How is the salary needed to live in Cabramatta West calculated?

The salary needed uses the 30% rule: annual income required = (weekly rent × 52) / 0.3. Spending more than 30% of gross income on rent is considered "rental stress".

Sydney · NSW · 2166

You'll need $62,400/yr to live in Cabramatta West.

The 30%-rule benchmark for a single person, based on quarterly government bond data.

1BR median rent

$360/wk

Annual rent change

+3.8%

Rental stress (median income)

Yes

Bonds lodged

269

Location

Sydney, NSW

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Rent trend

Quarterly median rent

Schools

14 primary, 5 secondary within 3km

Closest primary

Harrington Street Public School0.6km · 1000

Cabramatta West Public School1.1km · 950

Mount Pritchard Public School1.3km · 951

Closest secondary

Bonnyrigg High School1.7km · 962

Cabramatta High School1.8km · 934

Fairvale High School2.7km · 912

Average ICSEA across nearby schools: 964 (national mean = 1000).

Can you afford it on your salary?

Pick your bracket — see weekly leftover, budget breakdown and cheaper alternatives in Cabramatta West

Closest to the $62,400/yr the 30% rule needs is highlighted.

Rent details

1 BR

$360/wk

2 BR

$480/wk

3 BR

$640/wk

4+ BR

$870/wk

Annual change

+3.8%

Quarterly change

0.0%

Suburb affordability ledger

ABS Census 2021 · rent vs household income

Median household income

$1,509/wk

Median age

Avg household size

3.5

Rent-to-income

36%

Nearby suburbs

About renting in Cabramatta West

Cabramatta West is located in Sydney, NSW. The median weekly rent is $550, meaning a single person needs to earn at least $62,400 per year to keep rent below 30% of income.

This suburb affordability view is one layer of your NestLedger — rent, salary and household cost context for Australian money decisions.

How is the salary needed calculated?

The salary needed uses the 30% rule: annual income required = (weekly rent x 52) / 0.3. This is a widely used affordability benchmark — spending more than 30% of gross income on rent is considered "rental stress".

Where does the rent data come from?

Rent data comes from government bond lodgement records — NSW DCJ, QLD RTA, and VIC DFFH. This covers actual bonds lodged, making it one of the most reliable rent data sources in Australia.