Rentals
Rents, vacancies and rental rules across Queensland, for tenants, landlords and the people who manage their homes.
Cotality measures Brisbane's vacancy rate at 2.1% in September
Cotality's September index has national vacancy at 2.0 per cent and the smallest monthly rent rise since May 2025. Its Brisbane figure is double the one SQM reports.
RTA publishes plain-language guides for residential services
A new RTA webpage and an Easy Read guide set out the rights of people living in residential services accommodation, written with disability and seniors groups.
Sydney and Canberra loosen while Brisbane's rental stock stays thin
SQM Research counted 3,090 vacant rentals in Brisbane in August, a rate of 0.9 per cent. Vacancies in Sydney and Canberra are up by more than a quarter in a year.
How rental vacancy rates are measured, and why Queensland sources differ
REIQ, SQM Research and Cotality each publish a vacancy rate for Brisbane, and the figures do not match. How each one is built, and how to read them side by side.
Rental yields edge up as values fall, with regional Queensland at 4.2%
Cotality's August index puts Brisbane's gross rental yield at 3.4 per cent and regional Queensland's at 4.2 per cent, as the national vacancy rate reaches 1.9 per cent.
CPI rents hold at 3.6 per cent as housing leads Brisbane inflation
The ABS's July CPI shows rents up 3.6 per cent in a year, far less than advertised rents. In Brisbane, housing was the largest contributor to a 3.7 per cent rise.
Queensland's social housing register falls to 44,294 people
Figures reported by the ABC put the register at 44,294 in July 2026, below its level in October 2024. Housing groups want targets for the renters it does not count.
Ending a tenancy in Queensland: notice periods and grounds for each side
Who can end a Queensland tenancy, on what grounds and with how much notice: the rules for tenants and owners as the Residential Tenancies Authority publishes them.
Brisbane asking rents up 8.3 per cent in a year, SQM data shows
SQM Research's July figures leave Brisbane's vacancy rate at 0.9 per cent for a third reading, with combined asking rents at $756.11 a week in mid-August.
RTA's 2026-27 compliance plan begins with bond claim evidence
Queensland's Residential Tenancies Authority says its first focus for 2026-27 is whether owners and managers supply evidence for bond claims inside the 14-day limit.
Vacancies rise in 27 Queensland regions, yet the state stays at 1.0%
The REIQ's June quarter report finds more rentals available in 27 of 50 regions, led by the Fraser Coast, while Greater Brisbane did not move.
Rental bonds in Queensland: lodging, the maximum and getting it back
A Queensland rental bond is capped at four weeks' rent and must be lodged with the RTA within 10 days. How lodging works, and how the refund is claimed, agreed or disputed.
Brisbane vacancy holds at 0.9 per cent as the national rate rises
SQM Research counts 3,065 vacant rentals in Brisbane in June, a rate of 0.9 per cent for a second month, while the national rate moved up to 1.3 per cent.
Queensland adds rental application forms for disability accommodation
A regulation change on 10 July brought two rental application forms for NDIS specialist disability accommodation and widened two definitions of lessor, the RTA says.
Gold Coast rents hit $950 a week for houses, above every capital
Domain figures reported by the ABC put Gold Coast median rents at $950 a week for houses and $850 for units in the June quarter, both higher than Sydney's medians.
Cotality review puts Brisbane's median rent at $734, third among capitals
Cotality's June quarter rental review has Brisbane's median dwelling rent at $734 a week, behind Sydney and Perth, with national rents up 5.9 per cent in a year.
Brisbane house rents reach $700 a week while unit rents stay flat
Domain's June quarter rent report puts Brisbane's median house rent at a record $700 a week, up 2.9 per cent in three months. Unit rents did not move from $660.
What the 2026-27 Queensland Budget holds for renters and the RTA
The Queensland Budget of 23 June sets aside $83.4 million for private rental tenancy support and brings no new property taxes. Its papers also show how rental services performed.
RTA backs a campaign on home modifications in rental properties
Queensland's Residential Tenancies Authority is supporting a disability network's campaign on home modifications in rentals, and has restated how a tenant asks for one.
Queensland puts $5.725 billion behind social and community homes
Ahead of the 2026-27 Budget, the Queensland Government has set out a four-year, $5.725 billion program for social and community housing, with 6,500 homes under way.