Affordability check · Sydney · NSW

Can I afford to live in Greystanes on $90,000/yr?

Tight — it's a stretch
Weekly take-home
$1,317/wk
1BR median rent
$550/wk
Leftover after rent + tax + costs
$343/wk
Rent share of gross
32%

The verdict

Greystanes on $90,000/yr

On $90,000/yr, Greystanes is a stretch — rent crosses the 30% rental-stress threshold. About $343/wk left for everything else.

Salary needed (30% rule)
$95,334
/yr gross
Short of 30% rule by
$5,334
/yr
Take-home (after tax)
$68,483
/yr
Annual rent
$28,600
median
Household:

Where your salary goes

$90,000/yr gross · $1,731/wk · single household

Tax + Medicare
$414/wk
24%
1BR rent
$550/wk
32%
Essentials
$424/wk
24%
Discretionary
$343/wk
20%

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

On $90,000/yr — weekly budget

$974/week total

Rent
$550/wk
Groceries
$180/wk
Transport
$55/wk
Utilities
$55/wk
Insurance
$45/wk
Other
$89/wk

Rent trajectory

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

$600$613$625$638$650Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Q1 '25 → Q1 '26: +3.2%
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 $90,000/yr
$519/wk
Current median (all beds)
$650/wk
Gap above ceiling
+25%

Greystanes rents rose 3.17% over the past year. At that pace, the gap to your salary ceiling is widening.

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How affordability shifts in Greystanes with a pay change

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