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 Cardinia (S), accounting for 13.2% (2,625 households). This share was higher than Greater Melbourne (11.1%).

Section overview

Monthly housing loan repayments

Cardinia (S) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises housing loan repayments for Cardinia (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Melbourne.

Chart view

Monthly housing loan repayments snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Cardinia (S), with comparison markers for Greater Melbourne.

Cardinia (S)
Greater Melbourne

Nil Repayments

2021 count

361

% of total

1.8%

1 To 149

2021 count

130

% of total

0.7%

150 To 299

2021 count

124

% of total

0.6%

300 To 449

2021 count

271

% of total

1.4%

450 To 599

2021 count

250

% of total

1.3%

600 To 799

2021 count

387

% of total

1.9%

800 To 999

2021 count

655

% of total

3.3%

1000 To 1199

2021 count

991

% of total

5.0%

1200 To 1399

2021 count

1,452

% of total

7.3%

1400 To 1599

2021 count

1,772

% of total

8.9%

1600 To 1799

2021 count

2,200

% of total

11.1%

1800 To 1999

2021 count

1,928

% of total

9.7%

2000 To 2199

2021 count

2,625

% of total

13.2%

2200 To 2399

2021 count

1,265

% of total

6.4%

2400 To 2599

2021 count

854

% of total

4.3%

2600 To 2799

2021 count

885

% of total

4.4%

2800 To 2999

2021 count

435

% of total

2.2%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

1,015

% of total

5.1%

3500 To 3999

2021 count

317

% of total

1.6%

4000 To 4999

2021 count

438

% of total

2.2%

5000 And Over

2021 count

369

% of total

1.9%

Not stated

2021 count

1,179

% of total

5.9%

Data table

Housing loan repayments for Cardinia (S). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Greater Melbourne.

Housing loan repayments for Cardinia (S). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Greater Melbourne.
Housing loan repayments for Cardinia (S). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Greater Melbourne.
Category2021 count2021 %Greater Melbourne %
Nil Repayments3611.8%3.1%
1 To 1491300.7%0.9%
150 To 2991240.6%0.8%
300 To 4492711.4%1.5%
450 To 5992501.3%1.3%
600 To 7993871.9%2.2%
800 To 9996553.3%3.2%
1000 To 11999915.0%4.6%
1200 To 13991,4527.3%5.9%
1400 To 15991,7728.9%6.8%
1600 To 17992,20011.1%7.9%
1800 To 19991,9289.7%6.7%
2000 To 21992,62513.2%11.1%
2200 To 23991,2656.4%5.3%
2400 To 25998544.3%4.7%
2600 To 27998854.4%4.5%
2800 To 29994352.2%2.5%
3000 To 34991,0155.1%7.6%
3500 To 39993171.6%3.1%
4000 To 49994382.2%4.6%
5000 And Over3691.9%5.0%
Not stated1,1795.9%6.6%
Total19,903100.0%100.0%