Australian Census 2021: Hunter mortgage, rental stress multiplying fast as wage growth fails to keep up with housing costs

Michael Parris
Updated July 14 2022 - 12:39pm, first published 5:00am
Mortgage and rental stress are on the rise in the Hunter as wages fail to keep up
Mortgage and rental stress are on the rise in the Hunter as wages fail to keep up

Hunter households report suffering less mortgage stress than the rest of NSW, but loan repayments are an increasing burden.

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Michael Parris

Michael Parris

Journalist

Michael Parris reports on politics for the Newcastle Herald. He started at the Herald in 1994 after working in the ABC Newcastle newsroom. Michael spent much of his career as a sub-editor before moving into political reporting in 2017. He was a finalist in the Sports Australia national media awards for his stories about a male-only tennis club in Newcastle. He has covered NSW and federal elections, state and federal budgets and local politics. He has also written extensively about the COVID-19 pandemic with a special focus on data analysis and the effects of lockdowns on the Hunter community.

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