Rent in Dulwich Hill (2203)

Updated 2026-11-07 · Data to September 2026

The median new lease in 2203 was $700 a week in January–September 2026, from 591 leases lodged with NSW Fair Trading. That is 12% below the Sydney median of $800, and 61st cheapest of 218 Sydney postcodes.

Median new lease$700 /wkJanuary–September 2026 Five-year change+56%Sydney +60%Share of one local wage36%Sydney 46%Full bond returned76%Sydney 63%

Rent by type of home

Houses lease for a median $940 a week here and units for $690. Only home types with at least 10 new leases in January–September 2026 are shown.

Home	Median rent ($/wk)	New leases
1-bedroom unit	$570	167
2-bedroom unit	$750	284
3-bedroom unit	$930	27
1-bedroom house	$460	12
2-bedroom house	$800	30
3-bedroom house	$1,090	32
4-bedroom house	$1,350	16

How rent has changed since 2021

Rent on a new lease here rose 56% in five years, from $450 a week in January–September 2021 to $700 in January–September 2026, slower than the Sydney-wide rise of 60%. Over the past year it rose 3%, against a 7% rise across Sydney.

2203Greater Sydney

Median weekly rent on new leases by quarter. Quarters with fewer than 15 leases in 2203 are left out. Source: NSW Fair Trading.

How much of a local wage the rent takes

A year of rent at the median takes 36% of one average local wage of $100,070, compared with 46% across Sydney. That is the 198th 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 18%.

Wage: average salary and wages of all residents of 2203 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 620 bonds refunded in 2203 in January–September 2026, 76% went back to the tenant in full and 5% 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 32 of 214, where 1 is the highest full-refund rate).

The median bond was held for 672 days, about 22 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

2203 is in the Inner West region, where the median new lease is $780 a week.

	Median rent	5-yr change	Rent burden	Full bond back
2203	$700	+56%	36%	76%
Inner West	$780	+56%	43%	68%
Greater Sydney	$800	+60%	46%	63%