Affordability check · Sydney · NSW

Can I afford to live in Potts Point on $100,000/yr?

Tight — it's a stretch
Weekly take-home
$1,485/wk
1BR median rent
$650/wk
Leftover after rent + tax + costs
$411/wk
Rent share of gross
34%

The verdict

Potts Point on $100,000/yr

On $100,000/yr, Potts Point is a stretch — rent crosses the 30% rental-stress threshold. About $411/wk left for everything else.

Salary needed (30% rule)
$112,667
/yr gross
Short of 30% rule by
$12,667
/yr
Take-home (after tax)
$77,212
/yr
Annual rent
$33,800
median
Household:

Where your salary goes

$100,000/yr gross · $1,923/wk · single household

Tax + Medicare
$438/wk
23%
1BR rent
$650/wk
34%
Essentials
$424/wk
22%
Discretionary
$411/wk
21%

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

On $100,000/yr — weekly budget

$1,074/week total

Rent
$650/wk
Groceries
$180/wk
Transport
$55/wk
Utilities
$55/wk
Insurance
$45/wk
Other
$89/wk

Cheaper suburbs you can afford on this salary

Within reach of Potts Point, under the 30% rule on $100,000/yr

Haymarket
Sydney, NSW · 2.6km from Potts Point
$700/wk
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Ultimo
Sydney, NSW · 2.9km from Potts Point
$700/wk
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Rent trajectory

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

$700$713$725$738$750Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Q1 '25 → Q1 '26: +7.1%
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 $100,000/yr
$577/wk
Current median (all beds)
$750/wk
Gap above ceiling
+30%

Potts Point rents rose 7.14% over the past year. At that pace, the gap to your salary ceiling is widening.

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How affordability shifts in Potts Point with a pay change

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