In the Illawarra, there is no postcode where the average rental household was spending less than 30 per cent of its income on rent. Black Friday Offers

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Overall, regional NSW is no longer more affordable than Sydney according to the 11 th annual National Shelter-SGS Economics and Planning Rental Affordability Index.

The worst postcode was in the north of the Illawarra, with the 2515 (Thirroul to Clifton) receiving a rental affordability index (RAI) score of 67.

Households that spend 30 per cent of their income on rent have a RAI score

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