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 Kempsey (A), accounting for 14.1% (431 households). This share was higher than Regional NSW (9.7%).

Section overview

Monthly housing loan repayments

Kempsey (A) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises housing loan repayments for Kempsey (A) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional NSW.

Chart view

Monthly housing loan repayments snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Kempsey (A), with comparison markers for Regional NSW.

Kempsey (A)
Regional NSW

$299 or less

2021 count

165

% of total

5.4%

$300 - $599

2021 count

200

% of total

6.5%

$600 - $999

2021 count

431

% of total

14.1%

$1,000 - $1,199

2021 count

339

% of total

11.1%

$1,200 - $1,399

2021 count

393

% of total

12.8%

$1,400 - $1,599

2021 count

259

% of total

8.4%

$1,600-$1,799

2021 count

298

% of total

9.7%

$1,800 - $1,999

2021 count

170

% of total

5.5%

$2,000 - $2,199

2021 count

220

% of total

7.2%

$2,200 - $2,399

2021 count

95

% of total

3.1%

$2,400-$2,599

2021 count

33

% of total

1.1%

$2,600-$2,999

2021 count

105

% of total

3.4%

$3,000-$3,999

2021 count

117

% of total

3.8%

$4,000-$4,999

2021 count

24

% of total

0.8%

$5000 and over

2021 count

27

% of total

0.9%

Not stated

2021 count

191

% of total

6.2%

Data table

Housing loan repayments for Kempsey (A). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NSW.

Housing loan repayments for Kempsey (A). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NSW.
Housing loan repayments for Kempsey (A). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NSW.
Category2021 count2021 %Regional NSW %
$299 or less1655.4%4.9%
$300 - $5992006.5%4.3%
$600 - $99943114.1%9.7%
$1,000 - $1,19933911.1%7.0%
$1,200 - $1,39939312.8%8.8%
$1,400 - $1,5992598.4%7.9%
$1,600-$1,7992989.7%9.1%
$1,800 - $1,9991705.5%6.4%
$2,000 - $2,1992207.2%10.0%
$2,200 - $2,399953.1%4.2%
$2,400-$2,599331.1%2.8%
$2,600-$2,9991053.4%7.0%
$3,000-$3,9991173.8%7.5%
$4,000-$4,999240.8%2.7%
$5000 and over270.9%2.1%
Not stated1916.2%5.7%
Total3,067100.0%100.0%