<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/broadbeach-qld-4218">Broadbeach</a> offers plenty of reasons to live vertically, but moving from a substantial family home into an apartment can expose the compromises of high-density living. Privacy, room for guests and usable living space tend to matter more when an apartment is intended as a permanent home rather than an occasional coastal base.

A typical residential floor at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/the-eveleigh-broadbeach-7-9-surf-parade-broadbeach-qld-4218">The Eveleigh</a>, on Surf Parade,&nbsp;contains just four apartments. The 94-residence development by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/hirsch-faigen">Hirsch &amp; Faigen</a> is predominantly made up of expansive three-bedroom homes, with a limited collection of half-floor penthouses above.

Across the apartment floors, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/rothelowman">Rothelowman</a> has used the relatively limited number of residences to give each home greater access to natural light and outlook. Living spaces extend towards full-height glazing, while a series of bay windows frame selected views across the Pacific Ocean, city and hinterland rather than treating the building edge as a continuous wall of glass.

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“The apartment floors deliver a collection of homes that embrace controlled outlook via a series of bay windows deliberately framing moments of view,” Rothelowman Director Kim Lowman said.

From outside, those projecting forms contribute to the tower’s faceted profile. Strong horizontal and vertical elements establish its proportions, while the changing position of the sun alters the light, shadow and reflection across the façade throughout the day.

The same attention moves inside the apartments, where the material palette combines warm timber, natural stone, metallic detailing and softer curved forms. Kitchens sit within the main living zone, with stone island benches, integrated joinery and European appliances, before the living areas extend towards the glazing and the outlook.

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Three genuine bedrooms provide room to accommodate family and guests, while two secure car spaces and storage address some of the practical considerations that can become more noticeable when moving from a larger home. Feedback from the display suite has centred on the warmth and restraint of the interiors, with buyers commenting that the residences feel like homes rather than conventional coastal apartments.

A limited collection of half-floor penthouses occupies the upper levels, increasing the scale of the living spaces and adding private balconies and elevated finishes. From this position, the outlook extends between the ocean and hinterland.

Outside the private residences, The Eveleigh separates its shared spaces between the podium and rooftop. The podium is centred on wellness, with subtropical landscaping surrounding a swimming pool and pool terrace, yoga garden, private gymnasium, sauna and hot and cold plunge facilities. Landscaped retreats and pavilions provide additional places to sit away from the main recreation areas.

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Higher in the building, a rooftop pavilion and private dining suite sit alongside resident lounge, barbecue and outdoor dining areas, opening towards panoramic views across the ocean, city and hinterland.

“Buyers are no longer just looking for an apartment, but a lifestyle where they can relax, reset, and enjoy a balanced way of living,” Hirsch &amp; Faigen Director of Sales Matt George said.

Interest to date has come from established owner-occupiers and interstate lifestyle purchasers, including buyers planning a future move to the Gold Coast. Many are coming from larger homes and want to reduce ongoing maintenance without giving up space for family and guests, privacy, two car spaces or the ability to entertain at home.

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Much of that daily life can also take place beyond the building without requiring a drive. Kurrawa Beach and Pratten Park are an easy walk from Surf Parade, while Pacific Fair, Oracle Boulevard, The Oasis, restaurants, cafés, entertainment and public transport are also within walking distance.

The Eveleigh is Hirsch &amp; Faigen's fourth Gold Coast development since entering the market in 2021, following The Hemingway at Palm Beach, The Emerson at Kirra and Yves at Mermaid Beach. Each of the preceding projects sold out before completion.

“Broadbeach had been on our radar throughout our time operating on the Gold Coast,” the developer said. “Following our projects in Palm Beach, Kirra and Mermaid Beach, Broadbeach represented the natural next step for the business.”

The Surf Parade site brought together proximity to the beach, protected coastal outlooks and walkability to dining, shopping and recreation. Hirsch &amp; Faigen also identified the street as an emerging premium residential address, with enough separation from Broadbeach's busier destinations to retain a quieter environment at home.

The Eveleigh is now under construction by Maxcon, with completion forecast for mid-2028. Three-bedroom residences are currently available from $2.87 million.

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The Eveleigh brings house-like apartments to Broadbeach

A long-stalled Campbelltown development site is back in play, with new plans for 139 apartments set to supersede a mixed-use scheme approved almost a decade ago but never built.

