There are growing numbers of older adults renting privately in Australia who have limited resources in an unaffordable housing market. This study aimed to explore the relationships between older private renters’ home environment and their health and independence to help understand how private rental tenure supports ageing in place. Measures of housing accessibility (Housing Enabler), financial status (Financial Capability Questionnaire and 30:40 indicator of housing affordability stress), health (Short-Form Health Status Questionnaire) and independence (Activities of Daily Living Staircase) were completed with 27 older adults renting privately in southeast Queensland. Non-parametric statistical analysis using Spearman’s Rho was used to explore relationships between variables. Older renters lived in inaccessible homes with high scores on the housing enabler (mean = 185). Housing accessibility was significantly related to participants physical health related quality of life (r = -.471, p = 0.01) as well as their subjective ratings of independence (r = -.604, p = .002). Financial disadvantage was correlated with poorer mental health (r = .489, p = .01) and lower levels of perceived independence (r = -.427, p = .029). These preliminary findings reveal the disadvantage experienced by older private renters and offers important policy implications to support ageing in place for this increasing group. This includes easy access to and no cost modifications to address poor accessibility and further financial support to achieve an adequate standard of living. To inform housing, social security and aged care policy future research should seek to extend these results nationally with a more diverse sample.