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, $1,200 to $1,399 was the most common mortgage repayment band among households with a mortgage in Armidale Regional, accounting for 12.6% (360 households). This share was higher than Regional NSW (8.8%).

Section overview

Monthly housing loan repayments

Armidale Regional - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises housing loan repayments for Armidale Regional in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional NSW.

Chart view

Monthly housing loan repayments snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Armidale Regional, with comparison markers for Regional NSW.

Armidale Regional
Regional NSW

Nil Repayments

2021 count

113

% of total

3.9%

1 To 149

2021 count

24

% of total

0.8%

150 To 299

2021 count

23

% of total

0.8%

300 To 449

2021 count

63

% of total

2.2%

450 To 599

2021 count

68

% of total

2.4%

600 To 799

2021 count

141

% of total

4.9%

800 To 999

2021 count

223

% of total

7.8%

1000 To 1199

2021 count

264

% of total

9.2%

1200 To 1399

2021 count

360

% of total

12.6%

1400 To 1599

2021 count

284

% of total

9.9%

1600 To 1799

2021 count

284

% of total

9.9%

1800 To 1999

2021 count

175

% of total

6.1%

2000 To 2199

2021 count

196

% of total

6.8%

2200 To 2399

2021 count

74

% of total

2.6%

2400 To 2599

2021 count

60

% of total

2.1%

2600 To 2799

2021 count

88

% of total

3.1%

2800 To 2999

2021 count

32

% of total

1.1%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

98

% of total

3.4%

3500 To 3999

2021 count

36

% of total

1.3%

4000 To 4999

2021 count

64

% of total

2.2%

5000 And Over

2021 count

39

% of total

1.4%

Not stated

2021 count

153

% of total

5.3%

Data table

Housing loan repayments for Armidale Regional. Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NSW.

Housing loan repayments for Armidale Regional. Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NSW.
Housing loan repayments for Armidale Regional. Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NSW.
Category2021 count2021 %Regional NSW %
Nil Repayments1133.9%2.9%
1 To 149240.8%0.8%
150 To 299230.8%1.1%
300 To 449632.2%2.2%
450 To 599682.4%2.1%
600 To 7991414.9%4.0%
800 To 9992237.8%5.7%
1000 To 11992649.2%7.0%
1200 To 139936012.6%8.8%
1400 To 15992849.9%7.9%
1600 To 17992849.9%9.1%
1800 To 19991756.1%6.4%
2000 To 21991966.8%10.0%
2200 To 2399742.6%4.2%
2400 To 2599602.1%2.8%
2600 To 2799883.1%4.8%
2800 To 2999321.1%2.2%
3000 To 3499983.4%5.8%
3500 To 3999361.3%1.7%
4000 To 4999642.2%2.7%
5000 And Over391.4%2.1%
Not stated1535.3%5.7%
Total2,862100.0%100.0%