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Australians need six-figure income to afford average rental, report finds

Australians now need an annual income of $130,000 to afford average rental properties, as found in Everybody's Home's 2025 Priced Out report.
Those earning $100,000 per year are spending over 30 percent of their income on housing, leading to rental stress.
The Property Council of Australia reports a shortfall of 462,000 homes against the federal housing target, which could trigger a housing affordability crisis.
Rental stress now affects middle-income families, not just low-income earners, undermining social cohesion.

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cootamundraherald.com.au

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Melbourne rental stress: Even six-figure salaries suffer

These are the suburbs that have been hit the hardest

13 days ago

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The West Australian

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Six-figure salaries not enough in Perth’s rental crisis

Landlords have again been warned that tenants have hit their affordability peak as a new report claims people earning $100,000 a year are struggling to pay the rent.

15 days ago·Australia

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7NEWS Australia

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The six-figure salary needed just to afford a rental in Australia

Rental stress has now extended well beyond low-income earners as it is revealed ticking ‘time bomb’ could soon explode.

16 days ago·Australia

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ABC Australia

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Even on a $100,000 salary, Australians struggle to afford average rent

A new report from campaign group Everybody's Home finds that Australian renters now need to earn at least $130,000 a year to comfortably afford the national weekly asking rent for a typical unit.

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ulladullatimes.com.au

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South Coast rents are half a typical wage earner's pay packet: new report

South Coast tenants spend close to half their income on rent, report finds. Housing crisis hits all income levels in NSW.

16 days ago

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‘Staggeringly high’ wage needed to pay rent

A once-secure $100,000 salary is now far below the income Aussies need to afford average rents, sparking new warnings about the country’s rental crisis.

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