CostAtlas

Rent in Gordon (2072)

The median new lease in 2072 was $850 a week in January–September 2026, from 274 leases lodged with NSW Fair Trading. That is 6% above the Sydney median of $800, making it the 84th most expensive of 218 Sydney postcodes.

Rent by type of home

Houses lease for a median $1,250 a week here and units for $780. Only home types with at least 10 new leases in January–September 2026 are shown.

HomeMedian rent ($/wk)New leases
1-bedroom unit$68069
2-bedroom unit$82591
3-bedroom unit$1,10040
3-bedroom house$95011
4-bedroom house$1,47528
5-bedroom house$1,67510

How rent has changed since 2021

Rent on a new lease here rose 60% in five years, from $530 a week in January–September 2021 to $850 in January–September 2026, in line with the Sydney-wide rise of 60%. Over the past year it rose 6%, against a 7% rise across Sydney.

$500$600$700$800$900202120222023202420252026Sydney $8002072 $850
2072Greater Sydney
Median weekly rent on new leases by quarter. Quarters with fewer than 15 leases in 2072 are left out. Source: NSW Fair Trading.

How much of a local wage the rent takes

A year of rent at the median takes 40% of one average local wage of $111,585, compared with 46% across Sydney. That is the 175th heaviest burden of 218 Sydney postcodes, below the city average. Housing costs above 30% of income are widely treated as housing stress; a household with two average wages would spend about 20%.

Wage: average salary and wages of all residents of 2072 in ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24, indexed to 2026 with the NSW Wage Price Index. Renters usually earn less than the average resident, so the real burden for renters is likely higher.

Getting your bond back

Of the 301 bonds refunded in 2072 in January–September 2026, 73% went back to the tenant in full and 7% went entirely to the landlord or agent. Across Sydney the figures are 63% and 12%, so tenants here are more likely than average to get their whole bond back (rank 48 of 214, where 1 is the highest full-refund rate).

The median bond was held for 601 days, about 20 months, compared with 575 days across Sydney. Bond records don't say why money went to the landlord: it can cover damage, cleaning or unpaid rent.

Compared with the region and Sydney

2072 is in the North Sydney and Hornsby region, where the median new lease is $850 a week.

Median rent5-yr changeRent burdenFull bond back
2072$850+60%40%73%
North Sydney and Hornsby$850+54%36%76%
Greater Sydney$800+60%46%63%

Other postcodes in North Sydney and Hornsby

Source: NSW Fair Trading rental bond data (new leases and bond refunds, 2021–2026); ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24. See the methodology for how these figures are calculated.