Housing

Housing loan repayments

About this topic

Housing loan repayments show the monthly mortgage repayment amounts reported by households with a mortgage. They provide a snapshot of housing costs for owner-purchasing households.

This topic can help indicate repayment pressure and possible housing stress when read with household income, but raw repayment amounts are not directly comparable over time because of inflation, interest rate movements, and changing loan conditions. The 2021 data also predates the interest rate rises that began in May 2022, so it should be interpreted with care.

Interpretation notes

  • This topic applies only to households with a mortgage and records monthly repayments for the dwelling in which they were counted on Census night.
  • Raw repayment amounts are not directly comparable over time because inflation, interest rates, and loan conditions change.
  • The 2021 Census pre-dates the Reserve Bank rate rises that began in May 2022, so current repayment pressure may be higher than the Census snapshot suggests.

Key insight

In 2021, $1,600 to $1,799 was the most common mortgage repayment band among households with a mortgage in Alice Springs (T), accounting for 12% (389 households). This share was higher than Regional NT (11.1%).

Section overview

Monthly housing loan repayments

Alice Springs (T) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises housing loan repayments for Alice Springs (T) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional NT.

Chart view

Monthly housing loan repayments snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Alice Springs (T), with comparison markers for Regional NT.

Alice Springs (T)
Regional NT

Nil Repayments

2021 count

67

% of total

2.1%

1 To 149

2021 count

14

% of total

0.4%

150 To 299

2021 count

9

% of total

0.3%

300 To 449

2021 count

42

% of total

1.3%

450 To 599

2021 count

33

% of total

1.0%

600 To 799

2021 count

80

% of total

2.5%

800 To 999

2021 count

155

% of total

4.8%

1000 To 1199

2021 count

175

% of total

5.4%

1200 To 1399

2021 count

260

% of total

8.0%

1400 To 1599

2021 count

316

% of total

9.7%

1600 To 1799

2021 count

389

% of total

12.0%

1800 To 1999

2021 count

283

% of total

8.7%

2000 To 2199

2021 count

388

% of total

11.9%

2200 To 2399

2021 count

161

% of total

5.0%

2400 To 2599

2021 count

107

% of total

3.3%

2600 To 2799

2021 count

191

% of total

5.9%

2800 To 2999

2021 count

60

% of total

1.8%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

189

% of total

5.8%

3500 To 3999

2021 count

43

% of total

1.3%

4000 To 4999

2021 count

82

% of total

2.5%

5000 And Over

2021 count

52

% of total

1.6%

Not stated

2021 count

152

% of total

4.7%

Data table

Housing loan repayments for Alice Springs (T). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NT.

Housing loan repayments for Alice Springs (T). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NT.
Housing loan repayments for Alice Springs (T). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NT.
Category2021 count2021 %Regional NT %
Nil Repayments672.1%3.0%
1 To 149140.4%0.5%
150 To 29990.3%0.7%
300 To 449421.3%1.7%
450 To 599331.0%1.5%
600 To 799802.5%3.0%
800 To 9991554.8%5.4%
1000 To 11991755.4%6.8%
1200 To 13992608.0%8.5%
1400 To 15993169.7%9.6%
1600 To 179938912.0%11.1%
1800 To 19992838.7%7.7%
2000 To 219938811.9%10.5%
2200 To 23991615.0%4.2%
2400 To 25991073.3%2.8%
2600 To 27991915.9%5.1%
2800 To 2999601.8%1.6%
3000 To 34991895.8%5.2%
3500 To 3999431.3%1.3%
4000 To 4999822.5%2.2%
5000 And Over521.6%1.9%
Not stated1524.7%5.7%
Total3,248100.0%100.0%