Putting Renters on the Map

20/02/2023

 

We are in the midst of a rental crisis. Renters are struggling to cope with soaring rents, lack of homes, massive energy bills, and the threat of eviction. That’s why the Tenants’ Union and the Make Renting Fair campaign created this new project to Put Renters on the Map. 

Tap on the map below to see stories and facts about renting in each area.

New South Wales

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Sydney

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paper house

New England & Western NSW

"16-year-old Lucy was pregnant and her partner was abusive. The agent refused to accept her DV termination...
A black and white photo of two people and a dog in a lounge room

Blue Mountains

"I'm not sure what's going to happen next year, I can feel the familiar anxiety and concerns rising...
Back garden of rental home. Tree bare of all leaves is in focus at front of image.

Central Coast

"I have no option except to put my furniture into storage, my dogs into kennels and I’ll have to couch surf...
water damage marks on a ceiling

Eastern Sydney

"I’ve paid over $120,000 in rent in 6 years. I have a good rental history, but now I’m being evicted for no reason?
Keychain on a carpet

Hunter

"I'm too scared to send any more follow up emails in case they decide I’m too much trouble and evict me...
A woman in a jumper sits in an armchair in front of a bookshelf, smiling at the camera

Illawarra, South Coast

"I couldn’t afford the increase – but now I have nowhere else to go. I’m effectively being made homeless...
keys on a chain

Inner Sydney

"I worked out that the current rental is the 60th time I have had to move in my life...
A person with long dark hair smiles at the camera in front of a red brick wall

Inner West

"I know tenants get exploited and mistreated even when the law is on their side... we felt like we had no chance.
A man wearing a Make Renting Fair t-shirt smiles at the camera

Mid Coast

"Renters are facing hardship and need help, individual renters can’t do it alone. It will take a village...
Margaret, an older woman with fair skin in front of a corrugated iron wall

Northern Rivers

"Margaret lost all her possessions including her car in the floods, and then had to move seven times...
Lauren, white woman with dark shoulder length hair holding her cat

Northern Sydney

"The biggest problem for me is the instability, feeling unable to make the property your own, your home...
Pamela Hunter, Community Services Manager, VERTO, a fair woman in an office with an Aboriginal painting in the background

South West NSW

"In 2022 the number of our clients affected by 'no grounds' eviction notices rose by a staggering 190%...
Hills hoist in a backyard garden

South West Sydney

"I don’t know if we'll be able to stay in the local area. At inspections there are twenty or thirty other families there...
Richard, white male with glasses, beard, blue eyes wearing a red t-shirt.

Southern Sydney

"We’ve been in our current place over 4 years now. We're lucky I guess, that's longer than a lot of renters get...
Keith, white man standing in front of building and hedge.

Western Sydney

"Every time we move it's cost us about $3,000. Constant moving has put my family in a financial hole...