How is rent stress calculated?

QuickProperty divides the latest available weekly rent by local weekly personal income from Census data. It is a screening ratio, not a full household budget model.

Does a high stress ranking mean avoid the suburb?

No. It means tenant affordability deserves attention. Check income, prices, vacancy assumptions, services, and the suburb page freshness panel before treating the signal as decisive.

Which states are included?

NSW, VIC, QLD, SA, WA, and TAS are included where rent coverage is strong enough for ranking. ACT and NT are not included in this rent-specific scope yet.

What should I do after opening this ranking?

Use the ranking as a screening step for NSW. Save realistic suburbs to your shortlist, compare the strongest two or three, then use suburb detail pages or the calculator to test the final candidate.

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Ranking · NSW · 50 suburbs

Highest Rent Stress — NSW

Top 50 suburbs by weekly rent as a share of local weekly personal income in NSW.

Leading suburb

ChinderahNSW

Leading value

211%

Runner-up

Kemps CreekNSW

Updated

12 July 2026

Ranking

Highest Rent Stress

Top 50 suburbs by weekly rent as a share of local weekly personal income — NSW

50 results

All NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS

How to read this ranking

Use rent stress rankings as an affordability-risk screen.

BEST FOR

Finding places where rent is stretched against local income.

This list is useful when tenant affordability and pressure matter to your research in NSW.

READ IT AS

A local income stress signal.

The ratio uses weekly rent against local weekly personal income. It is not a household budget model, but it highlights markets that deserve caution.

NEXT STEP

Compare against income-supported alternatives.

Use compare to test whether a high-stress suburb is still attractive once price, income, and local evidence are visible.

Intent pathway · INCOME-FIRST

I want rent and yield candidates first.

Start with rent-led investor strength, save the strongest suburbs, then compare before sending a lead into the AU calculator.

Model the deal only after rent and price evidence are strong enough.

COMPARE SAVED LEADS Reset to intent start

VERIFY evidence

Rent-source screen

Rent rankings use state rent feeds with different grains and cadences. Use them to find pressure, then open suburb detail before treating the signal as final.

AFFORDABILITY STRESS

Top candidates show stretched rent against local income.

Use this as a risk and pressure screen, then compare against areas with better income support or lower rent burden.

Shortlist flow

Use #1 Chinderah and #2 Kemps Creek as the first compare pair.

Rankings are strongest when they hand you a shortlist quickly. Compare the top two first, then open suburb detail if the head-to-head result still feels narrow.

This uses local personal income as a screen, not a household budget or loan-serviceability model.

Compare top 2Open #1 detail Open #2 detail

Distribution

50 suburbs · midpoint ≈ 142%

Leader: Chinderah · 211%

# ▲	SUBURB	STATE	RENT / INCOME	WEEKLY	POP
1	Chinderah	NSW	211%	$1100/wk	1,639
2	Kemps Creek	NSW	178%	$1125/wk	2,121
3	Daceyville	NSW	167%	$750/wk	1,146
4	Hastings Point	NSW	165%	$860/wk	661
5	Belrose	NSW	165%	$1488/wk	8,726
6	Greenacre	NSW	164%	$810/wk	26,314
7	Forestville	NSW	160%	$1498/wk	8,659
8	Tweed Heads South	NSW	155%	$870/wk	7,941
9	Eastlakes	NSW	154%	$970/wk	6,347
10	Claymore	NSW	152%	$735/wk	2,579
11	Clemton Park	NSW	150%	$950/wk	1,676
12	Greenfield Park	NSW	149%	$690/wk	5,394
13	Cartwright	NSW	148%	$630/wk	2,616
14	South Granville	NSW	147%	$650/wk	5,829
15	Cecil Park	NSW	147%	$1125/wk	815
16	Smithfield	NSW	146%	$700/wk	13,160
17	Bass Hill	NSW	146%	$780/wk	10,230
18	Kingsgrove	NSW	145%	$1040/wk	12,881
19	Haymarket	NSW	145%	$1100/wk	8,305
20	Yennora	NSW	145%	$650/wk	1,675
21	Miller	NSW	145%	$630/wk	3,374
22	Annangrove	NSW	145%	$1300/wk	1,472
23	Burringbar	NSW	145%	$950/wk	878
24	Fairfield Heights	NSW	144%	$620/wk	8,269
25	St Johns Park	NSW	142%	$690/wk	6,302
26	Davidson	NSW	142%	$1488/wk	2,725
27	West Ballina	NSW	141%	$850/wk	3,230
28	Kingscliff	NSW	141%	$1100/wk	8,355
29	Sadleir	NSW	141%	$630/wk	3,243
30	Killarney Heights	NSW	141%	$1498/wk	4,502
31	Kincumber South	NSW	140%	$780/wk	721
32	Malabar	NSW	140%	$1150/wk	4,714
33	Prairiewood	NSW	139%	$690/wk	3,457
34	Old Guildford	NSW	139%	$650/wk	2,857
35	Bossley Park	NSW	139%	$690/wk	15,492
36	Fingal Head	NSW	139%	$1100/wk	615
37	Georges Hall	NSW	138%	$900/wk	9,739
38	Banora Point	NSW	138%	$870/wk	16,460
39	Ballina	NSW	138%	$850/wk	9,735
40	Grasmere	NSW	138%	$750/wk	2,105
41	Kenthurst	NSW	138%	$1300/wk	5,313
42	Bonnyrigg	NSW	138%	$670/wk	9,785
43	Ashcroft	NSW	138%	$630/wk	3,634
44	Wakeley	NSW	137%	$690/wk	4,893
45	Swansea	NSW	137%	$780/wk	5,044
46	Glenhaven	NSW	137%	$1300/wk	6,619
47	Chifley	NSW	137%	$1150/wk	3,490
48	Busby	NSW	137%	$630/wk	4,446
49	Fairfield	NSW	137%	$620/wk	18,596
50	Heckenberg	NSW	136%	$630/wk	3,263

FAQ

Australian highest rent stress FAQ

How is rent stress calculated?

QuickProperty divides the latest available weekly rent by local weekly personal income from Census data. It is a screening ratio, not a full household budget model.
Does a high stress ranking mean avoid the suburb?

No. It means tenant affordability deserves attention. Check income, prices, vacancy assumptions, services, and the suburb page freshness panel before treating the signal as decisive.
Which states are included?

NSW, VIC, QLD, SA, WA, and TAS are included where rent coverage is strong enough for ranking. ACT and NT are not included in this rent-specific scope yet.
What should I do after opening this ranking?

Use the ranking as a screening step for NSW. Save realistic suburbs to your shortlist, compare the strongest two or three, then use suburb detail pages or the calculator to test the final candidate.