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, $600 to $999 was the most common mortgage repayment band among households with a mortgage in Cobar (A), accounting for 23.3% (90 households). This share was higher than Regional NSW (9.7%).

Section overview

Monthly housing loan repayments

Cobar (A) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises housing loan repayments for Cobar (A) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional NSW.

Chart view

Monthly housing loan repayments snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Cobar (A), with comparison markers for Regional NSW.

Cobar (A)
Regional NSW

$299 or less

2021 count

24

% of total

6.2%

$300 - $599

2021 count

42

% of total

10.9%

$600 - $999

2021 count

90

% of total

23.3%

$1,000 - $1,199

2021 count

41

% of total

10.6%

$1,200 - $1,399

2021 count

38

% of total

9.8%

$1,400 - $1,599

2021 count

28

% of total

7.2%

$1,600-$1,799

2021 count

21

% of total

5.4%

$1,800 - $1,999

2021 count

10

% of total

2.6%

$2,000 - $2,199

2021 count

28

% of total

7.2%

$2,200 - $2,399

2021 count

10

% of total

2.6%

$2,400-$2,599

2021 count

3

% of total

0.8%

$2,600-$2,999

2021 count

6

% of total

1.6%

$3,000-$3,999

2021 count

12

% of total

3.1%

$4,000-$4,999

2021 count

7

% of total

1.8%

$5000 and over

2021 count

5

% of total

1.3%

Not stated

2021 count

22

% of total

5.7%

Data table

Housing loan repayments for Cobar (A). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NSW.

Housing loan repayments for Cobar (A). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NSW.
Housing loan repayments for Cobar (A). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NSW.
Category2021 count2021 %Regional NSW %
$299 or less246.2%4.9%
$300 - $5994210.9%4.3%
$600 - $9999023.3%9.7%
$1,000 - $1,1994110.6%7.0%
$1,200 - $1,399389.8%8.8%
$1,400 - $1,599287.2%7.9%
$1,600-$1,799215.4%9.1%
$1,800 - $1,999102.6%6.4%
$2,000 - $2,199287.2%10.0%
$2,200 - $2,399102.6%4.2%
$2,400-$2,59930.8%2.8%
$2,600-$2,99961.6%7.0%
$3,000-$3,999123.1%7.5%
$4,000-$4,99971.8%2.7%
$5000 and over51.3%2.1%
Not stated225.7%5.7%
Total387100.0%100.0%