The new proposal for 28 Cordeaux Street would deliver 116 market and 23 affordable apartments in a part 14-storey building, bringing a substantial new project into a Campbelltown market where new apartment supply remains limited.

Plans have been filed over the 3,092 sqm corner site at Moore-Oxley Street, around 600 metres from Campbelltown Railway Station and the city-centre retail core.

The site already carries a mixed-use residential approval dating to 2016. Doroch Architects has now been engaged on a larger replacement scheme, which is progressing as a State Significant Development Application following a Housing Delivery Authority determination in August 2025.

The apartment mix comprises 39 one-bedroom, 72 two-bedroom and 28 three-bedroom residences. Two-bedroom apartments make up just over half of the project, while three-bedroom homes account for 20 per cent.

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Of the 139 apartments, 23 will be delivered as affordable housing under the in-fill affordable housing provisions of the Housing SEPP. The affordable component represents 15 per cent of the residential gross floor area and will be managed by a registered Community Housing Provider.

Doroch has sought to break the scale of the building into two distinct elements, with a masonry podium of around four storeys establishing the street edge before the residential tower steps back above.

The corner position has shaped that approach. Cordeaux Street faces toward the commercial and civic centre, while Moore-Oxley Street leads into the lower-scale residential neighbourhood to the south, and the design verification report describes the site as "bridging the commercial core to the north and established residential areas to the south."

The podium will be expressed predominantly in face brick, while the upper levels shift to brushed and grooved concrete cladding with darker metal detailing. Recessed sections, deep balcony edges and landscaping break down the upper form, with an approximately 11.8-metre setback to the northern boundary addressing the adjoining St Peters Anglican School.

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Campbelltown has been starved of new residential developments in the last decade.

The only other notable development set to come to market this year is ALAND's Queen Square, a mixed-use precinct on over two hectares that will comprise apartments above a vibrant ground-level retail and hospitality dining precinct.

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First Look: Sherlock Construction pitches apartments for low-rise Deception Bay

Queensland builder-developer MAYD has revealed the first look at its major North Kirra beachfront development, lodging amended plans that reduce the number of apartments and increase the proportion of larger residences.

The project is planned across a substantial 4,742 sqm amalgamated site spanning seven lots at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/2-6-pacific-parade-bilinga-qld-4225">2-6 Pacific Parade</a> and 27-33 Golden Four Drive in Bilin​ga, directly opposite Nor​th Kirra Beach.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/mayd-group">MAYD</a> secured the site for $32.5 million in 2025, in what was one of the Gold Coast's largest property transactions of the year.

The development will be delivered across two stages, with the first stage carrying an estimated gross realisation value of around $360 million.

The latest amendments seek to reduce the overall apartment count and shift the project further toward the owner-occupier market, with larger residences designed for buyers wanting considerably more space than traditionally offered in a beachfront apartment.

The residential mix will include townhomes, oversized two-bedroom apartments, substantial three-bedroom residences and four-bedroom homes.

MAYD has appointed Cera Stribley to lead the architecture and interiors, with the Melbourne-based design practice drawing on the beachfront setting through a series of ocean-facing terraces and heavily landscaped balconies.

Strong horizontal forms and curved balconies will define the exterior, with subtropical landscaping integrated throughout the building to soften the built form and increase the connection between the residences and the beachfront.

The project will also include an extensive collection of resident wellness and lifestyle facilities, continuing the broader shift across the Gold Coast's luxury apartment market toward larger homes supported by resort-style amenity.

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MAYD Founder Todd Mould said North Kirra was increasingly appealing to buyers attracted to the more established, lower-density character of the southern Gold Coast.

"North Kirra presents one of the most compelling luxury residential opportunities currently emerging in Australia, combining absolute beachfront with the character and authenticity that buyers are increasingly seeking, and the same sense of tight-knit community that defined Burleigh and Currumbin perhaps 10 or 15 years ago," Mould said.

"With Gold Coast Airport on its doorstep, it also offers a level of accessibility that broadens its appeal across almost every market demographic."

The project comes as the southern Gold Coast continues to attract an increasing share of high-end apartment development and buyer activity.

Kirra in particular has emerged as one of the region's more tightly held beachfront markets, with its relatively low-density character, established surf and hospitality scene and proximity to Gold Coast Airport differentiating it from the higher-density markets further north.

Mould said those characteristics had informed the approach MAYD and Cera Stribley had taken to the project.

