Scenario 1
Dense cell — 198 lodgements
2017 · Flats/Units · 2 bedrooms · June 2026
Waterloo, Zetland · Flats/Units · 2 bedrooms
Adequate
Middle figure, June 2026 $1,180/week
Lower quarter mark $1,100
Middle figure $1,180
Upper quarter mark $1,270
All four figures above: n = 198 bond lodgements · period June 2026 · dataset data to June 2026.
Where these figures come from
- Sample size
- 198 bond lodgements
- Period covered
- June 2026 (one month)
- Dataset version
- NSW rental bond lodgements, data to June 2026
- Confidence tier
- Adequate — 30 or more lodgements
- Selection
- Postcode 2017, Flats/Units, 2 bedrooms
What “a quarter mark” means
A quarter of these 198 recorded rents were below $1,100 a week. Half were below $1,180. Three quarters were below $1,270.
The band above covers the middle half — the 99 lodgements between the two quarter marks. The statistical word for a quarter mark is a quartile.
The middle figure ranged from $1,100 to $1,250 across twelve months
The same twelve months as figures
| Period | Lower quarter | Middle | Upper quarter | n | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2025 | $1,020 | $1,100 | $1,240 | 317 | |
| Aug 2025 | $1,050 | $1,150 | $1,250 | 339 | |
| Sep 2025 | $1,060 | $1,150 | $1,250 | 278 | |
| Oct 2025 | $980 | $1,100 | $1,200 | 204 | |
| Nov 2025 | $1,050 | $1,150 | $1,290 | 173 | |
| Dec 2025 | $1,000 | $1,100 | $1,250 | 331 | |
| Jan 2026 | $1,080 | $1,200 | $1,300 | 525 | |
| Feb 2026 | $1,150 | $1,250 | $1,350 | 529 | |
| Mar 2026 | $1,100 | $1,250 | $1,320 | 185 | |
| Apr 2026 | $1,100 | $1,200 | $1,300 | 139 | |
| May 2026 | $1,100 | $1,200 | $1,300 | 180 | |
| Jun 2026 | $1,100 | $1,180 | $1,270 | 198 |
All figures in this table: NSW bond lodgements, one row per month, sample size in the n column · dataset data to June 2026. Method.
Scenario 2
Sparse cell — 5 lodgements
2232 · Townhouse/Terrace · 3 bedrooms
Very thin
Middle figure, June 2026 $1,100/week
Lower quarter mark $980
Middle figure $1,100
Upper quarter mark $1,200
All four figures above: n = 5 bond lodgements · period June 2026 · dataset data to June 2026. Five lodgements is the very thin tier. Five records can move a long way month to month.
Where these figures come from
- Sample size
- 5 bond lodgements
- Period covered
- June 2026 (one month)
- Dataset version
- NSW rental bond lodgements, data to June 2026
- Confidence tier
- Very thin — 1 to 9 lodgements
- Selection
- Postcode 2232, Townhouse/Terrace, 3 bedrooms
Postcode 2232 covers Kirrawee, Grays Point, Kareela, Loftus, Sutherland and Woronora, and the Royal National Park localities of Audley, Bonnie Vale, Garie and Jibbon.
How 5 lodgements is marked
One filled cell of four, a dotted rule under each figure, a dotted band, and a dotted gutter down the left of the panel. Compare this panel with scenario 1 at arm’s length. The difference is visible before any number is read.
Scenario 3
No lodgements recorded
2017 · Houses · 5 bedrooms
No lodgements
Middle figure, June 2026 None recorded
n = 0 bond lodgements · period June 2026 · dataset data to June 2026. No bonds were lodged for a 5-bedroom house in postcode 2017 in June 2026. This is a count of zero, not a failure to load.
What an empty cell means here
- Sample size
- 0 bond lodgements
- Period covered
- June 2026 (one month)
- Dataset version
- NSW rental bond lodgements, data to June 2026
- Confidence tier
- None — 0 lodgements
- Selection
- Postcode 2017, Houses, 5 bedrooms
The dataset records a bond lodgement when one is lodged. A cell with none has no figures behind it, so none are shown. Widening the selection reaches cells that do hold lodgements.
Change the selection
Scenario 4
Statistics without a distribution
2007 Broadway, Ultimo · Flats/Units · 2 bedrooms
Thin
Middle figure, June 2026 $1,235/week
Lower quarter mark $1,147.50
Middle figure $1,235
Upper quarter mark $1,300
All four figures above: n = 16 bond lodgements · period June 2026 · dataset data to June 2026. Supplied as summary figures only.
Where these figures come from
- Sample size
- 16 bond lodgements
- Period covered
- June 2026 (one month)
- Dataset version
- NSW rental bond lodgements, data to June 2026
- Confidence tier
- Thin — 10 to 29 lodgements
- Record detail
- Summary figures supplied; individual lodgement records not supplied
Individual records not supplied for this cell
For postcode 2007 the dataset supplies the quarter marks and the middle figure, but not the 16 individual lodgements behind them. So the spread within each quarter cannot be drawn.
The four figures shown are the four the dataset supplies, at their stated sample size of 16. Nothing has been estimated to fill the gap.
Scenario 5
Three positions against the same 198 lodgements
All three panels below use one cell — postcode 2017, Flats/Units, 2 bedrooms, June 2026, n = 198, data to June 2026. Each places a proposed figure on the same scale. The three are drawn identically.
Figures entered
Current figure entered: $1,050/week
Proposed figure entered: $1,350, $1,180 and $1,100/week — one per panel
These two are typed in, not measured. They have no sample size and are not part of the dataset. They are held in this browser only.
