This section of the Rental Report provides a summary of the affordability of rental housing for lower income households in Victoria. The method used in this section measures the supply of affordable new lettings based on the Residential Tenancies Bond Authority data used in this Report. The affordability benchmark used is that no more than 30 per cent of gross income is spent on rent. Lower income households are defined as those receiving Centrelink incomes. The Rental Report provides key statistics on the private rental market in Victoria. The major source for the statistics presented in the Rental Report is the Residential Tenancies Bond Authority which collects data on all rental bonds lodged under the Residential Tenancies Act 1997.

This section of the Rental Report provides moving quarterly median rents for suburbs and towns across Victoria by major property type. Note that the medians are moving quarterly medians, not annual medians, and that the quarterly percentage change is calculated from these moving quarterly medians. The Rental Report provides key statistics on the private rental market in Victoria. The major source for the statistics presented in the Rental Report is the Residential Tenancies Bond Authority which collects data on all rental bonds lodged under the Residential Tenancies Act 1997.

This section of the Rental Report provides a summary of the data used in the Report The Rental Report provides key statistics on the private rental market in Victoria. The major source for the statistics presented in the Rental Report is the Residential Tenancies Bond Authority which collects data on all rental bonds lodged under the Residential Tenancies Act 1997. The Victorian Government through the Department of Human Services is committed to improving the speedy delivery and accuracy of private rental data for use by the community, our community sector agencies and our private sector partners.

Summary quarterly data about the private rental market in Victoria.

Summary quarterly data about the private rental market in Victoria.

Summary quarterly data about the private rental market in Victoria.

This section of the Rental Report provides a summary of the data used in the Report The Rental Report provides key statistics on the private rental market in Victoria. The major source for the statistics presented in the Rental Report is the Residential Tenancies Bond Authority which collects data on all rental bonds lodged under the Residential Tenancies Act 1997. The Victorian Government through the Department of Human Services is committed to improving the speedy delivery and accuracy of private rental data for use by the community, our community sector agencies and our private sector partners. From the June quarter 2013 the provision of this information will be provided more promptly after the end of the quarter through data sets in excel format. The production of the detailed full report, which delayed prompt distribution of the core data sets will discontinue after the March 2013 quarter.

Summary quarterly data about the private rental market in Victoria. (2008-09)

The Rental Report time series dataset provides detailed time-series statistics for some key Rental Report data from the June quarter of 1999 to the September quarter of 2017. This specific dataset presents the median rental costs of 3 bedroom flats by the 2016 Local Government Areas geographic level. The rent figures included in the Rental Report are weekly median rents. Median rents represent the midpoint in the distribution of all rents. Fifty per cent of rents are higher than the median and fifty per cent are below the median. The Rental Report provides the most accurate information on the private rental market in Victoria. The data come from records kept by the Residential Tenancies Bond Authority (RTBA). The RTBA is responsible for receiving, registering and refunding all bonds associated with private residential leases in Victoria. For more information please visit the Department of Health and Human Services.