In the year ended June 2023, households in the Greater Hobart and Greater Sydney metropolitan areas spent around 29 percent of their household income on rent. In comparison, households in the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area spent just 24 percent of their income on rent.
Share of household income spent on rent across Australia in the year ended June 2023, by metropolitan area
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SGS Economics & Planning. (November 9, 2023). Share of household income spent on rent across Australia in the year ended June 2023, by metropolitan area [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/946417/australia-household-income-share-spent-on-rent-by-metropolitan-area/
SGS Economics & Planning. "Share of household income spent on rent across Australia in the year ended June 2023, by metropolitan area." Chart. November 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/946417/australia-household-income-share-spent-on-rent-by-metropolitan-area/
SGS Economics & Planning. (2023). Share of household income spent on rent across Australia in the year ended June 2023, by metropolitan area. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/946417/australia-household-income-share-spent-on-rent-by-metropolitan-area/
SGS Economics & Planning. "Share of Household Income Spent on Rent across Australia in The Year Ended June 2023, by Metropolitan Area." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/946417/australia-household-income-share-spent-on-rent-by-metropolitan-area/
SGS Economics & Planning, Share of household income spent on rent across Australia in the year ended June 2023, by metropolitan area Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/946417/australia-household-income-share-spent-on-rent-by-metropolitan-area/ (last visited May 23, 2024)
Share of household income spent on rent across Australia in the year ended June 2023, by metropolitan area [Graph], SGS Economics & Planning, November 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/946417/australia-household-income-share-spent-on-rent-by-metropolitan-area/