Anglicare WA: Rental Affordability Snapshot
There were 2,912 private rentals available in WA on 17/18 March 2023.
There were 2,912 private rentals available in WA on 17/18 March 2023.
To say that housing in Australia is broken is an understatement. It is in meltdown, and we won’t be able to truly fix it until we redesign our housing policies.
It is based on 3,457 available private rentals in the Perth metro area, South West and Great Southern, and the North West.
The Snapshot was taken just days before the end of the WA Government’s 12-month moratoria on rent increases and evictions as part of its COVID-19 economic response.
Confirming the pain felt by many people in the private rental market, the latest release of the Rental Affordability Index (RAI) reveals that rents across Western Australia remain unaffordable for many West Australians, in particular for people on low incomes.
The Rental Affordability Snapshot is designed to highlight the lived experience of looking for housing while on a low income.
Anglicare WA conducts the Rental Affordability Snapshot each year to develop a better understanding of how our rental market is changing and the implications for Western Australians living on low incomes.
Thousands of low-income West Australians will continue to face housing insecurity and homelessness in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis if the WA Government does not urgently invest in social and affordable housing.