As at 13 October 2026 · official data unless labelled
Income left after housing costs
What the numbers are telling us
The share of income left after housing costs was 80.8% in 2024, up 0.17 pts on the previous reading (80.6%).
It is close to its 10-year average of 80.5%.
Across 31 OECD countries (2024), Australia ranks 16th best of 31 on housing affordability, at the median of 80.8%.
Why it matters
The share of household disposable income left once housing costs are paid; the less that is left, the tighter the squeeze on everything else.
What it should be
There is no official target, so Australia is judged against comparable countries: higher than the OECD median is better. The OECD median is 80.8%.
Every figure on this page is calculated from the stored official series (OECD, How's Life? Current well-being (OECD WISE)); the summary is written from the numbers, not edited by hand.