Proposed figure above the upper quarter mark
Proposed figure entered — not from the dataset $1,350/week
$1,350 sits above the upper quarter mark. Three quarters of these 198 recorded rents were below $1,270.
Comparison figures: n = 198 bond lodgements · June 2026 · dataset data to June 2026. The two markers are entered figures with no sample size.
Proposed figure level with the middle
Proposed figure entered — not from the dataset $1,180/week
$1,180 is level with the middle figure. Half of these 198 recorded rents were below $1,180 and half were above.
Comparison figures: n = 198 bond lodgements · June 2026 · dataset data to June 2026. The two markers are entered figures with no sample size.
Proposed figure level with the lower quarter mark
Proposed figure entered — not from the dataset $1,100/week
$1,100 is level with the lower quarter mark. A quarter of these 198 recorded rents were below $1,100.
Comparison figures: n = 198 bond lodgements · June 2026 · dataset data to June 2026. The two markers are entered figures with no sample size.
Scenario 6
The shared view
NSW Rent View · shared extract
Recorded weekly rents — postcode 2017, Flats/Units, 2 bedrooms, June 2026
Source: NSW rental bond lodgement data (NSW Fair Trading / Rental Bond Board).
Dataset version: data to June 2026.
Sample size: 198 bond lodgements.
Period covered: June 2026.
Confidence tier: adequate — 30 or more lodgements.
Extract prepared: 2 August 2026.
Adequate
Middle figure, June 2026 $1,180/week
Lower quarter mark $1,100
Middle figure $1,180
Upper quarter mark $1,270
All four figures: n = 198 bond lodgements · June 2026 · dataset data to June 2026.
Current figure entered $1,050/week. Proposed figure entered $1,350/week, which sits above the upper quarter mark. Three quarters of these 198 recorded rents were below $1,270. Both entered figures are typed in and carry no sample size.
This extract shows what comparable properties were recorded as renting for. It draws no conclusion about any individual tenancy.
The law on rent increases, quoted in full
41 Rent increases
(1) The rent payable under a residential tenancy agreement may be increased only if—
(a) the tenant is given a written notice by the landlord or the landlord’s agent specifying the increased rent and the day from which it is payable, and
(b) the notice is given at least 60 days before the increased rent is payable.
(1A) The rent payable under a residential tenancy agreement—
(a) may not be increased within 12 months after the start of the tenancy, and
(b) may not be increased more than once in any period of 12 months.
Residential Tenancies Act 2010 No 42 (NSW), section 41.
legislation.nsw.gov.au — Residential Tenancies Act 2010, s 41
Current version for 30 July 2026 to date. Checked 2 August 2026.
Scenario 7
Interaction states
The four states below are the real controls, shown already open so they can be captured. Each opens and closes by tap or by keyboard. None of them needs a mouse.
State 1 — provenance opened on a statistic
Very thin
Middle figure, June 2026 $1,100/week
n = 5 bond lodgements · period June 2026 · dataset data to June 2026.
Where these figures come from
- Sample size
- 5 bond lodgements
- Period covered
- June 2026 (one month)
- Dataset version
- NSW rental bond lodgements, data to June 2026
- Confidence tier
- Very thin — 1 to 9 lodgements
- Selection
- Postcode 2232, Townhouse/Terrace, 3 bedrooms
State 2 — a definition opened by tap
Half of these 198 recorded rents were below $1,180 a week.
n = 198 bond lodgements · June 2026 · dataset data to June 2026.
What “a quarter mark” means
Line up all 198 recorded rents from lowest to highest. The lower quarter mark is the figure a quarter of the way along, so a quarter of these rents were below $1,100. The middle figure is halfway along.
The band on the chart covers the middle half — the 99 lodgements between the two quarter marks. The statistical word for a quarter mark is a quartile.
State 3 — the selection controls, open
2017 · Flats/Units · 2 bedrooms · June 2026
State 4 — the keyboard focus treatment
A 3px ink outline, offset 3px, over a soft ink halo. The control below carries that treatment as a static class so it can be captured in a still. That class shares a single CSS rule with the browser’s own focus-visible state, so what is drawn here is exactly what a keyboard user sees.
The same control without the static class — tab to it to compare:
Reference
How much evidence is behind a figure
Across this dataset most cells hold very few lodgements. So every figure carries a mark for how many are behind it. The ink under a figure stands for the lodgements under it: as the count falls, the rule gives up ink.
Adequate — 30 or more lodgements. Solid rule, four cells filled, solid band on the chart, solid gutter.
Thin — 10 to 29 lodgements. Long-dash rule, two cells filled, dashed band outline, dashed gutter.
Very thin — 1 to 9 lodgements. Fine-dot rule, one cell filled, dotted band outline, dotted gutter. The figures are still shown, at their stated sample size.
No lodgements — a count of zero. Hollow rule, no cells filled, empty scale, open gutter. The scale still appears, so an empty cell is a recognisable state rather than a missing page.
An entered figure — no rule at all, because no lodgements stand behind it. Set apart in ochre and labelled as entered.
These bands apply to every figure on this page. Tier is decided by the sample size of the cell, and by nothing else. Dataset: NSW rental bond lodgements, data to June 2026.
Reference
Method
Figures come from bonds lodged with the NSW Rental Bond Board and published by NSW Fair Trading. A lodgement records a weekly rent, a postcode, a dwelling type and a bedroom count.
For each combination of postcode, dwelling type, bedroom count and month, the recorded rents are sorted and three figures are read off: the lower quarter mark, the middle figure, and the upper quarter mark. The sample size shown as n is the number of lodgements in that combination and month.
Bond lodgements record new tenancies. They do not record rents in continuing tenancies, and they do not cover properties let without a bond. Dataset version on this page: data to June 2026.