Highest Rent Stress — QLD
Top 50 suburbs by weekly rent as a share of local weekly personal income in QLD.
Highest Rent Stress
Top 50 suburbs by weekly rent as a share of local weekly personal income — QLD
This list is useful when tenant affordability and pressure matter to your research in QLD.
The ratio uses weekly rent against local weekly personal income. It is not a household budget model, but it highlights markets that deserve caution.
Use compare to test whether a high-stress suburb is still attractive once price, income, and local evidence are visible.
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.
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.
Use this as a risk and pressure screen, then compare against areas with better income support or lower rent burden.
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.
- 165%#1TallebudgeraQLD
- 160%#2BonoginQLD
- 144%#3Jacobs WellQLD
- 142%#4Pelican WatersQLD
- 138%#5Twin WatersQLD
- 137%#6Forest GlenQLD
- 137%#7Clear Island WatersQLD
- 135%#8BenowaQLD
- 133%#9Sandstone PointQLD
- 133%#10ElanoraQLD
- 129%#11Broadbeach WatersQLD
- 129%#12Banksia BeachQLD
- 129%#13TewantinQLD
- 128%#14TallaiQLD
- 128%#15MolendinarQLD
- 128%#16Currumbin WatersQLD
- 124%#17Dicky BeachQLD
- 124%#18CoombabahQLD
- 123%#19Burleigh WatersQLD
- 122%#20Currumbin ValleyQLD
- 121%#21InalaQLD
- 121%#22UrraweenQLD
- 120%#23KawunganQLD
- 120%#24River HeadsQLD
- 119%#25ToogoomQLD
- 119%#26ArundelQLD
- 118%#27Eli WatersQLD
- 118%#28KooralbynQLD
- 118%#29StrettonQLD
- 118%#30Highland ParkQLD
- 117%#31WaranaQLD
- 117%#32PialbaQLD
- 117%#33CooroyQLD
- 116%#34HelensvaleQLD
- 116%#35Point VernonQLD
- 116%#36Chambers FlatQLD
- 116%#37Reedy CreekQLD
- 115%#38Cooloola CoveQLD
- 115%#39WoodgateQLD
- 114%#40PomonaQLD
- 114%#41ElimbahQLD
- 114%#42Moore Park BeachQLD
- 113%#43NoosavilleQLD
- 113%#44Little MountainQLD
- 113%#45WorongaryQLD
- 112%#46Agnes WaterQLD
- 112%#47BongareeQLD
- 112%#48Paradise PointQLD
- 111%#49CaloundraQLD
- 111%#50RiverviewQLD
| # ▲ | SUBURB | STATE | RENT / INCOME | WEEKLY | POP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tallebudgera | QLD | 165% | 3,826 | $1300/wk |
| 2 | Bonogin | QLD | 160% | 4,896 | $1350/wk |
| 3 | Jacobs Well | QLD | 144% | 2,882 | $1300/wk |
| 4 | Pelican Waters | QLD | 142% | 7,393 | $950/wk |
| 5 | Twin Waters | QLD | 138% | 2,966 | $1075/wk |
| 6 | Forest Glen | QLD | 137% | 1,657 | $900/wk |
| 7 | Clear Island Waters | QLD | 137% | 4,395 | $1000/wk |
| 8 | Benowa | QLD | 135% | 9,889 | $1050/wk |
| 9 | Sandstone Point | QLD | 133% | 4,094 | $680/wk |
| 10 | Elanora | QLD | 133% | 12,539 | $980/wk |
| 11 | Broadbeach Waters | QLD | 129% | 8,164 | $1150/wk |
| 12 | Banksia Beach | QLD | 129% | 7,180 | $760/wk |
| 13 | Tewantin | QLD | 129% | 11,164 | $825/wk |
| 14 | Tallai | QLD | 128% | 4,465 | $1000/wk |
| 15 | Molendinar | QLD | 128% | 6,450 | $900/wk |
| 16 | Currumbin Waters | QLD | 128% | 9,797 | $950/wk |
| 17 | Dicky Beach | QLD | 124% | 1,921 | $825/wk |
| 18 | Coombabah | QLD | 124% | 10,298 | $750/wk |
| 19 | Burleigh Waters | QLD | 123% | 14,556 | $990/wk |
| 20 | Currumbin Valley | QLD | 122% | 2,084 | $950/wk |
| 21 | Inala | QLD | 121% | 15,273 | $550/wk |
| 22 | Urraween | QLD | 121% | 7,951 | $650/wk |
| 23 | Kawungan | QLD | 120% | 5,460 | $660/wk |
| 24 | River Heads | QLD | 120% | 2,044 | $650/wk |
| 25 | Toogoom | QLD | 119% | 2,596 | $620/wk |
| 26 | Arundel | QLD | 119% | 11,171 | $850/wk |
| 27 | Eli Waters | QLD | 118% | 3,758 | $630/wk |
| 28 | Kooralbyn | QLD | 118% | 1,697 | $560/wk |
| 29 | Stretton | QLD | 118% | 4,686 | $835/wk |
| 30 | Highland Park | QLD | 118% | 6,576 | $850/wk |
| 31 | Warana | QLD | 117% | 3,831 | $850/wk |
| 32 | Pialba | QLD | 117% | 4,151 | $620/wk |
| 33 | Cooroy | QLD | 117% | 4,801 | $735/wk |
| 34 | Helensvale | QLD | 116% | 18,949 | $920/wk |
| 35 | Point Vernon | QLD | 116% | 5,718 | $620/wk |
| 36 | Chambers Flat | QLD | 116% | 2,718 | $730/wk |
| 37 | Reedy Creek | QLD | 116% | 7,412 | $1000/wk |
| 38 | Cooloola Cove | QLD | 115% | 2,921 | $500/wk |
| 39 | Woodgate | QLD | 115% | 1,521 | $550/wk |
| 40 | Pomona | QLD | 114% | 2,931 | $735/wk |
| 41 | Elimbah | QLD | 114% | 4,290 | $900/wk |
| 42 | Moore Park Beach | QLD | 114% | 2,890 | $600/wk |
| 43 | Noosaville | QLD | 113% | 8,716 | $850/wk |
| 44 | Little Mountain | QLD | 113% | 11,068 | $800/wk |
| 45 | Worongary | QLD | 113% | 6,021 | $900/wk |
| 46 | Agnes Water | QLD | 112% | 2,729 | $650/wk |
| 47 | Bongaree | QLD | 112% | 8,162 | $550/wk |
| 48 | Paradise Point | QLD | 112% | 7,062 | $940/wk |
| 49 | Caloundra | QLD | 111% | 3,932 | $650/wk |
| 50 | Riverview | QLD | 111% | 3,067 | $550/wk |
Australian highest rent stress FAQ
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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.
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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.
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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.
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What should I do after opening this ranking?
Use the ranking as a screening step for QLD. 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.