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 Litchfield (M), accounting for 12.3% (386 households). This share was higher than Greater Darwin (9%).

Section overview

Monthly housing loan repayments

Litchfield (M) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises housing loan repayments for Litchfield (M) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Darwin.

Chart view

Monthly housing loan repayments snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Litchfield (M), with comparison markers for Greater Darwin.

Litchfield (M)
Greater Darwin

Nil Repayments

2021 count

59

% of total

1.9%

1 To 149

2021 count

14

% of total

0.4%

150 To 299

2021 count

18

% of total

0.6%

300 To 449

2021 count

23

% of total

0.7%

450 To 599

2021 count

41

% of total

1.3%

600 To 799

2021 count

57

% of total

1.8%

800 To 999

2021 count

85

% of total

2.7%

1000 To 1199

2021 count

152

% of total

4.8%

1200 To 1399

2021 count

149

% of total

4.7%

1400 To 1599

2021 count

154

% of total

4.9%

1600 To 1799

2021 count

181

% of total

5.7%

1800 To 1999

2021 count

175

% of total

5.6%

2000 To 2199

2021 count

343

% of total

10.9%

2200 To 2399

2021 count

191

% of total

6.1%

2400 To 2599

2021 count

137

% of total

4.3%

2600 To 2799

2021 count

247

% of total

7.8%

2800 To 2999

2021 count

138

% of total

4.4%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

386

% of total

12.3%

3500 To 3999

2021 count

121

% of total

3.8%

4000 To 4999

2021 count

173

% of total

5.5%

5000 And Over

2021 count

114

% of total

3.6%

Not stated

2021 count

192

% of total

6.1%

Data table

Housing loan repayments for Litchfield (M). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Greater Darwin.

Housing loan repayments for Litchfield (M). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Greater Darwin.
Housing loan repayments for Litchfield (M). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Greater Darwin.
Category2021 count2021 %Greater Darwin %
Nil Repayments591.9%2.2%
1 To 149140.4%0.4%
150 To 299180.6%0.6%
300 To 449230.7%1.0%
450 To 599411.3%1.0%
600 To 799571.8%2.3%
800 To 999852.7%3.1%
1000 To 11991524.8%4.8%
1200 To 13991494.7%6.1%
1400 To 15991544.9%6.5%
1600 To 17991815.7%8.3%
1800 To 19991755.6%7.1%
2000 To 219934310.9%11.8%
2200 To 23991916.1%6.1%
2400 To 25991374.3%4.2%
2600 To 27992477.8%7.0%
2800 To 29991384.4%3.4%
3000 To 349938612.3%9.0%
3500 To 39991213.8%2.7%
4000 To 49991735.5%4.2%
5000 And Over1143.6%2.9%
Not stated1926.1%5.3%
Total3,150100.0%100.0%