Central Coast, NSW

Central Coast has 164 suburbs tracked by NestLedger, with an average weekly rent of $639. A single person needs to earn at least $71,067/yr (median) to keep rent below 30% of income.

86 suburbs are in rental stress, where median rent exceeds 30% of median household income.

Across the 164 priced suburbs NestLedger tracks in Central Coast, weekly medians run from $480 in Alison up to $2,000 in Whale Beach, a 4.2× spread. Where you land inside that range matters more to a budget than the citywide average does.

86 of the tracked suburbs sit in rental stress, where the median rent exceeds 30% of the local median household income. Tracked rents rose an average 6.7% over the past year, so figures date quickly.

For the long-form version of how these numbers work, see the NestLedger guides.