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, $1,400 to $1,599 was the most common mortgage repayment band among households with a mortgage in Bulgarra, accounting for 9.9% (35 households). This share was higher than Karratha (C) (8.6%).

Section overview

Monthly housing loan repayments

Bulgarra - Households (Enumerated)

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

Chart view

Monthly housing loan repayments snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Bulgarra, with comparison markers for Karratha (C).

Bulgarra
Karratha (C)

Nil Repayments

2021 count

11

% of total

3.1%

1 To 149

2021 count

-

% of total

-

150 To 299

2021 count

-

% of total

-

300 To 449

2021 count

6

% of total

1.7%

450 To 599

2021 count

4

% of total

1.1%

600 To 799

2021 count

14

% of total

3.9%

800 To 999

2021 count

9

% of total

2.5%

1000 To 1199

2021 count

29

% of total

8.2%

1200 To 1399

2021 count

23

% of total

6.5%

1400 To 1599

2021 count

35

% of total

9.9%

1600 To 1799

2021 count

35

% of total

9.9%

1800 To 1999

2021 count

24

% of total

6.8%

2000 To 2199

2021 count

35

% of total

9.9%

2200 To 2399

2021 count

21

% of total

5.9%

2400 To 2599

2021 count

12

% of total

3.4%

2600 To 2799

2021 count

16

% of total

4.5%

2800 To 2999

2021 count

4

% of total

1.1%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

19

% of total

5.4%

3500 To 3999

2021 count

6

% of total

1.7%

4000 To 4999

2021 count

20

% of total

5.6%

5000 And Over

2021 count

10

% of total

2.8%

Not stated

2021 count

22

% of total

6.2%

Data table

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

Housing loan repayments for Bulgarra. Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Karratha (C).
Housing loan repayments for Bulgarra. Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Karratha (C).
Category2021 count2021 %Karratha (C) %
Nil Repayments113.1%2.3%
1 To 149--0.3%
150 To 299--0.4%
300 To 44961.7%0.8%
450 To 59941.1%1.0%
600 To 799143.9%2.5%
800 To 99992.5%2.5%
1000 To 1199298.2%5.7%
1200 To 1399236.5%6.9%
1400 To 1599359.9%8.6%
1600 To 1799359.9%8.5%
1800 To 1999246.8%7.0%
2000 To 2199359.9%11.4%
2200 To 2399215.9%5.4%
2400 To 2599123.4%3.7%
2600 To 2799164.5%5.1%
2800 To 299941.1%2.2%
3000 To 3499195.4%7.4%
3500 To 399961.7%3.2%
4000 To 4999205.6%6.3%
5000 And Over102.8%3.8%
Not stated226.2%4.8%
Total355100.0%100.0%