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, $299 or less was the most common mortgage repayment band among households with a mortgage in Cabramatta, accounting for 10.5% (142 households). This share was higher than Fairfield (C) (6.8%).

Section overview

Monthly housing loan repayments

Cabramatta - Households (Enumerated)

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

Chart view

Monthly housing loan repayments snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Cabramatta, with comparison markers for Fairfield (C).

Cabramatta
Fairfield (C)

$299 or less

2021 count

142

% of total

10.5%

$300 - $599

2021 count

79

% of total

5.9%

$600 - $999

2021 count

122

% of total

9.1%

$1,000 - $1,199

2021 count

112

% of total

8.3%

$1,200 - $1,399

2021 count

116

% of total

8.6%

$1,400 - $1,599

2021 count

117

% of total

8.7%

$1,600-$1,799

2021 count

119

% of total

8.8%

$1,800 - $1,999

2021 count

57

% of total

4.2%

$2,000 - $2,199

2021 count

132

% of total

9.8%

$2,200 - $2,399

2021 count

27

% of total

2.0%

$2,400-$2,599

2021 count

18

% of total

1.3%

$2,600-$2,999

2021 count

63

% of total

4.7%

$3,000-$3,999

2021 count

85

% of total

6.3%

$4,000-$4,999

2021 count

26

% of total

1.9%

$5000 and over

2021 count

25

% of total

1.9%

Not stated

2021 count

106

% of total

7.9%

Data table

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

Housing loan repayments for Cabramatta. Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Fairfield (C).
Housing loan repayments for Cabramatta. Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Fairfield (C).
Category2021 count2021 %Fairfield (C) %
$299 or less14210.5%6.8%
$300 - $599795.9%3.5%
$600 - $9991229.1%6.4%
$1,000 - $1,1991128.3%5.5%
$1,200 - $1,3991168.6%6.1%
$1,400 - $1,5991178.7%5.9%
$1,600-$1,7991198.8%6.7%
$1,800 - $1,999574.2%4.5%
$2,000 - $2,1991329.8%11.4%
$2,200 - $2,399272.0%4.1%
$2,400-$2,599181.3%4.0%
$2,600-$2,999634.7%8.3%
$3,000-$3,999856.3%12.2%
$4,000-$4,999261.9%3.7%
$5000 and over251.9%2.5%
Not stated1067.9%8.2%
Total1,346100.0%100.0%