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-$3,999 was the most common mortgage repayment band among households with a mortgage in Dampier, accounting for 18.7% (29 households). This share was higher than Karratha (C) (10.6%).
Section overview
Monthly housing loan repayments
Dampier - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises housing loan repayments for Dampier in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Karratha (C).
Chart view
Monthly housing loan repayments snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Dampier, with comparison markers for Karratha (C).
$299 or less
2021 count
-
% of total
-
-
-
$300 - $599
2021 count
-
% of total
-
-
-
$600 - $999
2021 count
7
% of total
4.5%
7
4.5%
$1,000 - $1,199
2021 count
10
% of total
6.5%
10
6.5%
$1,200 - $1,399
2021 count
7
% of total
4.5%
7
4.5%
$1,400 - $1,599
2021 count
6
% of total
3.9%
6
3.9%
$1,600-$1,799
2021 count
9
% of total
5.8%
9
5.8%
$1,800 - $1,999
2021 count
12
% of total
7.7%
12
7.7%
$2,000 - $2,199
2021 count
21
% of total
13.5%
21
13.5%
$2,200 - $2,399
2021 count
10
% of total
6.5%
10
6.5%
$2,400-$2,599
2021 count
8
% of total
5.2%
8
5.2%
$2,600-$2,999
2021 count
15
% of total
9.7%
15
9.7%
$3,000-$3,999
2021 count
29
% of total
18.7%
29
18.7%
$4,000-$4,999
2021 count
14
% of total
9.0%
14
9.0%
$5000 and over
2021 count
7
% of total
4.5%
7
4.5%
Not stated
2021 count
-
% of total
-
-
-
Data table
Housing loan repayments for Dampier. Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Karratha (C).
| Category | 2021 count | 2021 % | Karratha (C) % |
|---|---|---|---|
| $299 or less | - | - | 2.9% |
| $300 - $599 | - | - | 1.9% |
| $600 - $999 | 7 | 4.5% | 5.0% |
| $1,000 - $1,199 | 10 | 6.5% | 5.7% |
| $1,200 - $1,399 | 7 | 4.5% | 6.9% |
| $1,400 - $1,599 | 6 | 3.9% | 8.6% |
| $1,600-$1,799 | 9 | 5.8% | 8.5% |
| $1,800 - $1,999 | 12 | 7.7% | 7.0% |
| $2,000 - $2,199 | 21 | 13.5% | 11.4% |
| $2,200 - $2,399 | 10 | 6.5% | 5.4% |
| $2,400-$2,599 | 8 | 5.2% | 3.7% |
| $2,600-$2,999 | 15 | 9.7% | 7.3% |
| $3,000-$3,999 | 29 | 18.7% | 10.6% |
| $4,000-$4,999 | 14 | 9.0% | 6.3% |
| $5000 and over | 7 | 4.5% | 3.8% |
| Not stated | - | - | 4.8% |
| Total | 155 | 100.0% | 100.0% |