"We've worked closely with Cera Stribley to create a vision that is deeply connected to its surroundings," he said.

"Inspired by the coastline itself, the architecture has been shaped around space, privacy and resort-style living, creating a collection of homes that reflects the next generation of luxury on the southern Gold Coast."

MOTIV Managing Director Carly Cottam, who has been appointed to market the project, said buyer attention had continued to move south along the Gold Coast.

"Purchasers who may once have defaulted to Broadbeach, Main Beach or Surfers Paradise are increasingly recognising the value of a genuine beachfront location that offers lower density, strong amenity and a more established sense of community," Cottam said.

"Kirra has a powerful combination of growing demand and genuine scarcity. Beachfront supply is inherently constrained, the area remains relatively low density, and buyers are increasingly placing a premium on locations that feel established, uncrowded and authentic rather than heavily developed."

Cottam said the proximity to Gold Coast Airport was also proving increasingly important for interstate and second-home buyers.

"Being minutes from Gold Coast Airport makes it particularly compelling for interstate buyers, frequent travellers and second-home purchasers who can access an authentic coastal lifestyle almost immediately after stepping off a flight."

The acquisition takes MAYD's active development portfolio to more than $500 million, with the North Kirra project representing one of its largest undertakings to date.

MAYD is targeting an early 2027 launch.

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Castle Hill, the longtime hub of the Hills District, has been one of the major beneficiaries of Sydney's Metro expansion, with improved connectivity helping drive continued population growth, development and buyer demand across the Hills District.

But despite that growth, the suburb has seen relatively few major new apartment projects brought to market over the past 18 months.

Hills District developer Reve Group is looking to fill that gap with <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/nova-r-ve-castle-hill-2-garthowen-crescent-castle-hill-nsw-2154">Nova Rêve</a>, a major new mixed-use precinct on the corner of Garthowen Crescent and Old Castle Hill Road, a short walk from Castle Hill Metro Station and Castle Towers.

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The project will comprise three residential towers alongside a hotel, restaurants, cafes and a skybar, more than 1,600 sqm of ground-floor retail and almost an acre of landscaped gardens.

It represents the largest project undertaken by Reve Group, the development arm of the Kassis family, which has been building across the Hills District for more than 30 years through Kassis Homes.

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Nova Rêve also represents a significant step up from the family's first apartment development, Grand Rêve, which was delivered nearby on Garthowen Crescent.

Grand Rêve introduced larger, house-like apartment layouts and premium inclusions including Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances to the Castle Hill market.

Nova Rêve takes that approach to a precinct scale, combining the residential component with hospitality, retail and substantial public and resident landscaping.

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Reve Group Managing Director Sam Kassis said the project reflected the family's three decades of building in the Hills, which has evolved from trophy homes on quarter-acre blocks to larger-scale apartment development.

"Grand Rêve was our first apartment project here and it showed us what this pocket of Castle Hill could be. Nova Rêve is the refinement of that idea: not just apartments, but a place the whole suburb can use," Kassis said.

A key part of that approach is the hotel, which has been designed to operate as an amenity for the wider Castle Hill community rather than solely hotel guests.

It will include restaurants, cafes, skybars and all-day dining, alongside conference and event facilities catering to business functions, community groups and private events.

At ground level, more than 1,600 sqm of shops and cafes will open onto the surrounding streets and landscaped areas.

Almost an acre of gardens designed by Land and Form Studios will run through the precinct, incorporating pathways, seating, barbecue areas and children's play spaces.

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Reve Group's Romio Georges said creating an active ground plane had been central to the planning of Nova Rêve.

"There are gardens with pathways, barbecues, seating and play areas, shops and cafes opening onto the street, and a hotel with restaurants and a skybar that anyone in Castle Hill can walk into," Georges said.

The project's elevated position on one of Sydney's highest ridgelines will also provide apartments with outlooks toward the Sydney skyline, surrounding parkland and the Blue Mountains.

More than 80 per cent of the apartments will occupy corner positions, with Turner responsible for both the architecture and interiors.

