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 George Town (M), accounting for 13.4% (105 households). This share was higher than Regional Tas. (10.7%).

Section overview

Monthly housing loan repayments

George Town (M) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises housing loan repayments for George Town (M) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional Tas..

Chart view

Monthly housing loan repayments snapshot

2021 distribution by category for George Town (M), with comparison markers for Regional Tas..

George Town (M)
Regional Tas.

Nil Repayments

2021 count

21

% of total

2.7%

1 To 149

2021 count

10

% of total

1.3%

150 To 299

2021 count

22

% of total

2.8%

300 To 449

2021 count

36

% of total

4.6%

450 To 599

2021 count

51

% of total

6.5%

600 To 799

2021 count

91

% of total

11.6%

800 To 999

2021 count

105

% of total

13.4%

1000 To 1199

2021 count

100

% of total

12.7%

1200 To 1399

2021 count

75

% of total

9.5%

1400 To 1599

2021 count

66

% of total

8.4%

1600 To 1799

2021 count

54

% of total

6.9%

1800 To 1999

2021 count

20

% of total

2.5%

2000 To 2199

2021 count

45

% of total

5.7%

2200 To 2399

2021 count

8

% of total

1.0%

2400 To 2599

2021 count

7

% of total

0.9%

2600 To 2799

2021 count

13

% of total

1.7%

2800 To 2999

2021 count

-

% of total

-

3000 To 3499

2021 count

13

% of total

1.7%

3500 To 3999

2021 count

-

% of total

-

4000 To 4999

2021 count

6

% of total

0.8%

5000 And Over

2021 count

-

% of total

-

Not stated

2021 count

43

% of total

5.5%

Data table

Housing loan repayments for George Town (M). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional Tas..

Housing loan repayments for George Town (M). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional Tas..
Housing loan repayments for George Town (M). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional Tas..
Category2021 count2021 %Regional Tas. %
Nil Repayments212.7%2.5%
1 To 149101.3%1.1%
150 To 299222.8%1.7%
300 To 449364.6%3.8%
450 To 599516.5%3.8%
600 To 7999111.6%7.6%
800 To 99910513.4%10.7%
1000 To 119910012.7%12.8%
1200 To 1399759.5%13.1%
1400 To 1599668.4%9.9%
1600 To 1799546.9%8.3%
1800 To 1999202.5%4.1%
2000 To 2199455.7%6.0%
2200 To 239981.0%1.7%
2400 To 259970.9%0.9%
2600 To 2799131.7%1.9%
2800 To 2999--0.7%
3000 To 3499131.7%2.0%
3500 To 3999--0.6%
4000 To 499960.8%0.9%
5000 And Over--0.8%
Not stated435.5%4.9%
Total786100.0%100.0%