This snapshot report on rental affordability provides findings from 8,646 rental properties surveyed across Southern Queensland.

Key findings

• Only 41 unique properties (0.5%) were affordable and appropriate for households on income support.
• Only 666 unique properties (7.7%) were affordable and appropriate for those on minimum wage.
• All household categories surveyed in Brisbane Metro and Ipswich are paying at least 30% of their household income on rent.
• Coastal areas continue to be the least affordable across southern Queensland. On the Gold Coast, there are 0 available for people on income support and just 2 properties for those on minimum wage.
• The highest level of rental stress across all household categories is experienced by single people with some categories paying up to 150% of their income on rent.