The latest rental data from Cotality suggests that Australia’s rental market has tightened.
Rental vacancy rates nationally fell to a new record low of 1.5% in October, down from 2.0% 12 months prior.
Source: Cotality
Australian renters cannot catch a break
Leith van Onselen
Thursday 13 November 2025
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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness.
Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.
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