Affordability check · Wagga Wagga · NSW

Can I afford to live in Book Book on $60,000/yr?

Tight, it's a stretch
Weekly take-home
$962/wk
1BR median rent
$370/wk
Leftover after rent + tax + costs
$168/wk
Rent share of gross
32%

The verdict

Book Book on $60,000/yr

On $60,000/yr, Book Book is a stretch, since rent crosses the 30% rental-stress threshold. About $168/wk left for everything else.

Salary needed (30% rule)
$64,133
/yr gross
Short of 30% rule by
$4,133
/yr
Take-home (after tax)
$50,012
/yr
Annual rent
$19,240
median
Household:

Where your salary goes

$60,000/yr gross · $1,154/wk · single household

Tax + Medicare
$192/wk
17%
1BR rent
$370/wk
32%
Essentials
$424/wk
37%
Discretionary
$168/wk
15%

Essentials use indicative averages (groceries, transport, utilities, insurance, other). Adjust them in the budget tool below.

On $60,000/yr: weekly budget

$794/week total

Rent
$370/wk
Groceries
$180/wk
Transport
$55/wk
Utilities
$55/wk
Insurance
$45/wk
Other
$89/wk

Rent trajectory

Book Book quarterly median vs your salary's 30%-rule ceiling

$450$475$500$525$550Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Q1 '25 → Q1 '26: +10.2%
Dashed segments are estimated from the suburb's annual rent change. They will be replaced with actual bond data as new quarters are published.
30% ceiling on $60,000/yr
$346/wk
Current median (all beds)
$540/wk
Gap above ceiling
+56%

Book Book rents rose 10.2% over the past year. At that pace, the gap to your salary ceiling is widening.

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How affordability shifts in Book Book with a pay change

↑ Higher
$75,000/yr
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