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 Bunbury (C), accounting for 12.4% (524 households). This share was higher than Regional WA (9.6%).

Section overview

Monthly housing loan repayments

Bunbury (C) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises housing loan repayments for Bunbury (C) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional WA.

Chart view

Monthly housing loan repayments snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Bunbury (C), with comparison markers for Regional WA.

Bunbury (C)
Regional WA

Nil Repayments

2021 count

118

% of total

2.8%

1 To 149

2021 count

32

% of total

0.8%

150 To 299

2021 count

56

% of total

1.3%

300 To 449

2021 count

87

% of total

2.1%

450 To 599

2021 count

96

% of total

2.3%

600 To 799

2021 count

187

% of total

4.4%

800 To 999

2021 count

311

% of total

7.4%

1000 To 1199

2021 count

430

% of total

10.2%

1200 To 1399

2021 count

524

% of total

12.4%

1400 To 1599

2021 count

491

% of total

11.6%

1600 To 1799

2021 count

412

% of total

9.7%

1800 To 1999

2021 count

247

% of total

5.8%

2000 To 2199

2021 count

371

% of total

8.8%

2200 To 2399

2021 count

102

% of total

2.4%

2400 To 2599

2021 count

53

% of total

1.3%

2600 To 2799

2021 count

122

% of total

2.9%

2800 To 2999

2021 count

52

% of total

1.2%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

146

% of total

3.5%

3500 To 3999

2021 count

47

% of total

1.1%

4000 To 4999

2021 count

79

% of total

1.9%

5000 And Over

2021 count

38

% of total

0.9%

Not stated

2021 count

225

% of total

5.3%

Data table

Housing loan repayments for Bunbury (C). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional WA.

Housing loan repayments for Bunbury (C). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional WA.
Housing loan repayments for Bunbury (C). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional WA.
Category2021 count2021 %Regional WA %
Nil Repayments1182.8%3.2%
1 To 149320.8%0.7%
150 To 299561.3%1.1%
300 To 449872.1%2.5%
450 To 599962.3%2.3%
600 To 7991874.4%4.7%
800 To 9993117.4%6.1%
1000 To 119943010.2%8.2%
1200 To 139952412.4%9.6%
1400 To 159949111.6%9.3%
1600 To 17994129.7%9.7%
1800 To 19992475.8%6.3%
2000 To 21993718.8%9.7%
2200 To 23991022.4%3.6%
2400 To 2599531.3%2.3%
2600 To 27991222.9%3.6%
2800 To 2999521.2%1.6%
3000 To 34991463.5%4.5%
3500 To 3999471.1%1.3%
4000 To 4999791.9%2.2%
5000 And Over380.9%1.6%
Not stated2255.3%5.7%
Total4,226100.0%100.0%