New data from RENT shows Australia's median rents remained steady in August, with rents for both apartments and houses showing no change.

The national median rent for apartments held steady at $430/week, and the median rent for houses was $420/week, somewhat surprisingly lower than rents for apartments.

Despite the steady market overall, Darwin's median rent fell 8 per cent during the month to $460/week.

Time on market improved across all capital cities except Brisbane, now at 28.1 days. The most significant decrease in time on market was seen in Hobart, down 35 per cent to an exceptional 10.9 days.

Perth could be seeing early signs of a recovery in its troubled real estate market, with a 3.2 per cent increase in the median apartment rent to $320/week.

Source: rent.com.au.

Rent.com.au listed the top 10 cheapest and most expensive suburbs for rental properties by state.

New South Wales

Cheapest rents

• Muswellbrook, NSW – $300/week
• Wagga Wagga, NSW – $300/week
• Taree, NSW – $300/week
• Bathurst, NSW – $310/week
• Armidale, NSW – $310/week
• Orange, NSW – $310/week
• Queanbeyan, NSW – $295/week
• Tamworth, NSW -$330/week
• Dubbo, NSW – $340/week
• Cabramatta, NSW – $350/week

New South Wales’ most expensive suburbs

• Sydney, NSW – $770/week
• Pyrmont, NSW – $750/week
• Coogee, NSW – $750/week
• Bondi Beach, NSW – $750/week
• Manly, NSW – $750/week
• Zetland, NSW – $750/week
• Surry Hills, NSW – $740/week
• Paddington, NSW – $730/week
• Mosman, NSW – $700
• Bondi, NSW – $700/week

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Victoria

Victoria's cheapest rents 

• Shepparton, VIC – $280/week
• Traralgon, VIC – $285/week
• Mildura, VIC – $290/week
• Wodonga, VIC – $295/week
• Dandenong, VIC – $300/week
• Warrnambool, VIC – $300/week
• Werribee, VIC – $320/week
• St Albans, VIC – $340/week
• Wyndham Vale, VIC – $340/week
• Hoppers Crossing, VIC – $340/week

Victoria’s most expensive rental suburbs

• Brighton, VIC – $717/week
• Docklands, VIC – $610/week
• Southbank, VIC – $580/week
• Richmond, VIC – $560/week
• Port Melbourne, VIC – $550/week
• South Melbourne, VIC – $515/week
• Kew, VIC – $507.50/week
• South Yarra, VIC – $500/week
• Melbourne, VIC – $500/week
• Glen Waverley, VIC – $480/week

Queensland

Cheapest rents in Queensland

• Chinchilla, QLD – $200/week
• Emerald, QLD – $230/week
• Mackay, QLD – $240/week
• Gracemere, QLD – $270/week
• Woodridge, QLD – $290/week
• Kirwan, QLD – $300/week
• Mount Isa, QLD – $300/week
• Redbank Plains, QLD – $330/week
• Caboolture, QLD – $330/week
• Kallangur, QLD – $340/week

Queensland’s most expensive rental suburbs

• Robina, QLD – $520/week
• Brisbane City, QLD – $500/week
• Teneriffe, QLD – $490/week
• South Brisbane, QLD – $485/week
• Varsity Lakes, QLD – $495/week
• Kangaroo Point, QLD – $460/week
• Spring Hill, QLD – $450/week
• Surfers Paradise, QLD – $450/week
• Woolloongabba, QLD – $440/week
• Indooroopilly, QLD – $430/week

Western Australia

Western Australia's cheapest rental suburbs

• Armadale, WA – $250/week
• Mandurah, WA – $250/week
• Gosnells, WA – $280/week
• Wembley, WA – $295/week
• Maylands, WA – $300/week
• Rockingham, WA – $300/week
• South Hedland, WA – $300/week
• Balga, WA – $300/week
• Kalgoorlie, WA – $305/week
• Victoria Park, WA – $305/week

Western Australia’s most expensive suburbs

• East Perth, WA – $450/week
• Fremantle, WA – $420/week
• Subiaco, WA – $420/week
• Innaloo, WA – $405/week
• Perth, WA – $400/week
• West Perth, WA – $395/week
• Canning Vale, WA – $390/week
• Scarborough, WA – $367.50/week
• South Perth, WA – $365/week

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South Australia

South Australia's cheapest rental suburbs

• Whyalla Norrie, SA – $170/week
• Whyalla Stuart, SA – $170/week
• Port Augusta, SA – $197.50/week
• Port Pirie, SA – $200/week
• Whyalla, SA – $120/week
• Elizabeth North, SA – $222.50/week
• Davoren Park, SA – $227.50/week
• Elizabeth Grove, SA – $230/week
• Salisbury, SA – $240/week
• Renmark, SA – $240/week

South Australia’s most expensive suburbs

• Adelaide, SA – $450/week
• Norwood, SA – $450/week
• North Adelaide, SA – $450/week
• Warradale, SA – $425/week
• Parkside, SA – $425/week
• Seacombe Gardens, SA – $395/week
• Fulham, SA – $392.50/week
• Glenelg, SA – $385/week
• Marion, SA – $382.50
• Woodville West, SA – $380/week

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