Analysis of the monthly housing loan repayments of households in FNQROC region compared to Mareeba (S) shows that there was a similar proportion of households paying high mortgage repayments ($2,600 per month or more), as well as a similar proportion of households with low mortgage repayments (less than $1,200 per month).
Overall, 11.5% of households were paying high mortgage repayments, and 29.1% were paying low repayments, compared with 11.2% and 29.1% respectively in Mareeba (S).
The major differences between the household loan repayments of FNQROC region and Mareeba (S) were:
- A larger percentage of $1,600-$1,799 (10.8% compared to 9.0%)
- A smaller percentage of $1,200 - $1,399 (11.4% compared to 12.6%)