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 Augusta-Margaret River (S), accounting for 11.9% (265 households). This share was higher than Regional WA (9.7%).

Section overview

Monthly housing loan repayments

Augusta-Margaret River (S) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises housing loan repayments for Augusta-Margaret River (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional WA.

Chart view

Monthly housing loan repayments snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Augusta-Margaret River (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.

Augusta-Margaret River (S)
Regional WA

Nil Repayments

2021 count

64

% of total

2.9%

1 To 149

2021 count

14

% of total

0.6%

150 To 299

2021 count

18

% of total

0.8%

300 To 449

2021 count

39

% of total

1.7%

450 To 599

2021 count

34

% of total

1.5%

600 To 799

2021 count

72

% of total

3.2%

800 To 999

2021 count

99

% of total

4.4%

1000 To 1199

2021 count

151

% of total

6.8%

1200 To 1399

2021 count

199

% of total

8.9%

1400 To 1599

2021 count

199

% of total

8.9%

1600 To 1799

2021 count

265

% of total

11.9%

1800 To 1999

2021 count

165

% of total

7.4%

2000 To 2199

2021 count

220

% of total

9.8%

2200 To 2399

2021 count

102

% of total

4.6%

2400 To 2599

2021 count

58

% of total

2.6%

2600 To 2799

2021 count

107

% of total

4.8%

2800 To 2999

2021 count

48

% of total

2.1%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

130

% of total

5.8%

3500 To 3999

2021 count

32

% of total

1.4%

4000 To 4999

2021 count

53

% of total

2.4%

5000 And Over

2021 count

35

% of total

1.6%

Not stated

2021 count

132

% of total

5.9%

Data table

Housing loan repayments for Augusta-Margaret River (S). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional WA.

Housing loan repayments for Augusta-Margaret River (S). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional WA.
Housing loan repayments for Augusta-Margaret River (S). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional WA.
Category2021 count2021 %Regional WA %
Nil Repayments642.9%3.2%
1 To 149140.6%0.7%
150 To 299180.8%1.1%
300 To 449391.7%2.5%
450 To 599341.5%2.3%
600 To 799723.2%4.7%
800 To 999994.4%6.1%
1000 To 11991516.8%8.2%
1200 To 13991998.9%9.6%
1400 To 15991998.9%9.3%
1600 To 179926511.9%9.7%
1800 To 19991657.4%6.3%
2000 To 21992209.8%9.7%
2200 To 23991024.6%3.6%
2400 To 2599582.6%2.3%
2600 To 27991074.8%3.6%
2800 To 2999482.1%1.6%
3000 To 34991305.8%4.5%
3500 To 3999321.4%1.3%
4000 To 4999532.4%2.2%
5000 And Over351.6%1.6%
Not stated1325.9%5.7%
Total2,236100.0%100.0%