Barely one per cent of working jobs critical to the nation’s survival can comfortably afford the average rental as sky-high demand and lacklustre housing rollout crush Australians doing it tough.
Shocking new figures for Anglicare Australia have revealed just how dire the rental market is for average essential worker s in Australia.
The revelations were a shock to Anglicare Australia’s executive director Kasy Chambers who labelled the details of the report a “national scandal”. “Virtually no part of Australia is affordable for aged care workers, early childhood educators, cleaners, nurses and many other essential workers we rely on. It’s no wonder so many critical industries are facing worker shortages.”
“It’s been clear for years now that the private rental market is failing people on low incomes. Now it’s clear that it’s also failing our key workers – including those who work full-time,” Ms Chambers said. Anglicare’s report drew on more than 45,000 rental listings in March 2024 and determined affordability based on each employment’s award rate at the start of the 2025 financial year.
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