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 Hilltops (A), accounting for 20% (413 households). This share was higher than Regional NSW (9.7%).

Section overview

Monthly housing loan repayments

Hilltops (A) - Households (Enumerated)

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

Chart view

Monthly housing loan repayments snapshot

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

Hilltops (A)
Regional NSW

$299 or less

2021 count

129

% of total

6.2%

$300 - $599

2021 count

144

% of total

7.0%

$600 - $999

2021 count

413

% of total

20.0%

$1,000 - $1,199

2021 count

250

% of total

12.1%

$1,200 - $1,399

2021 count

253

% of total

12.2%

$1,400 - $1,599

2021 count

196

% of total

9.5%

$1,600-$1,799

2021 count

134

% of total

6.5%

$1,800 - $1,999

2021 count

87

% of total

4.2%

$2,000 - $2,199

2021 count

121

% of total

5.8%

$2,200 - $2,399

2021 count

36

% of total

1.7%

$2,400-$2,599

2021 count

30

% of total

1.4%

$2,600-$2,999

2021 count

54

% of total

2.6%

$3,000-$3,999

2021 count

56

% of total

2.7%

$4,000-$4,999

2021 count

17

% of total

0.8%

$5000 and over

2021 count

29

% of total

1.4%

Not stated

2021 count

121

% of total

5.8%

Data table

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

Housing loan repayments for Hilltops (A). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NSW.
Housing loan repayments for Hilltops (A). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NSW.
Category2021 count2021 %Regional NSW %
$299 or less1296.2%4.9%
$300 - $5991447.0%4.3%
$600 - $99941320.0%9.7%
$1,000 - $1,19925012.1%7.0%
$1,200 - $1,39925312.2%8.8%
$1,400 - $1,5991969.5%7.9%
$1,600-$1,7991346.5%9.1%
$1,800 - $1,999874.2%6.4%
$2,000 - $2,1991215.8%10.0%
$2,200 - $2,399361.7%4.2%
$2,400-$2,599301.4%2.8%
$2,600-$2,999542.6%7.0%
$3,000-$3,999562.7%7.5%
$4,000-$4,999170.8%2.7%
$5000 and over291.4%2.1%
Not stated1215.8%5.7%
Total2,070100.0%100.0%