Analysis of the weekly housing rental payments of households in FNQROC region compared to Far North Queensland shows that there was a larger proportion of households paying high rental payments ($450 per week or more), and a smaller proportion of households with low rental payments (less than $250 per week).
Overall, 14.2% of households were paying high rental payments, and 28.9% were paying low payments, compared with 12.9% and 34.0% respectively in Far North Queensland.
The major differences between the housing rental payments of FNQROC region and Far North Queensland were:
- A larger percentage of $350-$399 (13.7% compared to 12.4%)
- A smaller percentage of $100-$149 (5.6% compared to 8.2%)
- A smaller percentage of Less than $100 (3.6% compared to 5.4%)
- A smaller percentage of $150-$199 (8.3% compared to 9.7%)