Analysis of the weekly housing rental payments of households in Mareeba (S) compared to FNQROC region 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, 5.5% of households were paying high rental payments, and 38.1% were paying low payments, compared with 14.2% and 28.9% respectively in FNQROC region.
The major differences between the housing rental payments of Mareeba (S) and FNQROC region were:
- A larger percentage of $150-$199 (12.1% compared to 8.3%)
- A larger percentage of $300-$349 (17.3% compared to 13.9%)
- A smaller percentage of $450-$499 (3.0% compared to 6.2%)
- A smaller percentage of $400-$449 (5.9% compared to 8.9%)