Analysis of the weekly housing rental payments of households in Douglas (S) compared to FNQROC region 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, 20.7% of households were paying high rental payments, and 25.1% were paying low payments, compared with 14.2% and 28.9% respectively in FNQROC region.
The major differences between the housing rental payments of Douglas (S) and FNQROC region were:
- A larger percentage of $850+ (6.8% compared to 1.2%)
- A smaller percentage of $250-$299 (12.5% compared to 15.6%)
- A smaller percentage of $200-$249 (9.7% compared to 11.4%)
- A smaller percentage of $100-$149 (4.0% compared to 5.6%)