Analysis of the weekly housing rental payments of households in Etheridge (S) compared to FNQROC region 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, 12.2% of households were paying high rental payments, and 42.3% were paying low payments, compared with 14.2% and 28.9% respectively in FNQROC region.
The major differences between the housing rental payments of Etheridge (S) and FNQROC region were:
- A larger percentage of $850+ (12.2% compared to 1.2%)
- A smaller percentage of $300-$349 (0.0% compared to 13.9%)
- A smaller percentage of $350-$399 (0.0% compared to 13.7%)
- A smaller percentage of $400-$449 (0.0% compared to 8.9%)