These are postcode 2304's figures, which include Sandgate. New leases of all home types in postcode 2304 had a median rent of $650 a week in July–Sept 2026, across 180 new leases, the same as a year earlier.
Half the new leases of 3-bedroom houses in postcode 2304 were between $690 and $800 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 2304's figures: the whole postcode, which includes Mayfield, Mayfield West, Warabrook, Mayfield East, Sandgate, Kooragang and other suburbs. Postcode 2304
July–Sept 2026 · NSW Fair Trading bond data
| Homes | Median | Middle half | Leases | vs a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| all homes | $650/wk | 180 | +0.0% | |
| 1-bed homes | $375/wk | 45 | +7.1% | |
| 2-bed homes | $630/wk | 55 | +14.5% | |
| 3-bed homes | $730/wk | 67 | +4.3% | |
| 4-bed homes | $800/wk | 11 | — | |
| units, any sizeCheck an increase | $450/wk | 64 | +7.1% | |
| 1-bed unitsCheck an increase | $360/wk | 37 | +0.0% | |
| 2-bed unitsCheck an increase | $565/wk | 24 | — | |
| houses, any sizeCheck an increase | $720/wk | 110 | +3.6% | |
| 2-bed housesCheck an increase | $660/wk | 28 | — | |
| 3-bed housesCheck an increase | $730/wk | 61 | +4.3% | |
| 4-bed housesCheck an increase | $800/wk | 11 | — |
© 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 | $1,018,000 | 76 | +12.7% | |
| strata homes | $802,000 | — | — | |
| non-strata homes | $1,070,000 | 63 | +12.9% |
© State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), Rent and Sales Report.
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