Analysis of the weekly housing rental payments of households in FNQROC region compared to Cairns (R) 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, 14.2% of households were paying high rental payments, and 28.9% were paying low payments, compared with 18.7% and 20.8% respectively in Cairns (R).
The major differences between the housing rental payments of FNQROC region and Cairns (R) were:
- A larger percentage of $150-$199 (8.3% compared to 5.4%)
- A smaller percentage of $400-$449 (8.9% compared to 11.7%)
- A smaller percentage of $350-$399 (13.7% compared to 16.5%)
- A smaller percentage of $450-$499 (6.2% compared to 8.6%)