Queensland search interest in rental help is climbing as people entering new Logan tenancies face rents up to $13,520 a year higher than in 2021.
An analysis of Google Trends found the lower-volume term “housing support” returned a non-zero score during 42 of the latest 52 weeks, compared with six weeks in the preceding year.
Average Queensland interest in “bond loan” and “rent assistance” was also 29% and 26% higher respectively than during the opening 52 weeks of the five-year comparison.
In the latest year alone, average interest in “bond loan” rose 24%, while “rent assistance” increased 9%.
Google also identified “rental bond loan qld” among the rising searches associated with “bond loan”, recording a 60% increase.
Google Trends data is aggregated and anonymous. Search interest is measured on a relative scale and does not represent total search volume.
Residential Tenancy Authority bond records reveal the financial shift confronting people beginning Logan tenancies.
The median weekly rent across all new Logan bond lodgements reached $620 in June 2026—$260 above the June 2021 figure.
Across 52 weeks, that difference equates to $13,520.
The median rent for houses with at least four bedrooms also climbed $260, from $430 to $690 a week.
Three-bedroom houses rose $230 to $600, three-bedroom units increased $230 to $580 and two-bedroom units climbed $180 to $480.
The figures cover new bond lodgements.
Competition for rental properties remains intense, with the Real Estate Institute of Queensland recording a Logan vacancy rate of 0.8% in the June quarter — well below its nominated healthy range of 2.6%-3.5%.
McGrath property manager Rebecka Ware said strong competition was supporting higher asking prices.
“There are so many tenants, and there’s such high demand for property, so they’re achieving the prices because people need housing,” she said.
Anglicare Southern Queensland’s April snapshot found most low-income household types assessed in Logan–Beaudesert had no affordable and appropriate rentals available.
Chief executive Sue Cooke said at the time that “what stands out is just how little has improved for people doing it the toughest.”
REIQ chief executive Antonia Mercorella said increasing supply remained the long-term solution.
“Ultimately, there is only one sustainable solution to housing affordability and rental pressures in Queensland, and that’s more housing supply,” she said.
*This content is part of a paid partnership with Google to promote Google Trends. It uses Google Trends data to explore interest in rental accommodation.
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