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 - $2,199 was the most common mortgage repayment band among households with a mortgage in Carrum Downs, accounting for 12.7% (504 households). This share was higher than Frankston (C) (11.7%).

Section overview

Monthly housing loan repayments

Carrum Downs - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises housing loan repayments for Carrum Downs in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Frankston (C).

Chart view

Monthly housing loan repayments snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Carrum Downs, with comparison markers for Frankston (C).

Carrum Downs
Frankston (C)

$299 or less

2021 count

129

% of total

3.3%

$300 - $599

2021 count

124

% of total

3.1%

$600 - $999

2021 count

302

% of total

7.6%

$1,000 - $1,199

2021 count

298

% of total

7.5%

$1,200 - $1,399

2021 count

370

% of total

9.3%

$1,400 - $1,599

2021 count

382

% of total

9.6%

$1,600-$1,799

2021 count

462

% of total

11.7%

$1,800 - $1,999

2021 count

383

% of total

9.7%

$2,000 - $2,199

2021 count

504

% of total

12.7%

$2,200 - $2,399

2021 count

221

% of total

5.6%

$2,400-$2,599

2021 count

140

% of total

3.5%

$2,600-$2,999

2021 count

193

% of total

4.9%

$3,000-$3,999

2021 count

143

% of total

3.6%

$4,000-$4,999

2021 count

40

% of total

1.0%

$5000 and over

2021 count

27

% of total

0.7%

Not stated

2021 count

246

% of total

6.2%

Data table

Housing loan repayments for Carrum Downs. Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Frankston (C).

Housing loan repayments for Carrum Downs. Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Frankston (C).
Housing loan repayments for Carrum Downs. Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Frankston (C).
Category2021 count2021 %Frankston (C) %
$299 or less1293.3%4.2%
$300 - $5991243.1%3.5%
$600 - $9993027.6%7.4%
$1,000 - $1,1992987.5%5.8%
$1,200 - $1,3993709.3%7.5%
$1,400 - $1,5993829.6%8.0%
$1,600-$1,79946211.7%9.3%
$1,800 - $1,9993839.7%7.5%
$2,000 - $2,19950412.7%11.7%
$2,200 - $2,3992215.6%5.6%
$2,400-$2,5991403.5%4.2%
$2,600-$2,9991934.9%7.2%
$3,000-$3,9991433.6%7.7%
$4,000-$4,999401.0%2.3%
$5000 and over270.7%1.7%
Not stated2466.2%6.2%
Total3,964100.0%100.0%