Housing

Housing rental payments

About this topic

Housing rental payments show the weekly rent reported by households that rent their dwelling. It is a direct measure of current housing cost for renters and is not affected by home equity or mortgage history.

This topic is useful for understanding rental affordability and potential housing stress, especially when read with household income and tenure. Raw rental amounts are not directly comparable over time because of inflation, so rental quartiles are better for comparing change.

Interpretation notes

  • This topic applies only to households that rent their dwelling and records weekly rent for the dwelling counted on Census night.
  • Raw rent ranges are not directly comparable over time because inflation and market conditions change.

Key insight

In 2021, $1 to $74 was the most common rent band among households renting their home in Cocos Islands, accounting for 24.3% (18 households). This share was higher than Other Territories (13.3%).

Section overview

Weekly housing rental payments

Cocos Islands - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises housing rental payments for Cocos Islands in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Other Territories.

Chart view

Weekly housing rental payments snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Cocos Islands, with comparison markers for Other Territories.

Cocos Islands
Other Territories

1 To 74

2021 count

18

% of total

24.3%

75 To 99

2021 count

-

% of total

-

100 To 124

2021 count

-

% of total

-

125 To 149

2021 count

8

% of total

10.8%

150 To 174

2021 count

-

% of total

-

175 To 199

2021 count

-

% of total

-

200 To 224

2021 count

-

% of total

-

225 To 249

2021 count

6

% of total

8.1%

250 To 274

2021 count

17

% of total

23.0%

275 To 299

2021 count

-

% of total

-

300 To 324

2021 count

-

% of total

-

325 To 349

2021 count

-

% of total

-

350 To 374

2021 count

-

% of total

-

375 To 399

2021 count

-

% of total

-

400 To 424

2021 count

-

% of total

-

450 To 474

2021 count

-

% of total

-

475 To 499

2021 count

-

% of total

-

500 To 524

2021 count

6

% of total

8.1%

550 To 649

2021 count

3

% of total

4.1%

950 And Over

2021 count

-

% of total

-

Not stated

2021 count

16

% of total

21.6%

Data table

Housing rental payments for Cocos Islands. Weekly housing rental payments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Other Territories.

Housing rental payments for Cocos Islands. Weekly housing rental payments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Other Territories.
Housing rental payments for Cocos Islands. Weekly housing rental payments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Other Territories.
Category2021 count2021 %Other Territories %
1 To 741824.3%13.3%
75 To 99--4.9%
100 To 124--5.1%
125 To 149810.8%4.9%
150 To 174--7.1%
175 To 199--6.0%
200 To 224--8.7%
225 To 24968.1%3.6%
250 To 2741723.0%9.2%
275 To 299--2.1%
300 To 324--8.4%
325 To 349--2.5%
350 To 374--3.5%
375 To 399--2.1%
400 To 424--2.2%
450 To 474--1.3%
475 To 499--0.6%
500 To 52468.1%1.9%
550 To 64934.1%1.9%
950 And Over--0.8%
Not stated1621.6%9.8%
Total74100.0%100.0%