Sydney Rent Helper

Free Tool using Rent Data from Government NSW Website

Sydney Rent Helper

Renting in Sydney is expensive.Before signing any lease, renters need to ask themselves 3 Questions (to help you from overpaying rent).

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Q1.

Choose the right LGA (Area of Sydney)

Have I chosen the right LGA (Local Government Area) for me?Compare a few LGA's.Use the free Visualisation below (optimised for Desktop viewing!)
Make Selections on 3 filters:1. Select several LGA's
2. Dwelling Type
3. Select No of Bedrooms

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Have you chosen the right LGA?Compare Avg Rent of several LGA's over time (2019 to 2022)

Q2.

Choose the right SUBURB

Have I chosen the best postcode/suburb and are there cheaper suburbs in the same LGA?Use the free Visualisation below (optimised for Desktop Viewing)
Make Selections on 3 filters:1. Select ONE LGA only
2. Dwelling Type
3. Select No of Bedrooms

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After choosing your LGA, have you chosen the right "Suburb?"Compare Avg Rent of ALL SUBURBS in your LGA's (2019 to 2022)

Q3.

What is the Suburb Rent Average ?
Is it worth it?

Are the rental properties I’m inspecting above Suburb Rent Average?Are they worth above average?Use the free Visualisation below (optimised for Desktop Viewing)
Make Selections on 3 filters:1. Select ONE Suburb only
2. Dwelling Type
3. Select No of Bedrooms

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After choosing your Suburb, find out the Suburb Avg Rent.How does the suburb Avg compare to properties you are interested in?Is it above or below the Suburb Average? Is it worth it?

Notes & Disclaimer

This website provides information general in nature and is not intended to influence readers’ decisions about investing or financial products. Readers should always seek their own professional advice that takes into account their own personal circumstances before making any financial decisions.Data sourced from: https://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/about-fair-trading/rental-bond-dataAverage Rent data is at the postcode level but for ease of use, this website mapped each Postcode to a suburb. However, sometimes a Postcode maps to more than 1 suburb. (E.g 2221 maps to both Blakehurst and Connells Point).This website also mapped each suburb to a LGA (local government area) but due to recent LGA mergers and name changes, there may be minor mapping errors.

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