Savings rate in Brisbane — are you on track?
Brisbane is a high cost city. Brisbane rents reached A$2,200/month following strong interstate migration from Sydney and Melbourne. Brisbane's rapid rent growth has narrowed the affordability advantage it held over Sydney for much of the past decade.
Median rent
A$2,200/mo
Brisbane 2023
Typical other costs
A$1,900/mo
excl. housing
Savings benchmark
4–13%
mid-income AUD
Pre-set for Brisbane — adjust to your situation
What a good savings rate looks like in Brisbane
Using data from ABS Household Expenditure Survey 2022/23, people at mid-range incomes in Australia typically save between 4–13% of gross income. In a high cost city like Brisbane, housing costs can compress that meaningfully — especially for renters.
Source: ABS Household Expenditure Survey 2022/23. Benchmarks shown for mid-income earners in Australia.
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