Rents during each mayor's tenure
16 mayors, ranked by how rents changed from their first day in office, next to the state over the same months. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Mayor | City | In office | Total | vs state | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N Jane Lomax-Smith | Adelaide | 14 Nov 2022 – now | +21.8% Q3 2022 → Q2 2026 | 0.0 pts state +21.8% | +5.4%/yr | |
| 2 | ALP Bilal El-Hayek | Canterbury-Bankstown | 11 May 2023 – now | +19.3% Q1 2023 → Q2 2026 | 0.0 pts state +19.3% | +5.6%/yr | |
| 3 | ALP Jon Raven | Logan | 16 Mar 2024 – now | +15.1% Q4 2023 → Q2 2026 | 0.0 pts state +15.1% | +5.8%/yr | |
| 4 | ALP Brad Bunting | Blacktown | 15 May 2024 – now | +9.7% Q1 2024 → Q2 2026 | 0.0 pts state +9.7% | +4.2%/yr | |
| 5 | N Nicholas Reece | Melbourne | 2 Jul 2024 – now | +7.4% Q2 2024 → Q2 2026 | 0.0 pts state +7.4% | +3.6%/yr | |
| 6 | N Jennie Barrera | Wyndham | 1 Nov 2023 – 1 Nov 2024 | +6.4% Q3 2023 → Q3 2024 | 0.0 pts state +6.4% | +6.4%/yr | |
| 7 | N Susan McIntyre | Wyndham | 1 Nov 2022 – 1 Nov 2023 | +5.9% Q3 2022 → Q3 2023 | 0.0 pts state +5.9% | +5.9%/yr | |
| 8 | N Stefan Koomen | Casey | 19 Nov 2024 – 18 Aug 2026 | +5.5% Q3 2024 → Q2 2026 | 0.0 pts state +5.5% | +3.1%/yr | |
| 9 | N Peter Styles | Darwin | 6 Sep 2025 – now | +5.3% Q2 2025 → Q2 2026 | 0.0 pts state +5.3% | +5.3%/yr | |
| 10 | N Mia Shaw | Wyndham | 1 Nov 2024 – 1 Nov 2025 | +3.7% Q3 2024 → Q3 2025 | 0.0 pts state +3.7% | +3.7%/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last quarter complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); the state is measured over the same months. Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. CPI rents index, September 2025 = 100 · ABS, Consumer Price Index (CPI), rents, the capital city (quarterly to 2025, then the monthly CPI's quarterly averages) · capital city data · as of Apr 2026.