Albany

Homelessness risk tracking since 28 Feb 2026

⚠Rent data is 7+ days old — figures use REIWA fallback estimates

Rent + fuel burden

CRISIS

90%

DIESEL

255c/L

Rent % gross wage

STRESS

76%

Burden before crisis

88.4%

Conflict added

+1.2%

Risk (legacy)

Risk Index 70 (legacy composite) — ELEVATED. Workers in this region are under sustained financial pressure. Baseline (28 Feb 2026): 40.0.

Essentials basket

Weekly basket

$159.06

Since crisis

—

Baseline

$0.00

Cost pressure analysis

Fuel, essentials, and rent as a percentage of net minimum wage income. Above 50% is the critical threshold.

Total weekly cost of a 20-item basket since 28 Feb 2026.

Hours of minimum wage work per week required to cover the typical commute for this region.

Median weekly rent as a percentage of gross minimum wage income. The 30% line marks housing stress.