Analysis of the weekly housing rental payments of households in SSROC region compared to New South Wales 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, 62.2% of households were paying high rental payments, and 10.6% were paying low payments, compared with 44.2% and 15.5% respectively in New South Wales.
The major differences between the housing rental payments of SSROC region and New South Wales were:
- A larger percentage of $550-$649 (16.1% compared to 11.3%)
- A larger percentage of $650-$749 (10.7% compared to 6.0%)
- A larger percentage of $850+ (9.1% compared to 5.0%)
- A smaller percentage of $350-$399 (7.1% compared to 10.8%)