🔴 Least Affordable Suburbs in Australia (2026)

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

State Breakdown

QLD 58

NSW 24

VIC 9

WA 5

SA 4

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#	Suburb	State	Population	Rent % of Income
1	Ravenhall	VIC	2,295	155.3%
2	Sandstone Point	QLD	4,094	41.5%
3	Tweed Heads South	NSW	7,941	40.0%
4	Twin Waters	QLD	2,966	38.5%
5	Coombabah	QLD	10,298	38.0%
6	Coombabah	QLD	10,298	38.0%
7	Burrum Heads	QLD	2,538	37.4%
8	Cooloola Cove	QLD	2,921	37.1%
9	Capel Sound	VIC	5,246	36.8%
10	Caloundra	QLD	3,932	36.7%
11	Bongaree	QLD	8,162	36.3%
12	Bongaree	QLD	8,162	36.3%
13	Bellara	QLD	3,278	36.2%
14	Urraween	QLD	7,951	35.7%
15	Urraween	QLD	7,951	35.7%
16	Eli Waters	QLD	3,758	35.6%
17	Tewantin	QLD	11,164	35.6%
18	Tewantin	QLD	11,164	35.6%
19	Ballina	NSW	9,735	35.5%
20	Tin Can Bay	QLD	2,293	35.4%
21	Tweed Heads	NSW	9,176	35.4%
22	Noosaville	QLD	8,716	35.0%
23	Noosaville	QLD	8,716	35.0%
24	Fairfield Heights	NSW	8,269	35.0%
25	Pelican Waters	QLD	7,393	34.8%
26	Pelican Waters	QLD	7,393	34.8%
27	Banora Point	NSW	16,460	34.7%
28	Glenwood	QLD	2,137	34.7%
29	Golden Beach	QLD	5,646	34.7%
30	Macleay Island	QLD	3,193	34.4%
31	Russell Island	QLD	3,698	34.4%
32	Banksia Beach	QLD	7,180	34.3%
33	Belrose	NSW	8,726	34.3%
34	Maleny	QLD	3,959	34.1%
35	Urangan	QLD	10,988	34.0%
36	Urangan	QLD	10,988	34.0%
37	Marshall	VIC	2,299	33.8%
38	Sanctuary Point	NSW	7,874	33.7%
39	Sanctuary Point	NSW	7,874	33.7%
40	Forster	NSW	14,187	33.7%
41	Haymarket	NSW	8,305	33.7%
42	Erskine	WA	5,429	33.4%
43	Fairfield	NSW	18,596	33.4%
44	Parrearra	QLD	4,661	33.4%
45	Clear Island Waters	QLD	4,395	33.4%
46	Cooroy	QLD	4,801	33.4%
47	Pialba	QLD	4,151	33.3%
48	Woy Woy	NSW	11,072	33.0%
49	Encounter Bay	SA	5,305	32.8%
50	Biggera Waters	QLD	9,973	32.7%
51	Biggera Waters	QLD	9,973	32.7%
52	Torquay	QLD	6,533	32.7%
53	Coolaroo	VIC	3,193	32.7%
54	Bowral	NSW	10,764	32.6%
55	Chippendale	NSW	7,803	32.4%
56	Southport	QLD	36,786	32.3%
57	Southport	QLD	36,786	32.3%
58	Cowes	VIC	6,593	32.3%
59	Scarness	QLD	3,646	32.2%
60	Labrador	QLD	18,643	32.0%
61	Labrador	QLD	18,643	32.0%
62	Laidley	QLD	3,809	31.9%
63	Toogoom	QLD	2,596	31.9%
64	Bass Hill	NSW	10,230	31.9%
65	Narrabeen	NSW	8,255	31.7%
66	Beachmere	QLD	4,782	31.7%
67	Wonthaggi	VIC	5,215	31.7%
68	Bethania	QLD	6,333	31.7%
69	Goolwa	SA	2,558	31.6%
70	Point Vernon	QLD	5,718	31.6%
71	Runaway Bay	QLD	9,308	31.5%
72	Runaway Bay	QLD	9,308	31.5%
73	Mandurah	WA	8,804	31.5%
74	Mandurah	WA	8,804	31.5%
75	Paynesville	VIC	3,636	31.4%
76	Safety Beach	VIC	6,328	31.3%
77	Kingscliff	NSW	8,355	31.1%
78	Portarlington	VIC	4,436	31.1%
79	Sippy Downs	QLD	11,544	31.0%
80	Sippy Downs	QLD	11,544	31.0%
81	Surfers Paradise	QLD	26,412	31.0%
82	Surfers Paradise	QLD	26,412	31.0%
83	Fairfield West	NSW	12,981	30.8%
84	Glynde	SA	2,102	30.8%
85	Smithfield	NSW	13,160	30.8%
86	Denmark	WA	2,691	30.8%
87	Robina	QLD	25,659	30.7%
88	Robina	QLD	25,659	30.7%
89	Currimundi	QLD	6,570	30.7%
90	Lurnea	NSW	10,057	30.7%
91	Condell Park	NSW	13,066	30.6%
92	Cooroibah	QLD	2,178	30.5%
93	Murdoch	WA	3,352	30.5%
94	Coolangatta	QLD	6,491	30.4%
95	Kiama	NSW	7,904	30.4%
96	Pomona	QLD	2,931	30.3%
97	Kincumber	NSW	7,398	30.3%
98	Gorokan	NSW	8,624	30.3%
99	Victor Harbor	SA	4,520	30.3%
100	Benowa	QLD	9,889	30.2%

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