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Here’s How Much Money You Need To Make In Your State To Afford To Buy A House

We all get to a point in our lives where we feel like it makes sense to buy a property and dip out of the rental market… but the honest truth is that sometimes with the cost of living and the salary that we’re on – it’s not an option.

In an analysis by the Parliamentary Library who have compiled data from CoreLogic and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), here’s how much annual income you’ll need to be making in your city to be able to even think about being a home owner:

SYDNEY

$293,578

MELBOURNE

$189,962

BRISBANE

$178,090

ADELAIDE

$163,627

PERTH

$140,313

CANBERRA

$205,073

HOBART

$148,948

Sounds possible to you? Interestingly, the national average annual income needed to be able afford a house is now 1.6 times that of the average Australian wage, coming in at $164,400.

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Justin Hill

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