The snapshot tracks Australia’s private rental market, surveying around 49,000 rental listings nationwide. It measures whether Australians on low incomes can afford to rent a home on the private market. The snapshot assesses each property for affordability and suitability metrics for thirteen different household types on low incomes. This year's snapshot shows people on the lowest incomes have no access to the private rental market.

Key findings

• One rental nationwide was affordable for a person on JobSeeker.
• 0% rentals were affordable for a person on Youth Allowance.
• 0.2% of rentals were affordable for a single person on the Age Pension.
• A full-time minimum wage worker could afford 0.5% of listings.
• A couple with two minimum wage incomes could afford 14.8% of rentals.

The snapshot is provided with a regional report.