Analysis of the weekly housing rental payments of households in Cassowary Coast (R) compared to Douglas (S) 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, 5.3% of households were paying high rental payments, and 39.8% were paying low payments, compared with 20.7% and 25.1% respectively in Douglas (S).
The major differences between the housing rental payments of Cassowary Coast (R) and Douglas (S) were:
- A larger percentage of $250-$299 (23.5% compared to 12.5%)
- A larger percentage of $200-$249 (20.4% compared to 9.7%)
- A smaller percentage of $350-$399 (7.8% compared to 13.9%)
- A smaller percentage of $850+ (1.2% compared to 6.8%)