Anglicare Australia’s 2026 Rental Affordability Snapshot – Essential Workers Report reveals that housing affordability has reached all-time low for 13 out of 16 essential worker categories.

With wages not keeping pace with rental rises, essential workers can only afford between 0.7-3.3 percent of properties, despite working full-time hours in roles that support the community.

Read the full report, and learn what can be done to help ease the housing crisis for community members.