Postcode 2041: Balmain, Birchgrove

Suburbs in postcode 2041: Balmain, Birchgrove and Balmain East.

How much is rent in Balmain and Birchgrove (2041)?

New leases of all home types in postcode 2041 had a median rent of $900 a week in July–Sept 2026, across 191 new leases, up 6.8% on a year earlier.

1-bedroom units in postcode 2041: $680 a week (38 new leases), up 7.9% on a year earlier
2-bedroom units in postcode 2041: $862.50 a week (48 new leases), up 1.5% on a year earlier
2-bedroom houses in postcode 2041: $960 a week (23 new leases)
3-bedroom houses in postcode 2041: $1,327.50 a week (32 new leases)

Half the new leases of 2-bedroom units in postcode 2041 were between $750 and $991.25 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.

Median rent and sale prices: Postcode 2041

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

New-lease rents · postcode 2041

July–Sept 2026 · NSW Fair Trading bond data

Homes	Median	Middle half	Leases	vs a year earlier
all homes	$900/wk	$710/wk – $1,200/wk	191	+6.8%
1-bed homes	$670/wk	$635/wk – $770/wk	47	+6.3%
2-bed homes	$900/wk	$820/wk – $1,026.25/wk	76	+2.5%
3-bed homes	$1,275/wk	$1,100/wk – $1,500/wk	45	+2.0%
4-bed homes	$1,995/wk	$1,875/wk – $2,250/wk	11	—
units, any sizeCheck an increase	$800/wk	$670/wk – $950/wk	101	+17.6%
1-bed unitsCheck an increase	$680/wk	$650/wk – $786.25/wk	38	+7.9%
2-bed unitsCheck an increase	$862.50/wk	$750/wk – $991.25/wk	48	+1.5%
houses, any sizeCheck an increase	$1,200/wk	$910/wk – $1,575/wk	79	+9.1%
2-bed housesCheck an increase	$960/wk	$887.50/wk – $1,125/wk	23	—
3-bed housesCheck an increase	$1,327.50/wk	$1,150/wk – $1,527.50/wk	32	—
4-bed housesCheck an increase	$1,995/wk	$1,875/wk – $2,250/wk	11	—
townhouses, any sizeCheck an increase	$1,000/wk	$887.50/wk – $1,230/wk	11	—

Sale prices · postcode 2041

Jan–Mar 2026 · the NSW Rent and Sales Report

Sales of	Median	Middle half	Sales	vs a year earlier
all homes	$2,170,000	$1,820,000 – $3,050,000	65	−2.0%
strata homes	$1,730,000	$1,280,000 – $2,010,000	—	—
non-strata homes	$2,793,000	$2,205,000 – $3,865,000	36	−10.3%

Rent in nearby postcodes

Each postcode's median weekly rent for new leases, July–Sept 2026, from NSW Fair Trading bond data: up to eight nearby postcodes, those with the most new leases, in name order. A median from fewer than 20 new leases isn't shown (—).

Postcode (its suburbs)	All homes	2-bed units	3-bed houses
2000: Sydney, Haymarket, Millers Point	$1,150/wk	$1,350/wk	—
2009: Pyrmont	$980/wk	$1,000/wk	—
2037: Glebe, Forest Lodge	$875/wk	$1,100/wk	$1,200/wk
2039: Rozelle	$1,050/wk	$1,150/wk	$1,275/wk
2040: Leichhardt, Lilyfield	$890/wk	$797.50/wk	$1,220/wk

Every postcode in the council area: Inner West council area rents by postcode

Suburbs in postcode 2041: Balmain, Birchgrove, Balmain East

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How much is rent in Balmain and Birchgrove (2041)?

New leases of all home types in postcode 2041 had a median rent of $900 a week in July–Sept 2026, across 191 new leases, up 6.8% on a year earlier.

1-bedroom units in postcode 2041: $680 a week (38 new leases), up 7.9% on a year earlier

2-bedroom units in postcode 2041: $862.50 a week (48 new leases), up 1.5% on a year earlier

2-bedroom houses in postcode 2041: $960 a week (23 new leases)

3-bedroom houses in postcode 2041: $1,327.50 a week (32 new leases)

Half the new leases of 2-bedroom units in postcode 2041 were between $750 and $991.25 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.

Homes

Median

Leases

vs a year earlier

all homes

$900/wk

191

+6.8%

1-bed homes

$670/wk

+6.3%

2-bed homes

$900/wk

+2.5%

3-bed homes

$1,275/wk

+2.0%

4-bed homes

$1,995/wk

—

units, any sizeCheck an increase

$800/wk

101

+17.6%

1-bed unitsCheck an increase

$680/wk

+7.9%

2-bed unitsCheck an increase

$862.50/wk

+1.5%

houses, any sizeCheck an increase

$1,200/wk

+9.1%

2-bed housesCheck an increase

$960/wk

—

3-bed housesCheck an increase

$1,327.50/wk

—

4-bed housesCheck an increase

$1,995/wk

—

townhouses, any sizeCheck an increase

$1,000/wk

—

Sales of

Median

Sales

vs a year earlier

all homes

$2,170,000

−2.0%

strata homes

$1,730,000

—

non-strata homes

$2,793,000

−10.3%

Postcode (its suburbs)

All homes

2-bed units

3-bed houses

2000: Sydney, Haymarket, Millers Point

$1,150/wk

$1,350/wk

—

2009: Pyrmont

$980/wk

$1,000/wk

—

2037: Glebe, Forest Lodge

$875/wk

$1,100/wk

$1,200/wk

2039: Rozelle

$1,050/wk

$1,150/wk

$1,275/wk

2040: Leichhardt, Lilyfield

$890/wk

$797.50/wk

$1,220/wk