Regional VIC, VIC

Regional VIC has 15 suburbs tracked by NestLedger, with an average weekly rent of $439. A single person needs to earn at least $45,067/yr (median) to keep rent below 30% of income.

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

Across the 15 priced suburbs NestLedger tracks in Regional VIC, weekly medians run from $370 in Hamilton up to $580 in Flinders, a 1.6× spread. Where you land inside that range matters more to a budget than the citywide average does.

4 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 7.5% over the past year, so figures date quickly.

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