Affordability check · Sydney · NSW

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

Tight — it's a stretch
Weekly take-home
$1,317/wk
1BR median rent
$618/wk
Leftover after rent + tax + costs
$275/wk
Rent share of gross
36%

The verdict

Harris Park on $90,000/yr

On $90,000/yr, Harris Park is a stretch — rent crosses the 30% rental-stress threshold. About $275/wk left for everything else.

Salary needed (30% rule)
$107,120
/yr gross
Short of 30% rule by
$17,120
/yr
Take-home (after tax)
$68,483
/yr
Annual rent
$32,136
median
Household:

Where your salary goes

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

Tax + Medicare
$414/wk
24%
1BR rent
$618/wk
36%
Essentials
$424/wk
24%
Discretionary
$275/wk
16%

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

On $90,000/yr — weekly budget

$1,042/week total

Rent
$618/wk
Groceries
$180/wk
Transport
$55/wk
Utilities
$55/wk
Insurance
$45/wk
Other
$89/wk

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Rent trajectory

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

$650$663$675$688$700Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Q1 '25 → Q1 '26: +4.6%
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)
$680/wk
Gap above ceiling
+31%

Harris Park rents rose 4.62% over the past year. At that pace, the gap to your salary ceiling is widening.

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How affordability shifts in Harris Park with a pay change

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