases of all home types in postcode 2049 had a median rent of $750 a week in July–Sept 2026, across 229 new leases, up 13.6% on a year earlier.
Half the new leases of 1-bedroom units in postcode 2049 were between $572.50 and $750 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 2049's figures: the whole postcode, which includes Petersham and Lewisham. Postcode 2049
July–Sept 2026 · NSW Fair Trading bond data
| Homes | Median | Middle half | Leases | vs a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| all homes | $750/wk | 229 | +13.6% | |
| 1-bed homes | $660/wk | 93 | +17.3% | |
| 2-bed homes | $800/wk | 88 | +1.3% | |
| 3-bed homes | $1,000/wk | 26 | — | |
| 4-bed homes | $1,450/wk | 11 | — | |
| units, any sizeCheck an increase | $720/wk | 180 | +10.8% | |
| 1-bed unitsCheck an increase | $660/wk | 87 | +11.9% | |
| 2-bed unitsCheck an increase | $750/wk | 74 | −2.0% | |
| 3-bed unitsCheck an increase | $900/wk | 11 | — | |
| houses, any sizeCheck an increase | $1,000/wk | 45 | +16.3% | |
| 2-bed housesCheck an increase | $902.50/wk | 12 | — | |
| 3-bed housesCheck an increase | $1,000/wk | 14 | — |
© 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 | $1,248,000 | 55 | — | |
| strata homes | $930,000 | 33 | — | |
| non-strata homes | $2,319,000 | — | — |
All homes: $1,248,000 is +39.0% on the quarter before ($898,000), on 55 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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