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, $2,000 to $2,199 was the most common mortgage repayment band among households with a mortgage in Emu Plains, accounting for 11.1% (120 households). This share was lower than Penrith (C) (11.6%).

Section overview

Monthly housing loan repayments

Emu Plains - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises housing loan repayments for Emu Plains in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Penrith (C).

Chart view

Monthly housing loan repayments snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Emu Plains, with comparison markers for Penrith (C).

Emu Plains
Penrith (C)

Nil Repayments

2021 count

22

% of total

2.0%

1 To 149

2021 count

3

% of total

0.3%

150 To 299

2021 count

8

% of total

0.7%

300 To 449

2021 count

9

% of total

0.8%

450 To 599

2021 count

15

% of total

1.4%

600 To 799

2021 count

32

% of total

2.9%

800 To 999

2021 count

26

% of total

2.4%

1000 To 1199

2021 count

31

% of total

2.9%

1200 To 1399

2021 count

56

% of total

5.2%

1400 To 1599

2021 count

50

% of total

4.6%

1600 To 1799

2021 count

72

% of total

6.6%

1800 To 1999

2021 count

57

% of total

5.3%

2000 To 2199

2021 count

120

% of total

11.1%

2200 To 2399

2021 count

71

% of total

6.5%

2400 To 2599

2021 count

49

% of total

4.5%

2600 To 2799

2021 count

96

% of total

8.8%

2800 To 2999

2021 count

76

% of total

7.0%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

116

% of total

10.7%

3500 To 3999

2021 count

44

% of total

4.1%

4000 To 4999

2021 count

37

% of total

3.4%

5000 And Over

2021 count

40

% of total

3.7%

Not stated

2021 count

55

% of total

5.1%

Data table

Housing loan repayments for Emu Plains. Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Penrith (C).

Housing loan repayments for Emu Plains. Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Penrith (C).
Housing loan repayments for Emu Plains. Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Penrith (C).
Category2021 count2021 %Penrith (C) %
Nil Repayments222.0%2.3%
1 To 14930.3%0.6%
150 To 29980.7%0.6%
300 To 44990.8%1.1%
450 To 599151.4%1.0%
600 To 799322.9%1.9%
800 To 999262.4%2.7%
1000 To 1199312.9%3.8%
1200 To 1399565.2%5.0%
1400 To 1599504.6%5.8%
1600 To 1799726.6%7.6%
1800 To 1999575.3%6.2%
2000 To 219912011.1%11.6%
2200 To 2399716.5%6.6%
2400 To 2599494.5%5.5%
2600 To 2799968.8%7.7%
2800 To 2999767.0%4.6%
3000 To 349911610.7%10.1%
3500 To 3999444.1%2.9%
4000 To 4999373.4%3.5%
5000 And Over403.7%2.9%
Not stated555.1%6.1%
Total1,085100.0%100.0%