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The CoreLogic quarterly rent review released today shows national weekly rents increased by 0.3% over the second quarter of 2019; slower than the 1.0% increase the previous quarter and level with rental growth over the June 2018 quarter.
Capital city rents were 0.1% higher over the quarter and -0.1% lower year-on-year. Regional market also saw an increase and were 0.7% higher over the quarter to be 1.9% higher over the past 12 months.
The annual change in combined capital city rents remains at record low levels (based on data which is available back to 2005) while annual growth in regional rents has remained fairly steady over the past quarter.
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Rents increased in all capital cities except for Sydney and Darwin over the past 12months
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Brisbane and Perth were the only two capitals where the annual change in rents over the past year was superior to growth over the same period in 2018
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Gross rental yields are currently recorded at 4.14% nationally compared to 4.10% at the end of the previous quarter and 3.83% a year ago.
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Gross rental yields increased over the past quarter across all capital cities except for Sydney and Canberra while over the past year, yields have firmed across all capital cities.
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Nationally, rents were unchanged on a monthly basis in June 2019.
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Over the second quarter of 2019, national rents have increased by just 0.3%; a sluggish rate of growth and well down on the seasonally strong first quarter in which rents rose by 1.0%.
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Rental rates across the combined capital cities sat at $466/week and substantially higher than the $380/week across the combined regional markets
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 Although rental rates in Sydney are falling, the city still remains as the most expensive city to rent a property with a median rent of $580/week. For many years Hobart has been the most affordable rental market however, the rapid growth in rents over recent years has seen it become more expensive than Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Darwin and on par with the cost of renting in Melbourne.
Overall, the rental market remains quite mixed, however, it is clear that Sydney accounts for a large share of overall renters with annual falls in Sydney leading to a fall in the combined capital city index.
Sydney and Melbourne continues to experience the impact of heightened demand from investors over recent years along with a substantial ramp-up in new housing (largely apartment) supply, much of which was purchased by investors.
Darwin rents have been falling for many years and they continue to decline. The past year has seen a change of direction for both the Brisbane and Perth rental markets, following a number of years of declines rents are now climbing again.
CAMERON KUSHER is the head of research for the Australian branch of CoreLogic
Kusher regularly posts on the <a href="https://www.corelogic.com.au/news" target="_blank">CoreLogic website</a>.
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Perth is seeing a surge in the leasing of one to three-bedroom properties, helping tenants take advantage of improved affordability in the rental market, according to recent reiwa.com analysis.
REIWA president Hayden Groves said one-bedroom leased property activity had increased by 50 percent in the March quarter, while two and three-bedroom properties had increased by 18 per cent.
“There was a significant amount of leasing activity in the one to three bedroom market over the quarter, while four and five bedroom properties experienced a small decline."
“Affordability in Perth’s rental market has improved over the last 18 months, tenants who may have been living in shared accommodation are now finding that they can afford to move out on their own, which is why we’re seeing this shift to smaller households,” Groves said.
In the three months to 31 March 2016, the total volume of leased properties in the Perth metro area increased by 17 per cent on the December 2015 quarter.
“While rental listings in Perth remain above the long-term average, the number of properties leased in the March quarter has soared well above the growth of listings which is a real positive for the market."
He said this has brought the vacancy rate down to 5.6 percent in the March quarter from six per cent in the December quarter as tenants have soaked up stock.
At a sub-regional level, nearly half of Perth’s sub-regions maintained a stable overall median rent in the March quarter, while there were mixed results for average leasing days across the metro area.
“The biggest improvement in average leasing days was felt in the Perth City, Fremantle and Western Suburbs sub-regions, while on average it took longer to lease a property in Joondalup South, Wanneroo North West and Wanneroo South in the March quarter than it did in the December 2015 quarter,” Groves said.
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Capital city rents declined over the past year for the first time since 1996 though weekly rents rose slightly, according to the latest CoreLogic RP Data update.  
Rental rates across the combined capital cities were -0.2% lower over the past year, while weekly rents increased by a fraction 0.2% in March for the capital cities. 
Over the year, Melbourne recorded the biggest increase in rental rates at 2 per cent followed by Sydney at 1.4 per cent, Canberra 1.2 per cent and Hobart 0.3 per cent, shows CoreLogic RP Data March rent review figures.
On the flipside, the cities to see a drop in rents included Darwin -11.5%, Perth -8.4 per cent, Adelaide -1.0%, and Brisbane with a -0.7% drop.
The combined capital city house rents were recorded at $489 per week in March while unit rents were $469 per week, said CoreLogic analysts. Over the past month, house rents have increased by 0.1% and unit rents by 0.4% and over the past three months, house rents rose 0.5% compared to a 0.9% rise in unit rents.
The March results show that recent rental increases are likely to be seasonal which is further highlighted by the fact that rents are lower over the year. Over the past 12 months, house rents were -0.5% lower and unit rents increased by 1.5%. 
“It is important to note that a much higher proportion of total unit stock is rented compared to housing stock,” said senior analyst Cameron Kusher.
“We have been tracking the annual change in capital city rents since 1996 and this is the first time we have seen rental rates falling.” 
“The extra accommodation supply, as a result of the current building boom, along with the recent record high levels of investment purchasing is adding substantial new dwelling supply to the rental market at a time when the rate of population growth is slowing from quarter to quarter. Furthermore, wages are increasing at their slowest annual pace.
“Today’s results also highlight a swift easing in rental market conditions over the past year. We’ve attributed this ease to a variety of influences such as falling real wages, excess rental supply in certain areas and lower rates of population growth which have impacted on demand for rental accommodation.”
“With dwelling approvals recently at record highs, construction activity set to peak over the next 24 months and many new properties still to settle, the rental demand weakness is expected to persist. In all probability, there won’t be much scope for landlords to lift rental rates given current conditions have given greater negotiation opportunities to those in rental situation.”
While rental rates remain at record highs in Sydney and Melbourne, rents are lower than their previous peaks in all remaining capital cities. The decline in dwelling rents from peaks is recorded at: -0.9% in Brisbane, -1.2% in Adelaide, -12.8% in Perth, -0.1% in Hobart, -15.6% in Darwin and -7.4% in Canberra.
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Annual capital city rental change in decline and lowest since 1996: CoreLogic RP Data

