Last month, a study from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and University of Technology Sydney (UTS) warned that housing affordability in Sydney has become dire.The study found that only apartments in specific suburbs of Western Sydney were affordable for someone with a median income, whereas detached houses were unaffordable throughout the city.
“Households relying solely on their earnings will have limited chances of achieving homeownership”, said senior study author Professor Chyi Lin Lee from the School of Built Environment at UNSW.
CBA senior economist Belinda Allen published the following chart showing that Sydney’s housing affordability is the worst on record when mortgage payments on the median-priced home are compared against dual average full-time incomes: Other data illustrates the extreme unaffordability of Sydney housing.
Domain data shows that Sydney’s median house price hit an all-time high $1,662,400 in the June quarter: Sydney’s median house price is also become increasingly unaffordable compared to the other capital cities:
Meanwhile, Sydney rents have soared into the stratosphere at $1,033 per week for houses and $697 a week for units. Sydney will transform into an even more expensive city of high-rise apartment towers that are unconducive to raising families.
