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 Sunshine West, accounting for 12.2% (223 households). This share was higher than Brimbank (C) (11.9%).

Section overview

Monthly housing loan repayments

Sunshine West - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises housing loan repayments for Sunshine West in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Brimbank (C).

Chart view

Monthly housing loan repayments snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Sunshine West, with comparison markers for Brimbank (C).

Sunshine West
Brimbank (C)

Nil Repayments

2021 count

88

% of total

4.8%

1 To 149

2021 count

22

% of total

1.2%

150 To 299

2021 count

26

% of total

1.4%

300 To 449

2021 count

39

% of total

2.1%

450 To 599

2021 count

46

% of total

2.5%

600 To 799

2021 count

54

% of total

2.9%

800 To 999

2021 count

87

% of total

4.7%

1000 To 1199

2021 count

106

% of total

5.8%

1200 To 1399

2021 count

163

% of total

8.9%

1400 To 1599

2021 count

145

% of total

7.9%

1600 To 1799

2021 count

169

% of total

9.2%

1800 To 1999

2021 count

123

% of total

6.7%

2000 To 2199

2021 count

223

% of total

12.2%

2200 To 2399

2021 count

90

% of total

4.9%

2400 To 2599

2021 count

74

% of total

4.0%

2600 To 2799

2021 count

75

% of total

4.1%

2800 To 2999

2021 count

29

% of total

1.6%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

72

% of total

3.9%

3500 To 3999

2021 count

13

% of total

0.7%

4000 To 4999

2021 count

30

% of total

1.6%

5000 And Over

2021 count

25

% of total

1.4%

Not stated

2021 count

135

% of total

7.4%

Data table

Housing loan repayments for Sunshine West. Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Brimbank (C).

Housing loan repayments for Sunshine West. Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Brimbank (C).
Housing loan repayments for Sunshine West. Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Brimbank (C).
Category2021 count2021 %Brimbank (C) %
Nil Repayments884.8%4.0%
1 To 149221.2%1.2%
150 To 299261.4%1.1%
300 To 449392.1%2.1%
450 To 599462.5%2.1%
600 To 799542.9%3.3%
800 To 999874.7%4.4%
1000 To 11991065.8%6.7%
1200 To 13991638.9%8.4%
1400 To 15991457.9%8.5%
1600 To 17991699.2%8.9%
1800 To 19991236.7%6.7%
2000 To 219922312.2%11.9%
2200 To 2399904.9%4.3%
2400 To 2599744.0%3.7%
2600 To 2799754.1%3.5%
2800 To 2999291.6%1.5%
3000 To 3499723.9%4.9%
3500 To 3999130.7%1.3%
4000 To 4999301.6%2.2%
5000 And Over251.4%1.6%
Not stated1357.4%7.8%
Total1,834100.0%100.0%