You need $104,000/yr
to live in Lewisham
Based on government bond data
1BR median rent
$600/wk
Annual change
-8.8%
Rental stress
No
Location
Sydney, NSW
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Rent trend
Quarterly median rent
Can you afford it?
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$85,000
Weekly take-home
$1,254/wk
Weekly rent
$670/wk
Rent share
53%
You'd have $584/wk left after rent
Weekly budget breakdown
$1,024/week total
Rent
$600/wk
Groceries
$180/wk
Transport
$55/wk
Utilities
$55/wk
Insurance
$45/wk
Other
$89/wk
Rent details
1 BR
$600/wk
2 BR
$780/wk
3 BR
$1,100/wk
Annual change
-8.8%
Quarterly change
-0.7%
Suburb snapshot
ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$2,405/wk
Median age
34
Avg household size
2.2
Rent-to-income
28%
Nearby suburbs
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$670/wk
$104,000/yr
-8.8%
Dulwich Hill
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$690/wk
$91,867/yr
+9.5%
Stanmore
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$700/wk
$93,600/yr
+3.7%
Leichhardt
NSW
$850/wk
$103,134/yr
+6.3%
Haberfield
NSW
$688/wk
$119,254/yr
-20.8%
Ashfield
NSW
$690/wk
$104,000/yr
+9.5%
About renting in Lewisham
Lewisham is located in Sydney, NSW. The median weekly rent is $670, meaning a single person needs to earn at least $104,000 per year to keep rent below 30% of income.
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.