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 Hobart (C), accounting for 10.1% (583 households). This share was higher than Greater Hobart (8.7%).

Section overview

Monthly housing loan repayments

Hobart (C) - Households (Enumerated)

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

Chart view

Monthly housing loan repayments snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Hobart (C), with comparison markers for Greater Hobart.

Hobart (C)
Greater Hobart

$299 or less

2021 count

388

% of total

6.7%

$300 - $599

2021 count

276

% of total

4.8%

$600 - $999

2021 count

452

% of total

7.8%

$1,000 - $1,199

2021 count

363

% of total

6.3%

$1,200 - $1,399

2021 count

385

% of total

6.6%

$1,400 - $1,599

2021 count

422

% of total

7.3%

$1,600-$1,799

2021 count

451

% of total

7.8%

$1,800 - $1,999

2021 count

364

% of total

6.3%

$2,000 - $2,199

2021 count

583

% of total

10.1%

$2,200 - $2,399

2021 count

256

% of total

4.4%

$2,400-$2,599

2021 count

191

% of total

3.3%

$2,600-$2,999

2021 count

420

% of total

7.3%

$3,000-$3,999

2021 count

553

% of total

9.5%

$4,000-$4,999

2021 count

233

% of total

4.0%

$5000 and over

2021 count

216

% of total

3.7%

Not stated

2021 count

239

% of total

4.1%

Data table

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

Housing loan repayments for Hobart (C). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Greater Hobart.
Housing loan repayments for Hobart (C). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Greater Hobart.
Category2021 count2021 %Greater Hobart %
$299 or less3886.7%5.1%
$300 - $5992764.8%5.1%
$600 - $9994527.8%11.4%
$1,000 - $1,1993636.3%9.1%
$1,200 - $1,3993856.6%11.3%
$1,400 - $1,5994227.3%10.0%
$1,600-$1,7994517.8%10.4%
$1,800 - $1,9993646.3%6.5%
$2,000 - $2,19958310.1%8.7%
$2,200 - $2,3992564.4%3.2%
$2,400-$2,5991913.3%1.9%
$2,600-$2,9994207.3%4.7%
$3,000-$3,9995539.5%4.9%
$4,000-$4,9992334.0%1.9%
$5000 and over2163.7%1.4%
Not stated2394.1%4.4%
Total5,792100.0%100.0%