How is the salary needed to live in Hoppers Crossing 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".

Melbourne · VIC · 3027

You'll need $60,667/yr to live in Hoppers Crossing.

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

1BR median rent

$350/wk

Annual rent change

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Rental stress (median income)

Yes

Bonds lodged

Rent data is reported as a grouped area

Homes Victoria publishes a single median for Hoppers Crossing together with Werribee. The figures shown here apply to the whole grouped area.

Location

Melbourne, VIC

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Rent trend

Quarterly median rent

Schools

9 primary, 3 secondary within 3km

Closest primary

Mossfiel Primary School0.6km

Bellbridge Primary School1km

St Peter Apostle School1.1km

Closest secondary

Hoppers Crossing Secondary College0.5km

Thomas Carr College2.4km

Suzanne Cory High School2.8km

Public transport

Transit score 25/100

Train/tram stops

within 800m

Bus stops

within 800m

Can you afford it on your salary?

Pick your bracket — see weekly leftover, budget breakdown and cheaper alternatives in Hoppers Crossing

Closest to the $60,667/yr the 30% rule needs is highlighted.

Rent details

1 BR

$350/wk

2 BR

$405/wk

3 BR

$450/wk

4+ BR

$525/wk

Annual change

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Quarterly change

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Suburb affordability ledger

ABS Census 2021 · rent vs household income

Median household income

$1,580/wk

Median age

Avg household size

2.8

Rent-to-income

31%

Nearby suburbs

About renting in Hoppers Crossing

Hoppers Crossing is located in Melbourne, VIC. The median weekly rent is $490, meaning a single person needs to earn at least $60,667 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.