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, $800 to $999 was the most common mortgage repayment band among households with a mortgage in Cowra (A), accounting for 13.4% (183 households). This share was higher than Regional NSW (5.7%).

Section overview

Monthly housing loan repayments

Cowra (A) - Households (Enumerated)

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

Chart view

Monthly housing loan repayments snapshot

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

Cowra (A)
Regional NSW

Nil Repayments

2021 count

46

% of total

3.4%

1 To 149

2021 count

10

% of total

0.7%

150 To 299

2021 count

25

% of total

1.8%

300 To 449

2021 count

54

% of total

3.9%

450 To 599

2021 count

55

% of total

4.0%

600 To 799

2021 count

104

% of total

7.6%

800 To 999

2021 count

183

% of total

13.4%

1000 To 1199

2021 count

165

% of total

12.1%

1200 To 1399

2021 count

145

% of total

10.6%

1400 To 1599

2021 count

135

% of total

9.9%

1600 To 1799

2021 count

101

% of total

7.4%

1800 To 1999

2021 count

48

% of total

3.5%

2000 To 2199

2021 count

79

% of total

5.8%

2200 To 2399

2021 count

23

% of total

1.7%

2400 To 2599

2021 count

19

% of total

1.4%

2600 To 2799

2021 count

22

% of total

1.6%

2800 To 2999

2021 count

8

% of total

0.6%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

24

% of total

1.8%

3500 To 3999

2021 count

3

% of total

0.2%

4000 To 4999

2021 count

21

% of total

1.5%

5000 And Over

2021 count

20

% of total

1.5%

Not stated

2021 count

78

% of total

5.7%

Data table

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

Housing loan repayments for Cowra (A). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NSW.
Housing loan repayments for Cowra (A). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NSW.
Category2021 count2021 %Regional NSW %
Nil Repayments463.4%2.9%
1 To 149100.7%0.8%
150 To 299251.8%1.1%
300 To 449543.9%2.2%
450 To 599554.0%2.1%
600 To 7991047.6%4.0%
800 To 99918313.4%5.7%
1000 To 119916512.1%7.0%
1200 To 139914510.6%8.8%
1400 To 15991359.9%7.9%
1600 To 17991017.4%9.1%
1800 To 1999483.5%6.4%
2000 To 2199795.8%10.0%
2200 To 2399231.7%4.2%
2400 To 2599191.4%2.8%
2600 To 2799221.6%4.8%
2800 To 299980.6%2.2%
3000 To 3499241.8%5.8%
3500 To 399930.2%1.7%
4000 To 4999211.5%2.7%
5000 And Over201.5%2.1%
Not stated785.7%5.7%
Total1,368100.0%100.0%