How is the salary needed to live in West Brunswick 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 · 3055

You'll need $69,334/yr to live in West Brunswick.

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

1BR median rent

$400/wk

Annual rent change

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Rental stress (median income)

Bonds lodged

Location

Melbourne, VIC

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Rent trend

Quarterly median rent

Schools

19 primary, 5 secondary within 3km

Closest primary

St Joseph's School0.3km

Moonee Ponds Primary School0.6km

Brunswick South West Primary School0.8km

Closest secondary

Brunswick Secondary College1.5km

Mount Alexander 7-12 College2.1km

Sydney Road Community School2.1km

Public transport

Transit score 55/100

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 West Brunswick

Closest to the $69,334/yr the 30% rule needs is highlighted.

Rent details

1 BR

$400/wk

2 BR

$500/wk

3 BR

$725/wk

4+ BR

$1,000/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

$1,797/wk

Median age

Avg household size

2.1

Rent-to-income

27%

Nearby suburbs

About renting in West Brunswick

West Brunswick is located in Melbourne, VIC. The median weekly rent is $480, meaning a single person needs to earn at least $69,334 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.