ABC News – Australia ·australia ·1 hour ago

Western Australia's median rent surges to $747 weekly amid rental crisis

Western Australia's median rent surged to $747 weekly, up 10 percent year-over-year and 74 percent over five years, according to Anglicare WA. Vacancy rates sit at 0.5 percent, half the national average, leaving no rentals affordable for income support recipients. The charity is calling for rent caps and eviction protections as renters face mounting debt and housing instability.

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