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Rental property website Rent.com.au Limited (ASX: RNT) is raising more than $5.4 million through a rights issue to fund its offline branding campaign, the company said in a release.
Rent.com will issue up to 36,376,607 shares at $0.15 each and it is a fully underwritten, non‐renounceable pro rata offer.
The issue will raise $5,456,491 (before costs) and the company will have a total of $8.5 million cash (after costs) after completion of the issue.
The highlights of the fund raising are:  
* Demand for sub‐underwriting allocation was heavily oversubscribed
* Funds to be used primarily on commencing offline marketing activities
Rent.com founder and managing director Mark Woschnak said he was pleased with the strong demand from institutional and sophisticated investors. 
“We recently announced that March 2016 was one of our strongest months on record, with the strongest new agent registrations since listing and all‐time highs in the number of unique visitors and also non‐agent listings on the site,” Woschnak said.
“We have a strong Board and executive team, robust and scalable technology and are now well capitalised to further accelerate our commercialisation objectives by commencing offline marketing activities to support our recently deployed national sales team.”
Shareholders as at the Record Date of April 13 will be eligible to buy one additional share for every three they hold at the Record Date, with acceptance forms to be returned by April 28, the media release said.
The issue price of $0.15 per share represents an 18% discount to the 10-day Volume Weighted Average Price (“VWAP”).
Jett Capital Advisors Pty Ltd are the lead manager and underwriter of the Offer, with GMP Securities acting as brokers. 
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Apartment rents Australia-wide rose 2.4% over the year to September to arrive at a median price of $420 per week, with total vacancy increasing to 3%, according to the 2015 Q4 residential review from Knight Frank.
The review found apartment sales volume, capital values and rents grew nationwide despite gross rental yields tightening in the September 2015 quarter.
Michelle Ciesielski, director of residential research for Knight Frank said in September 2015, gross rental yields for Australian apartments averaged 4.64%.
"Over the year to September 2015, Australian apartment capital values have experienced 7.7% growth with the last three months of this period recording growth of 2.4% to stand at a median capital value of $473,500," she said.
"Capital growth amongst the capital cities has continued to be led by Greater Sydney (at 15.6%), Greater Hobart (at 5.8%) and Greater Melbourne (at 5.4%) over the past year.
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"With continued negative growth in apartment capital values over the past year, Greater Darwin recorded the highest gross rental yield at 5.87% in September 2015, although rents continued to fall throughout this period. As shown in Figure 4, Greater Sydney returns the lowest gross rental yields across Australia, at 4.30%. When plotted over a five year range, current yields in Greater Sydney are at the lower end of the range; a similar experience being recorded by Greater Brisbane and Greater Perth."
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A new survey has found moving house in Sydney can cost almost half of the annual monthly wage. 
Respondents to the to the Fair Go Finance ‘Make Moving Happen’, a survey of 3,383 Australian renters found $3,402 is spent on average to move properties.
 Sydney is the most expensive capital city for renters to move with Melbourne is the cheapest.
Fair Go Finance managing director Paul Walshe said the research also found one in four renters moves every two years, and nearly half (44%) of renters surveyed have needed some assistance to pay the bond.
"If people are using a bond loan purely for bridging finance between properties, they need to make sure they can repay it early without penalty," he said. 
"Features like this allow for greater flexibility when the need to move occurs, especially when it is unexpected due to job transfers or following a relationship breakdown.
"The biggest moving expense is furniture with renters spending around $880 to fit out their new rental. Removal companies were the second biggest expense ($200) and utilities’ connection fees the third ($195)."
Average weekly earnings 
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="213">
Full-time adult average weekly total earnings
</td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="71">
Weekly
</td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="71">
Monthly
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="213">
Ave national
</td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="71">
$1,545.6
</td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="71">
$6,182.4
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="213">
Ave Vic
</td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="71">
$1,396.6
</td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="71">
$5,586.4
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="213">
Ave NSW
</td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="71">
$1,512.1
</td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="71">
$6,048.4
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="213">
Ave QLD
</td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="71">
$1,440.9
</td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="71">
$5,763.6
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="213">
Ave WA
</td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="71">
$1,691.2
</td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="71">
$6,764.8
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="213">
Ave SA
</td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="71">
$1,348.2
</td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="71">
$5,392.8
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="213">
<a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/https://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/6302.0" target="_blank">Source: ABS</a>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="71"> </td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="71"> </td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
 
