Australians are facing a rental market that has never been less affordable.
Anglicare Australia released a special edition of the 2024 Rental Affordability Snapshot focusing on rental affordability for essential workers. It found that:
- 976 rentals (2.2%) were affordable for an ambulance worker
- 696 rentals (1.5%) were affordable for an aged care worker
- 629 rentals (1.4%) were affordable for a nurse
- 398 rentals (0.9%) were affordable for an early childhood educator
- 389 rentals (0.9%) were affordable for a construction worker
- 352 rentals (0.8%) were affordable for a hospitality worker.
In response to the findings, Anglicare Australia is calling on the Government to return to directly funding and providing housing itself, instead of leaving housing to the private sector. Anglicare Australia is also calling on the Government to wind back landlord tax concessions.