You need $156,000/yr
to live in West Pennant Hills
Based on government bond data
1BR median rent
$900/wk
Annual change
+5.0%
Rental stress
No
Location
Sydney, NSW
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Rent trend
Quarterly median rent
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$85,000
Weekly take-home
$1,254/wk
Weekly rent
$900/wk
Rent share
72%
You'd have $354/wk left after rent
Weekly budget breakdown
$1,324/week total
Rent
$900/wk
Groceries
$180/wk
Transport
$55/wk
Utilities
$55/wk
Insurance
$45/wk
Other
$89/wk
Rent details
4+ BR
$1,100/wk
Annual change
+5.0%
Quarterly change
+5.9%
Suburb snapshot
ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$3,078/wk
Median age
43
Avg household size
3.1
Rent-to-income
29%
Nearby suburbs
Beecroft
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$900/wk
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+7.1%
Cherrybrook
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$1,000/wk
$173,334/yr
0.0%
Carlingford
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$730/wk
$103,654/yr
+7.3%
North Rocks
NSW
$650/wk
$86,320/yr
+10.6%
Castle Hill
NSW
$820/wk
$121,334/yr
+3.8%
Pennant Hills
NSW
$800/wk
$95,334/yr
+12.7%
About renting in West Pennant Hills
West Pennant Hills is located in Sydney, NSW. The median weekly rent is $900, meaning a single person needs to earn at least $156,000 per year to keep rent below 30% of income.
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.