How is rent stress calculated?

QuickProperty divides the latest available weekly rent by local weekly personal income from Census data. It is a screening ratio, not a full household budget model.

Does a high stress ranking mean avoid the suburb?

No. It means tenant affordability deserves attention. Check income, prices, vacancy assumptions, services, and the suburb page freshness panel before treating the signal as decisive.

Which states are included?

NSW, VIC, QLD, SA, WA, and TAS are included where rent coverage is strong enough for ranking. ACT and NT are not included in this rent-specific scope yet.

What should I do after opening this ranking?

Use the ranking as a screening step for SA. Save realistic suburbs to your shortlist, compare the strongest two or three, then use suburb detail pages or the calculator to test the final candidate.

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Ranking · SA · 50 suburbs

Highest Rent Stress — SA

Top 50 suburbs by weekly rent as a share of local weekly personal income in SA.

Leading suburb

North MoontaSA

Leading value

131%

Runner-up

Macdonald ParkSA

Updated

12 July 2026

Ranking

Highest Rent Stress

Top 50 suburbs by weekly rent as a share of local weekly personal income — SA

50 results

All NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS

How to read this ranking

Use rent stress rankings as an affordability-risk screen.

BEST FOR

Finding places where rent is stretched against local income.

This list is useful when tenant affordability and pressure matter to your research in SA.

READ IT AS

A local income stress signal.

The ratio uses weekly rent against local weekly personal income. It is not a household budget model, but it highlights markets that deserve caution.

NEXT STEP

Compare against income-supported alternatives.

Use compare to test whether a high-stress suburb is still attractive once price, income, and local evidence are visible.

Intent pathway · INCOME-FIRST

I want rent and yield candidates first.

Start with rent-led investor strength, save the strongest suburbs, then compare before sending a lead into the AU calculator.

Model the deal only after rent and price evidence are strong enough.

COMPARE SAVED LEADS Reset to intent start

VERIFY evidence

Rent-source screen

Rent rankings use state rent feeds with different grains and cadences. Use them to find pressure, then open suburb detail before treating the signal as final.

AFFORDABILITY STRESS

Top candidates show stretched rent against local income.

Use this as a risk and pressure screen, then compare against areas with better income support or lower rent burden.

Shortlist flow

Use #1 North Moonta and #2 Macdonald Park as the first compare pair.

Rankings are strongest when they hand you a shortlist quickly. Compare the top two first, then open suburb detail if the head-to-head result still feels narrow.

This uses local personal income as a screen, not a household budget or loan-serviceability model.

Compare top 2Open #1 detail Open #2 detail

Distribution

50 suburbs · midpoint ≈ 101%

Leader: North Moonta · 131%

# ▲	SUBURB	STATE	RENT / INCOME	WEEKLY	POP
1	North Moonta	SA	131%	$600/wk	605
2	Macdonald Park	SA	129%	$800/wk	503
3	Summertown	SA	120%	$1050/wk	752
4	Dudley Park	SA	117%	$540/wk	670
5	Yankalilla	SA	115%	$572/wk	963
6	Kudla	SA	114%	$800/wk	551
7	Angle Park	SA	113%	$582/wk	1,555
8	Wattle Park	SA	110%	$1050/wk	1,885
9	Goolwa North	SA	109%	$565/wk	1,307
10	Ferryden Park	SA	109%	$595/wk	4,495
11	Woodville Gardens	SA	108%	$558/wk	2,412
12	Hillier	SA	107%	$550/wk	814
13	Elizabeth Park	SA	106%	$515/wk	4,428
14	Wallaroo	SA	106%	$535/wk	3,699
15	Novar Gardens	SA	106%	$665/wk	2,508
16	Hillcrest	SA	105%	$800/wk	3,659
17	Elizabeth Downs	SA	105%	$520/wk	5,160
18	Lewiston	SA	104%	$800/wk	3,275
19	Heathfield	SA	104%	$900/wk	1,062
20	Elizabeth	SA	104%	$470/wk	1,033
21	Reynella East	SA	103%	$680/wk	1,990
22	Davoren Park	SA	103%	$500/wk	6,392
23	Salisbury Plain	SA	103%	$592/wk	1,333
24	Waterloo Corner	SA	101%	$490/wk	1,103
25	Hackham West	SA	101%	$500/wk	3,620
26	Hackney	SA	101%	$630/wk	575
27	Walkley Heights	SA	101%	$720/wk	3,513
28	Brahma Lodge	SA	101%	$524/wk	3,380
29	Elizabeth Vale	SA	100%	$470/wk	4,331
30	Macclesfield	SA	100%	$790/wk	1,413
31	Milang	SA	100%	$495/wk	962
32	Goolwa Beach	SA	99%	$520/wk	2,222
33	Mannum	SA	99%	$480/wk	2,919
34	Glenunga	SA	98%	$885/wk	2,184
35	Hindmarsh Island	SA	98%	$570/wk	1,846
36	Normanville	SA	98%	$535/wk	1,965
37	Encounter Bay	SA	98%	$502/wk	5,305
38	Kilburn	SA	96%	$523/wk	5,633
39	Mansfield Park	SA	96%	$515/wk	4,608
40	Oakden	SA	96%	$625/wk	3,583
41	McLaren Vale	SA	96%	$660/wk	4,061
42	Parafield Gardens	SA	96%	$560/wk	18,467
43	Smithfield Plains	SA	95%	$488/wk	3,305
44	Christie Downs	SA	95%	$470/wk	5,239
45	Renmark North	SA	95%	$580/wk	678
46	Gladstone	SA	95%	$464/wk	745
47	Cowandilla	SA	95%	$560/wk	1,455
48	Port Broughton	SA	95%	$482/wk	1,312
49	Dover Gardens	SA	95%	$692/wk	3,062
50	Elizabeth Grove	SA	95%	$430/wk	2,531

FAQ

Australian highest rent stress FAQ

How is rent stress calculated?

QuickProperty divides the latest available weekly rent by local weekly personal income from Census data. It is a screening ratio, not a full household budget model.
Does a high stress ranking mean avoid the suburb?

No. It means tenant affordability deserves attention. Check income, prices, vacancy assumptions, services, and the suburb page freshness panel before treating the signal as decisive.
Which states are included?

NSW, VIC, QLD, SA, WA, and TAS are included where rent coverage is strong enough for ranking. ACT and NT are not included in this rent-specific scope yet.
What should I do after opening this ranking?

Use the ranking as a screening step for SA. Save realistic suburbs to your shortlist, compare the strongest two or three, then use suburb detail pages or the calculator to test the final candidate.