New data has revealed West Australians earning minimum wage are spending nearly two thirds of their income on rent.

Since 2020, the median weekly rent for a house in WA has risen by more than $200 to $580 a week, which represents a jump from 49 per cent to 67 per cent of a low income worker's weekly wage.

New data has revealed West Australians earning minimum wage are spending nearly two thirds of their income on rent.
Since 2020, the median weekly rent for a house in WA has risen by more than $200 to $580 a week, which represents a jump from 49 per cent to 67 per cent of a low income worker's weekly wage.

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