🔴 Least Affordable Suburbs in Australia (2026)

Suburbs where rent takes the biggest bite of household income — rent stress hotspots.

State Breakdown

NSW 59

QLD 33

VIC 6

WA 1

SA 1

Top 20

Full Top 100

#	Suburb	State	Population	Rent % of Income
1	Ravenhall	VIC	2,295	155.3%
2	Bayview	NSW	3,807	45.1%
3	Chain Valley Bay	NSW	2,773	42.7%
4	Laurieton	NSW	2,012	41.7%
5	Sandstone Point	QLD	4,094	41.5%
6	Tweed Heads South	NSW	7,941	40.0%
7	Morisset	NSW	4,078	39.6%
8	Harrington	NSW	3,381	38.5%
9	Twin Waters	QLD	2,966	38.5%
10	Byron Bay	NSW	6,330	38.4%
11	Coombabah	QLD	10,298	38.0%
12	Erina	NSW	5,205	37.6%
13	Burrum Heads	QLD	2,538	37.4%
14	Cooloola Cove	QLD	2,921	37.1%
15	The Entrance	NSW	4,244	37.1%
16	Mullumbimby	NSW	4,180	36.9%
17	Capel Sound	VIC	5,246	36.8%
18	Tea Gardens	NSW	3,288	36.8%
19	North Turramurra	NSW	4,194	36.8%
20	Caloundra	QLD	3,932	36.7%
21	Windang	NSW	2,610	36.6%
22	West Ballina	NSW	3,230	36.5%
23	Bongaree	QLD	8,162	36.3%
24	Tuncurry	NSW	6,376	36.3%
25	Ettalong Beach	NSW	5,161	36.2%
26	Bellara	QLD	3,278	36.2%
27	Yamba	NSW	6,405	36.2%
28	Urraween	QLD	7,951	35.7%
29	Eli Waters	QLD	3,758	35.6%
30	Tewantin	QLD	11,164	35.6%
31	Fern Bay	NSW	4,046	35.5%
32	Ballina	NSW	9,735	35.5%
33	Tin Can Bay	QLD	2,293	35.4%
34	Tweed Heads	NSW	9,176	35.4%
35	Noosaville	QLD	8,716	35.0%
36	Fairfield Heights	NSW	8,269	35.0%
37	Sussex Inlet	NSW	3,888	34.9%
38	Halekulani	NSW	2,677	34.9%
39	Pelican Waters	QLD	7,393	34.8%
40	Berry	NSW	3,098	34.8%
41	Banora Point	NSW	16,460	34.7%
42	Glenwood	QLD	2,137	34.7%
43	Golden Beach	QLD	5,646	34.7%
44	Suffolk Park	NSW	4,222	34.7%
45	Ocean Shores	NSW	5,777	34.5%
46	Macleay Island	QLD	3,193	34.4%
47	Russell Island	QLD	3,698	34.4%
48	Salamander Bay	NSW	4,991	34.3%
49	Banksia Beach	QLD	7,180	34.3%
50	Belrose	NSW	8,726	34.3%
51	Shoalhaven Heads	NSW	3,248	34.2%
52	Lake Haven	NSW	3,529	34.2%
53	Maclean	NSW	2,778	34.2%
54	Maleny	QLD	3,959	34.1%
55	Lemon Tree Passage	NSW	2,686	34.1%
56	Urangan	QLD	10,988	34.0%
57	Tweed Heads West	NSW	6,176	34.0%
58	Macksville	NSW	2,782	33.9%
59	Marshall	VIC	2,299	33.8%
60	Ulladulla	NSW	7,262	33.8%
61	Sanctuary Point	NSW	7,874	33.7%
62	Forster	NSW	14,187	33.7%
63	Haymarket	NSW	8,305	33.7%
64	Tanilba Bay	NSW	3,237	33.6%
65	Erskine	WA	5,429	33.4%
66	Fairfield	NSW	18,596	33.4%
67	Parrearra	QLD	4,661	33.4%
68	Clear Island Waters	QLD	4,395	33.4%
69	Nambucca Heads	NSW	6,675	33.4%
70	Cooroy	QLD	4,801	33.4%
71	East Killara	NSW	2,895	33.3%
72	Pialba	QLD	4,151	33.3%
73	Woy Woy	NSW	11,072	33.0%
74	South West Rocks	NSW	5,058	33.0%
75	Lake Munmorah	NSW	5,084	32.9%
76	North Boambee Valley	NSW	2,318	32.9%
77	Encounter Bay	SA	5,305	32.8%
78	Tura Beach	NSW	3,405	32.8%
79	Anna Bay	NSW	4,221	32.8%
80	Biggera Waters	QLD	9,973	32.7%
81	Torquay	QLD	6,533	32.7%
82	Coolaroo	VIC	3,193	32.7%
83	Bowral	NSW	10,764	32.6%
84	Toukley	NSW	4,557	32.6%
85	Chippendale	NSW	7,803	32.4%
86	Southport	QLD	36,786	32.3%
87	Cowes	VIC	6,593	32.3%
88	Kanahooka	NSW	5,698	32.2%
89	Scarness	QLD	3,646	32.2%
90	Pottsville	NSW	7,238	32.1%
91	Labrador	QLD	18,643	32.0%
92	Laidley	QLD	3,809	31.9%
93	Wyong	NSW	4,530	31.9%
94	Toogoom	QLD	2,596	31.9%
95	Bass Hill	NSW	10,230	31.9%
96	Swansea	NSW	5,044	31.8%
97	Urunga	NSW	3,185	31.7%
98	Narrabeen	NSW	8,255	31.7%
99	Beachmere	QLD	4,782	31.7%
100	Wonthaggi	VIC	5,215	31.7%

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Data: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb and Locality (SAL) level. Minimum population filter: 2,000.