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, $3,000 to $3,499 was the most common mortgage repayment band among households with a mortgage in Lewisham (NSW), accounting for 12.5% (68 households). This share was higher than Inner West (A) (11%).

Section overview

Monthly housing loan repayments

Lewisham (NSW) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises housing loan repayments for Lewisham (NSW) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Inner West (A).

Chart view

Monthly housing loan repayments snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Lewisham (NSW), with comparison markers for Inner West (A).

Lewisham (NSW)
Inner West (A)

Nil Repayments

2021 count

12

% of total

2.2%

1 To 149

2021 count

4

% of total

0.7%

150 To 299

2021 count

-

% of total

-

300 To 449

2021 count

3

% of total

0.6%

450 To 599

2021 count

-

% of total

-

600 To 799

2021 count

11

% of total

2.0%

800 To 999

2021 count

17

% of total

3.1%

1000 To 1199

2021 count

15

% of total

2.8%

1200 To 1399

2021 count

9

% of total

1.7%

1400 To 1599

2021 count

15

% of total

2.8%

1600 To 1799

2021 count

23

% of total

4.2%

1800 To 1999

2021 count

15

% of total

2.8%

2000 To 2199

2021 count

34

% of total

6.3%

2200 To 2399

2021 count

29

% of total

5.3%

2400 To 2599

2021 count

34

% of total

6.3%

2600 To 2799

2021 count

28

% of total

5.2%

2800 To 2999

2021 count

29

% of total

5.3%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

68

% of total

12.5%

3500 To 3999

2021 count

45

% of total

8.3%

4000 To 4999

2021 count

64

% of total

11.8%

5000 And Over

2021 count

66

% of total

12.2%

Not stated

2021 count

22

% of total

4.1%

Data table

Housing loan repayments for Lewisham (NSW). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Inner West (A).

Housing loan repayments for Lewisham (NSW). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Inner West (A).
Housing loan repayments for Lewisham (NSW). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Inner West (A).
Category2021 count2021 %Inner West (A) %
Nil Repayments122.2%3.2%
1 To 14940.7%0.9%
150 To 299--0.7%
300 To 44930.6%1.0%
450 To 599--0.9%
600 To 799112.0%1.3%
800 To 999173.1%1.9%
1000 To 1199152.8%2.7%
1200 To 139991.7%3.0%
1400 To 1599152.8%3.0%
1600 To 1799234.2%3.6%
1800 To 1999152.8%3.3%
2000 To 2199346.3%6.8%
2200 To 2399295.3%3.4%
2400 To 2599346.3%3.9%
2600 To 2799285.2%4.3%
2800 To 2999295.3%3.1%
3000 To 34996812.5%11.0%
3500 To 3999458.3%6.7%
4000 To 49996411.8%12.7%
5000 And Over6612.2%17.6%
Not stated224.1%5.0%
Total543100.0%100.0%