Mackay, QLD

Mackay has 18 suburbs tracked by NestLedger, with an average weekly rent of $633. A single person needs to earn at least $112,667/yr (median) to keep rent below 30% of income.

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

Across the 18 priced suburbs NestLedger tracks in Mackay, weekly medians run from $420 in Mackay up to $880 in Mackay Harbour, a 2.1× spread. Where you land inside that range matters more to a budget than the citywide average does.

5 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 6.8% over the past year, so figures date quickly.

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