Analysis of the weekly housing rental payments of households in FNQROC region compared to Cassowary Coast (R) 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 5.3% and 39.8% respectively in Cassowary Coast (R).
The major differences between the housing rental payments of FNQROC region and Cassowary Coast (R) were:
- A larger percentage of $350-$399 (13.7% compared to 7.8%)
- A larger percentage of $400-$449 (8.9% compared to 3.1%)
- A smaller percentage of $200-$249 (11.4% compared to 20.4%)
- A smaller percentage of $250-$299 (15.6% compared to 23.5%)