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, $2,000 to $2,199 was the most common mortgage repayment band among households with a mortgage in Watsonia North, accounting for 13% (73 households). This share was higher than Banyule (C) (9.7%).

Section overview

Monthly housing loan repayments

Watsonia North - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises housing loan repayments for Watsonia North in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Banyule (C).

Chart view

Monthly housing loan repayments snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Watsonia North, with comparison markers for Banyule (C).

Watsonia North
Banyule (C)

Nil Repayments

2021 count

16

% of total

2.9%

1 To 149

2021 count

7

% of total

1.3%

150 To 299

2021 count

-

% of total

-

300 To 449

2021 count

9

% of total

1.6%

450 To 599

2021 count

8

% of total

1.4%

600 To 799

2021 count

17

% of total

3.0%

800 To 999

2021 count

29

% of total

5.2%

1000 To 1199

2021 count

18

% of total

3.2%

1200 To 1399

2021 count

29

% of total

5.2%

1400 To 1599

2021 count

28

% of total

5.0%

1600 To 1799

2021 count

43

% of total

7.7%

1800 To 1999

2021 count

23

% of total

4.1%

2000 To 2199

2021 count

73

% of total

13.0%

2200 To 2399

2021 count

35

% of total

6.3%

2400 To 2599

2021 count

31

% of total

5.5%

2600 To 2799

2021 count

41

% of total

7.3%

2800 To 2999

2021 count

14

% of total

2.5%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

59

% of total

10.5%

3500 To 3999

2021 count

13

% of total

2.3%

4000 To 4999

2021 count

18

% of total

3.2%

5000 And Over

2021 count

6

% of total

1.1%

Not stated

2021 count

43

% of total

7.7%

Data table

Housing loan repayments for Watsonia North. Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Banyule (C).

Housing loan repayments for Watsonia North. Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Banyule (C).
Housing loan repayments for Watsonia North. Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Banyule (C).
Category2021 count2021 %Banyule (C) %
Nil Repayments162.9%3.2%
1 To 14971.3%1.2%
150 To 299--0.9%
300 To 44991.6%1.7%
450 To 59981.4%1.4%
600 To 799173.0%2.3%
800 To 999295.2%3.0%
1000 To 1199183.2%4.1%
1200 To 1399295.2%4.7%
1400 To 1599285.0%5.4%
1600 To 1799437.7%5.9%
1800 To 1999234.1%4.9%
2000 To 21997313.0%9.7%
2200 To 2399356.3%5.2%
2400 To 2599315.5%5.4%
2600 To 2799417.3%5.6%
2800 To 2999142.5%3.7%
3000 To 34995910.5%10.6%
3500 To 3999132.3%3.9%
4000 To 4999183.2%5.5%
5000 And Over61.1%5.6%
Not stated437.7%6.2%
Total560100.0%100.0%