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 Essendon West, accounting for 21% (42 households). This share was higher than Moonee Valley (C) (15.5%).
Section overview
Monthly housing loan repayments
Essendon West - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises housing loan repayments for Essendon West in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Moonee Valley (C).
Chart view
Monthly housing loan repayments snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Essendon West, with comparison markers for Moonee Valley (C).
$299 or less
$300 - $599
$600 - $999
$1,000 - $1,199
$1,200 - $1,399
$1,400 - $1,599
$1,600-$1,799
$1,800 - $1,999
$2,000 - $2,199
$2,200 - $2,399
$2,400-$2,599
$2,600-$2,999
$3,000-$3,999
$4,000-$4,999
$5000 and over
Not stated
Data table
Housing loan repayments for Essendon West. Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Moonee Valley (C).
| Category | 2021 count | 2021 % | Moonee Valley (C) % |
|---|---|---|---|
| $299 or less | 10 | 5.0% | 5.4% |
| $300 - $599 | - | - | 2.8% |
| $600 - $999 | 4 | 2.0% | 4.8% |
| $1,000 - $1,199 | 6 | 3.0% | 4.3% |
| $1,200 - $1,399 | 3 | 1.5% | 5.0% |
| $1,400 - $1,599 | 10 | 5.0% | 5.3% |
| $1,600-$1,799 | 5 | 2.5% | 5.7% |
| $1,800 - $1,999 | 7 | 3.5% | 4.2% |
| $2,000 - $2,199 | 20 | 10.0% | 9.1% |
| $2,200 - $2,399 | 8 | 4.0% | 4.0% |
| $2,400-$2,599 | 15 | 7.5% | 4.2% |
| $2,600-$2,999 | 15 | 7.5% | 7.3% |
| $3,000-$3,999 | 42 | 21.0% | 15.5% |
| $4,000-$4,999 | 22 | 11.0% | 7.4% |
| $5000 and over | 19 | 9.5% | 7.9% |
| Not stated | 14 | 7.0% | 7.0% |
| Total | 200 | 100.0% | 100.0% |