How is the salary needed to live in Roxburgh Park 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 · 3062

You'll need $56,334/yr to live in Roxburgh Park.

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

1BR median rent

$325/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 Roxburgh Park together with Broadmeadows. The figures shown here apply to the whole grouped area.

Location

Melbourne, VIC

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Rent trend

Quarterly median rent

Schools

6 primary, 3 secondary within 3km

Closest primary

Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School0.8km

Roxburgh Homestead Primary School1.1km

Roxburgh Park Primary School1.1km

Closest secondary

Roxburgh College0.7km

Kolbe Catholic College1.8km

Craigieburn Secondary College2.1km

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 Roxburgh Park

Closest to the $56,334/yr the 30% rule needs is highlighted.

Rent details

1 BR

$325/wk

2 BR

$470/wk

3 BR

$520/wk

4+ BR

$600/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

$1,629/wk

Median age

Avg household size

3.7

Rent-to-income

32%

Nearby suburbs

About renting in Roxburgh Park

Roxburgh Park is located in Melbourne, VIC. The median weekly rent is $515, meaning a single person needs to earn at least $56,334 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.