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 Dunsborough, accounting for 13.5% (129 households). This share was higher than Busselton (C) (11.4%).

Section overview

Monthly housing loan repayments

Dunsborough - Households (Enumerated)

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

Chart view

Monthly housing loan repayments snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Dunsborough, with comparison markers for Busselton (C).

Dunsborough
Busselton (C)

Nil Repayments

2021 count

16

% of total

1.7%

1 To 149

2021 count

10

% of total

1.0%

150 To 299

2021 count

13

% of total

1.4%

300 To 449

2021 count

18

% of total

1.9%

450 To 599

2021 count

13

% of total

1.4%

600 To 799

2021 count

32

% of total

3.3%

800 To 999

2021 count

31

% of total

3.2%

1000 To 1199

2021 count

27

% of total

2.8%

1200 To 1399

2021 count

49

% of total

5.1%

1400 To 1599

2021 count

70

% of total

7.3%

1600 To 1799

2021 count

118

% of total

12.3%

1800 To 1999

2021 count

99

% of total

10.3%

2000 To 2199

2021 count

129

% of total

13.5%

2200 To 2399

2021 count

60

% of total

6.3%

2400 To 2599

2021 count

52

% of total

5.4%

2600 To 2799

2021 count

40

% of total

4.2%

2800 To 2999

2021 count

19

% of total

2.0%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

61

% of total

6.4%

3500 To 3999

2021 count

10

% of total

1.0%

4000 To 4999

2021 count

26

% of total

2.7%

5000 And Over

2021 count

15

% of total

1.6%

Not stated

2021 count

49

% of total

5.1%

Data table

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

Housing loan repayments for Dunsborough. Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Busselton (C).
Housing loan repayments for Dunsborough. Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Busselton (C).
Category2021 count2021 %Busselton (C) %
Nil Repayments161.7%2.6%
1 To 149101.0%0.9%
150 To 299131.4%1.0%
300 To 449181.9%2.1%
450 To 599131.4%1.6%
600 To 799323.3%3.1%
800 To 999313.2%4.2%
1000 To 1199272.8%5.2%
1200 To 1399495.1%7.9%
1400 To 1599707.3%8.8%
1600 To 179911812.3%10.8%
1800 To 19999910.3%8.3%
2000 To 219912913.5%11.4%
2200 To 2399606.3%5.2%
2400 To 2599525.4%3.4%
2600 To 2799404.2%4.3%
2800 To 2999192.0%2.0%
3000 To 3499616.4%5.8%
3500 To 3999101.0%1.5%
4000 To 4999262.7%2.6%
5000 And Over151.6%2.1%
Not stated495.1%5.3%
Total957100.0%100.0%