Melbourne, VIC

169 suburbs · Average rent $604/wk

Suburbs
169
Avg weekly rent
$604/wk
Median salary needed
$78,000/yr
Rental stress suburbs
91
Avg annual change
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Melbourne suburbs

Colour = weekly rent

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Rent distribution

Weekly rent bands

<$300
0
$300–$400
0
$400–$500
9
$500–$600
71
$600–$800
87
$800+
2

About Melbourne

Melbourne has 169 suburbs tracked by NestCost, with an average weekly rent of $604. A single person needs to earn at least $78,000/yr (median) to keep rent below 30% of income.

91 suburbs are in rental stress — where median rent exceeds 30% of median household income.

Most affordable

Lowest weekly rent

Melton
$450/wk
Bendigo East
$460/wk
Deer Park
$470/wk
Newcombe
$470/wk
St Albans
$470/wk

Most expensive

Highest weekly rent

Brighton East
$835/wk
Brighton
$825/wk
Port Melbourne
$795/wk
Carlton North
$760/wk
Hampton
$750/wk
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All 169 suburbs

in Melbourne

#
Suburb
Rent ↑
Salary
Change
1
Melton
$450/wk
$60,667/yr
—
2
Bendigo East
$460/wk
$60,667/yr
—
3
Deer Park
$470/wk
$57,200/yr
—
4
Newcombe
$470/wk
$65,867/yr
—
5
St Albans
$470/wk
$57,200/yr
—
6
Sunshine
$480/wk
$57,200/yr
—
7
West Brunswick
$480/wk
$69,334/yr
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8
Hoppers Crossing
$490/wk
$60,667/yr
—
9
Werribee
$490/wk
$60,667/yr
—
10
Lalor
$500/wk
$65,000/yr
—
11
Sydenham
$500/wk
$86,667/yr
—
12
Thomastown
$500/wk
$65,000/yr
—
13
Broadmeadows
$515/wk
$56,334/yr
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14
Roxburgh Park
$515/wk
$56,334/yr
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15
Craigieburn
$520/wk
$90,134/yr
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