Analysis of the weekly housing rental payments of households in Douglas (S) compared to Australia shows that there was a smaller proportion of households paying high rental payments ($450 per week or more), and a larger proportion of households with low rental payments (less than $250 per week).
Overall, 20.7% of households were paying high rental payments, and 25.1% were paying low payments, compared with 30.4% and 18.1% respectively in Australia.
The major differences between the housing rental payments of Douglas (S) and Australia were:
- A larger percentage of $850+ (6.8% compared to 2.8%)
- A larger percentage of $250-$299 (12.5% compared to 8.8%)
- A smaller percentage of $400-$449 (7.3% compared to 12.1%)
- A smaller percentage of $550-$649 (3.5% compared to 7.3%)