What agents charge, capital by capital
The management fee, the letting fee, and the charges that turn a quoted percentage into something else.
Management fees are not regulated anywhere in Australia. They vary by agency, by suburb and by how much work your property looks like, and they are negotiable. What follows is what the market looks like — not a price list.
Percentages are quoted before GST, which adds 10%. Researched 5 August 2026.
By capital city
| City | Management | Letting fee |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney New South Wales | 5% to 8% | 1 to 2 weeks' rent |
| Melbourne Victoria | 5% to 7% | 1 to 2 weeks' rent, occasionally up to 4 |
| Brisbane Queensland | 7% to 9% | 1 to 2 weeks' rent |
| Perth Western Australia | 8.5% to 11% | 2 to 3 weeks' rent |
| Adelaide South Australia | 9% to 11% | about 2 weeks' rent |
| Hobart Tasmania | 8% to 10% | 1 to 2 weeks' rent, occasionally more |
| Canberra Australian Capital Territory | 6% to 8% | 1 to 2 weeks' rent |
| Darwin Northern Territory | 8% to 10% | about 1 week's rent |
Work it out on your own rent
It opens on the middle of the eight capitals — 7.85% and 1.35 weeks. Your city's researched band is on its own page above, and your actual management agreement beats both.
You would keep about $2,571 a year.
GST is added to the agent figures because agents quote their percentage without it; our price already includes it. This counts the management fee only — inspection, renewal, advertising, lease preparation and tribunal charges sit on top of it. Agent fees are not regulated anywhere in Australia and are negotiable.
What else gets charged
Where these figures come from
Agent-comparison sites and industry blogs, checked on 5 August 2026. There is no public fee survey from a real estate institute to cite, and the sources disagree by a few percentage points — Adelaide came back as 7.5%, as 9–11% and as 9–15% on the same day. That is why every page here gives a band, and why the calculator lets you ignore all of it and use your own agreement.