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 Chiltern, accounting for 19.7% (52 households). This share was higher than Indigo (S) (12.3%).

Section overview

Monthly housing loan repayments

Chiltern - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises housing loan repayments for Chiltern in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Indigo (S).

Chart view

Monthly housing loan repayments snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Chiltern, with comparison markers for Indigo (S).

Chiltern
Indigo (S)

$299 or less

2021 count

12

% of total

4.5%

$300 - $599

2021 count

16

% of total

6.1%

$600 - $999

2021 count

52

% of total

19.7%

$1,000 - $1,199

2021 count

29

% of total

11.0%

$1,200 - $1,399

2021 count

39

% of total

14.8%

$1,400 - $1,599

2021 count

15

% of total

5.7%

$1,600-$1,799

2021 count

21

% of total

8.0%

$1,800 - $1,999

2021 count

22

% of total

8.3%

$2,000 - $2,199

2021 count

16

% of total

6.1%

$2,200 - $2,399

2021 count

-

% of total

-

$2,400-$2,599

2021 count

8

% of total

3.0%

$2,600-$2,999

2021 count

6

% of total

2.3%

$3,000-$3,999

2021 count

11

% of total

4.2%

$4,000-$4,999

2021 count

-

% of total

-

$5000 and over

2021 count

3

% of total

1.1%

Not stated

2021 count

14

% of total

5.3%

Data table

Housing loan repayments for Chiltern. Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Indigo (S).

Housing loan repayments for Chiltern. Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Indigo (S).
Housing loan repayments for Chiltern. Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Indigo (S).
Category2021 count2021 %Indigo (S) %
$299 or less124.5%4.4%
$300 - $599166.1%4.7%
$600 - $9995219.7%12.3%
$1,000 - $1,1992911.0%9.6%
$1,200 - $1,3993914.8%11.6%
$1,400 - $1,599155.7%8.6%
$1,600-$1,799218.0%10.4%
$1,800 - $1,999228.3%6.1%
$2,000 - $2,199166.1%8.2%
$2,200 - $2,399--3.0%
$2,400-$2,59983.0%2.3%
$2,600-$2,99962.3%4.0%
$3,000-$3,999114.2%6.4%
$4,000-$4,999--1.7%
$5000 and over31.1%1.4%
Not stated145.3%5.4%
Total264100.0%100.0%