Premium Content Subscriber only How would I know? I am one of them. Moving recently to join The Northern Star team, I knew finding a rental would be hard but I didn't realise just how hard. Working in Warwick I could easily find two-bedroom units/houses around the $250-300 mark. Comparatively, in Lismore the average rental is $400 per week according to April realestate.com.au statistics. Friends living in the heart of Brisbane barely pay more at a $450 per week in rent on average. And that is if you can find a rental to begin with. As of this week, my property search narrows to 10 places I could hypothetically afford.