Affordability check · Orange · NSW

Can I afford to live in Spring Hill on $60,000/yr?

No, not on this salary
Weekly take-home
$962/wk
1BR median rent
$525/wk
Leftover after rent + tax + costs
$13/wk
Rent share of gross
46%

The verdict

Spring Hill on $60,000/yr

On $60,000/yr, Spring Hill is unaffordable by the 30% rule, since rent alone would take more than 40% of your gross income.

Salary needed (30% rule)
$91,000
/yr gross
Short of 30% rule by
$31,000
/yr
Take-home (after tax)
$50,012
/yr
Annual rent
$27,300
median
Household:

Where your salary goes

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

Tax + Medicare
$192/wk
17%
1BR rent
$525/wk
45%
Essentials
$424/wk
37%
Discretionary
$13/wk
1%

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

On $60,000/yr: weekly budget

$949/week total

Rent
$525/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 Spring Hill, under the 30% rule on $60,000/yr

Amaroo
Orange, NSW · 33.9km from Spring Hill
$400/wk
Save $125/wk
Belgravia
Orange, NSW · 34.6km from Spring Hill
$400/wk
Save $125/wk

Rent trajectory

Spring Hill quarterly median vs your salary's 30%-rule ceiling

$450$475$500$525$550Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Q1 '25 → Q1 '26: +11.7%
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)
$525/wk
Gap above ceiling
+52%

Spring Hill rents rose 11.7% over the past year. At that pace, the gap to your salary ceiling is widening.

Same suburb, adjacent salary brackets

How affordability shifts in Spring Hill with a pay change

↑ Higher
$75,000/yr
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