Affordability check · Central Coast · NSW

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

Tight, it's a stretch
Weekly take-home
$962/wk
1BR median rent
$380/wk
Leftover after rent + tax + costs
$158/wk
Rent share of gross
33%

The verdict

Durren Durren on $60,000/yr

On $60,000/yr, Durren Durren is a stretch, since rent crosses the 30% rental-stress threshold. About $158/wk left for everything else.

Salary needed (30% rule)
$65,867
/yr gross
Short of 30% rule by
$5,867
/yr
Take-home (after tax)
$50,012
/yr
Annual rent
$19,760
median
Household:

Where your salary goes

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

Tax + Medicare
$192/wk
17%
1BR rent
$380/wk
33%
Essentials
$424/wk
37%
Discretionary
$158/wk
14%

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

On $60,000/yr: weekly budget

$804/week total

Rent
$380/wk
Groceries
$180/wk
Transport
$55/wk
Utilities
$55/wk
Insurance
$45/wk
Other
$89/wk

Nearby suburbs at this salary

5 closest suburbs, affordability verdict on $60,000/yr

Closest cheaper alternatives

Still over the 30% rule on $60,000/yr, but cheaper than Durren Durren

Nothing nearby is comfortably affordable on this salary. These are the closest cheaper options. You'd still be over the rental-stress threshold, but less so.

Alison
Central Coast, NSW · 9.3km from Durren Durren
$480/wk
42% rent
Martinsville
Newcastle, NSW · 14.5km from Durren Durren
$545/wk
47% rent
Blue Haven
Central Coast, NSW · 10.7km from Durren Durren
$550/wk
48% rent
Doyalson
Central Coast, NSW · 10.8km from Durren Durren
$550/wk
48% rent
San Remo
Central Coast, NSW · 12.2km from Durren Durren
$550/wk
48% rent

Want options under the 30% rule? Try a higher salary bracket or browse the cheapest suburbs nationally.

Rent trajectory

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

$600$625$650$675$700Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Q1 '25 → Q1 '26: +13.3%
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)
$680/wk
Gap above ceiling
+97%

Durren Durren rents rose 13.33% over the past year. At that pace, the gap to your salary ceiling is widening.

Same suburb, adjacent salary brackets

How affordability shifts in Durren Durren with a pay change

↑ Higher
$75,000/yr
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