Moving cost and bond 
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<tr>
<td valign="top" width="130">
Average Moving Cost
</td>
<td valign="top" width="65">
National
</td>
<td valign="top" nowrap width="65">
Sydney
</td>
<td valign="top" nowrap width="65">
Perth
</td>
<td valign="top" nowrap width="65">
Adelaide
</td>
<td valign="top" nowrap width="65">
Brisbane
</td>
<td valign="top" width="65">
Melbourne
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="130">
End-of-lease cleaning
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $188
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $149
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $175
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $151
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $244
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $161
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="130">
Hire of van
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $142
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $160
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $118
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $141
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $134
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $140
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="130">
Removal company
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $200
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $210
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $148
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $210
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $228
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $165
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="130">
Transport for family
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $80
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $38
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $88
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $81
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $78
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $47
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="130">
Transport for pets
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $20
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $6
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $19
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $13
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $15
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $15
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="130">
Buying furniture for new property
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $880
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $1,030
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $1,076
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $1,032
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $795
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $921
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="130">
Connection fees (for example connection to phone, electricity or internet)
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $195
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $195
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $218
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $235
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $173
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $203
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="130">
Storage (for furniture or items not moving into the new property)
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $84
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $76
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $50
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $53
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $67
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $70
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="130">
Other
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $91
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $96
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $44
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $69
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $74
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
 $73
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="130">
TOTAL
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
$1,880
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
$1,962
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
$1,935
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
$1,984
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
$1,810
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
$1,794
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="130">
AVERAGE BOND
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
$1,522
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
$1,816
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
$1,768
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
$1,670
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
$1,578
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
$1,514
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="130">
MOVING COSTS+BOND 
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
$3,402
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
$3,778
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
$3,703
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
$3,653
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
$3,388
</td>
<td nowrap width="65">
$3,308
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
**Excludes Darwin, Hobart and Canberra due to insufficient sample
Lost bond 
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<tr>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="65">
NATIONAL
</td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="65">
 $1,083.64 
</td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="65"> </td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="65"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="65">
VIC
</td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="65">
 $1,085.58
</td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="65">
Melbourne
</td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="65">
 $1,100.54
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="65">
NSW
</td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="65">
 $1,063.60
</td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="65">
Sydney
</td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="65">
 $1,180.76
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="65">
QLD
</td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="65">
 $998.32
</td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="65">
Brisbane
</td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="65">
 $975.44
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="65">
WA
</td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="65">
 $1,115.58
</td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="65">
Perth
</td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="65">
 $915.44
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="65">
SA
</td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="65">
 $1,292.27
</td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="65">
Adelaide
</td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap width="65">
 $1,407.28
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
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