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, 5000 And Over was the most common mortgage repayment band among households with a mortgage in Ku-ring-gai (A), accounting for 29.1% (4,547 households). This share was higher than Greater Sydney (9.6%).

Section overview

Monthly housing loan repayments

Ku-ring-gai (A) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises housing loan repayments for Ku-ring-gai (A) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Sydney.

Chart view

Monthly housing loan repayments snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Ku-ring-gai (A), with comparison markers for Greater Sydney.

Ku-ring-gai (A)
Greater Sydney

Nil Repayments

2021 count

713

% of total

4.6%

1 To 149

2021 count

154

% of total

1.0%

150 To 299

2021 count

68

% of total

0.4%

300 To 449

2021 count

140

% of total

0.9%

450 To 599

2021 count

132

% of total

0.8%

600 To 799

2021 count

174

% of total

1.1%

800 To 999

2021 count

190

% of total

1.2%

1000 To 1199

2021 count

385

% of total

2.5%

1200 To 1399

2021 count

304

% of total

1.9%

1400 To 1599

2021 count

317

% of total

2.0%

1600 To 1799

2021 count

327

% of total

2.1%

1800 To 1999

2021 count

291

% of total

1.9%

2000 To 2199

2021 count

879

% of total

5.6%

2200 To 2399

2021 count

356

% of total

2.3%

2400 To 2599

2021 count

533

% of total

3.4%

2600 To 2799

2021 count

459

% of total

2.9%

2800 To 2999

2021 count

319

% of total

2.0%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

1,459

% of total

9.3%

3500 To 3999

2021 count

829

% of total

5.3%

4000 To 4999

2021 count

2,013

% of total

12.9%

5000 And Over

2021 count

4,547

% of total

29.1%

Not stated

2021 count

1,041

% of total

6.7%

Data table

Housing loan repayments for Ku-ring-gai (A). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Greater Sydney.

Housing loan repayments for Ku-ring-gai (A). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Greater Sydney.
Housing loan repayments for Ku-ring-gai (A). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Greater Sydney.
Category2021 count2021 %Greater Sydney %
Nil Repayments7134.6%3.3%
1 To 1491541.0%0.8%
150 To 299680.4%0.6%
300 To 4491400.9%1.1%
450 To 5991320.8%1.0%
600 To 7991741.1%1.7%
800 To 9991901.2%2.3%
1000 To 11993852.5%3.2%
1200 To 13993041.9%3.9%
1400 To 15993172.0%4.2%
1600 To 17993272.1%5.1%
1800 To 19992911.9%4.3%
2000 To 21998795.6%9.3%
2200 To 23993562.3%4.8%
2400 To 25995333.4%4.8%
2600 To 27994592.9%5.7%
2800 To 29993192.0%3.5%
3000 To 34991,4599.3%11.2%
3500 To 39998295.3%4.9%
4000 To 49992,01312.9%8.0%
5000 And Over4,54729.1%9.6%
Not stated1,0416.7%6.6%
Total15,630100.0%100.0%