Your minimum wage is $23.23 USD/hour. Ours is $7.25/hour.
You don’t have rent control but you DO have a government that drives wages with regular review and increases determined by the FWC. Our wages have practically stagnated for 30 years. It’s been 15 since we last saw a minimum wage increase.
You really can’t compare Australia’s housing situation to the US’s because of the massive economic differences.