Affordability check · Sydney · NSW

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

No, not on this salary
Weekly take-home
$962/wk
1BR median rent
$720/wk
Leftover after rent + tax + costs
-$182/wk
Rent share of gross
62%

The verdict

Liberty Grove on $60,000/yr

On $60,000/yr, Liberty Grove doesn't add up: typical costs would leave you $182/wk short. You need about $124,800/yr at the 30% rule.

Salary needed (30% rule)
$124,800
/yr gross
Short of 30% rule by
$64,800
/yr
Take-home (after tax)
$50,012
/yr
Annual rent
$37,440
median
Household:

Where your salary goes

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

Tax + Medicare
$192/wk
14%
1BR rent
$720/wk
54%
Essentials
$424/wk
32%
Discretionary
-$182/wk

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

On $60,000/yr: weekly budget

$1,144/week total

Rent
$720/wk
Groceries
$180/wk
Transport
$55/wk
Utilities
$55/wk
Insurance
$45/wk
Other
$89/wk

Closest cheaper alternatives

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

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.

Rosehill
Sydney, NSW · 5.2km from Liberty Grove
$600/wk
52% rent
Clyde
Sydney, NSW · 5.8km from Liberty Grove
$600/wk
52% rent
Camellia
Sydney, NSW · 6km from Liberty Grove
$600/wk
52% rent
Enfield
Sydney, NSW · 5.6km from Liberty Grove
$655/wk
57% rent
Burwood Heights
Sydney, NSW · 5.7km from Liberty Grove
$655/wk
57% rent

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

Rent trajectory

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

$850$875$900$925$950Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Q1 '25 → Q1 '26: +3.4%
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)
$920/wk
Gap above ceiling
+166%

Liberty Grove rents rose 3.37% over the past year. At that pace, the gap to your salary ceiling is widening.

Same suburb, adjacent salary brackets

How affordability shifts in Liberty Grove with a pay change

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$75,000/yr
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