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, $3,000-$3,999 was the most common mortgage repayment band among households with a mortgage in Schofields, accounting for 24.9% (672 households). This share was higher than Blacktown (C) (18.5%).

Section overview

Monthly housing loan repayments

Schofields - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises housing loan repayments for Schofields in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Blacktown (C).

Chart view

Monthly housing loan repayments snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Schofields, with comparison markers for Blacktown (C).

Schofields
Blacktown (C)

$299 or less

2021 count

63

% of total

2.3%

$300 - $599

2021 count

18

% of total

0.7%

$600 - $999

2021 count

31

% of total

1.1%

$1,000 - $1,199

2021 count

27

% of total

1.0%

$1,200 - $1,399

2021 count

44

% of total

1.6%

$1,400 - $1,599

2021 count

71

% of total

2.6%

$1,600-$1,799

2021 count

69

% of total

2.6%

$1,800 - $1,999

2021 count

113

% of total

4.2%

$2,000 - $2,199

2021 count

231

% of total

8.6%

$2,200 - $2,399

2021 count

215

% of total

8.0%

$2,400-$2,599

2021 count

269

% of total

10.0%

$2,600-$2,999

2021 count

453

% of total

16.8%

$3,000-$3,999

2021 count

672

% of total

24.9%

$4,000-$4,999

2021 count

169

% of total

6.3%

$5000 and over

2021 count

101

% of total

3.7%

Not stated

2021 count

154

% of total

5.7%

Data table

Housing loan repayments for Schofields. Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Blacktown (C).

Housing loan repayments for Schofields. Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Blacktown (C).
Housing loan repayments for Schofields. Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Blacktown (C).
Category2021 count2021 %Blacktown (C) %
$299 or less632.3%3.7%
$300 - $599180.7%1.7%
$600 - $999311.1%3.6%
$1,000 - $1,199271.0%3.1%
$1,200 - $1,399441.6%4.1%
$1,400 - $1,599712.6%4.4%
$1,600-$1,799692.6%5.6%
$1,800 - $1,9991134.2%5.0%
$2,000 - $2,1992318.6%10.2%
$2,200 - $2,3992158.0%6.1%
$2,400-$2,59926910.0%6.6%
$2,600-$2,99945316.8%12.3%
$3,000-$3,99967224.9%18.5%
$4,000-$4,9991696.3%5.2%
$5000 and over1013.7%3.2%
Not stated1545.7%6.7%
Total2,700100.0%100.0%