About

Who built this, why, and what's deliberately not here.

I'm Declan Doherty and I built NestLedger because I wanted a single answer to "can I afford to live in this suburb?" — and couldn't find one without flipping between four government PDFs and a salary calculator. You can reach me at hello@nestledger.com.au.

The editorial stance is data over commentary. Every figure on every page traces back to a named public dataset — DCJ, RTA, Homes Victoria, the ABS — listed on the sources page. If a number doesn't have a primary source I can point at, it doesn't go on the site.

What's not here: no recommendations on where you should live, no affiliate fees from agents or lenders, and nothing stored from what you type into the salary or budget tools — those run entirely in your browser.