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 - $2,199 was the most common mortgage repayment band among households with a mortgage in Shoalhaven (C), accounting for 9.6% (1,136 households). This share was lower than Regional NSW (10%).

Section overview

Monthly housing loan repayments

Shoalhaven (C) - Households (Enumerated)

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

Chart view

Monthly housing loan repayments snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Shoalhaven (C), with comparison markers for Regional NSW.

Shoalhaven (C)
Regional NSW

$299 or less

2021 count

736

% of total

6.2%

$300 - $599

2021 count

528

% of total

4.5%

$600 - $999

2021 count

1,076

% of total

9.1%

$1,000 - $1,199

2021 count

767

% of total

6.5%

$1,200 - $1,399

2021 count

1,005

% of total

8.5%

$1,400 - $1,599

2021 count

878

% of total

7.4%

$1,600-$1,799

2021 count

1,079

% of total

9.1%

$1,800 - $1,999

2021 count

827

% of total

7.0%

$2,000 - $2,199

2021 count

1,136

% of total

9.6%

$2,200 - $2,399

2021 count

537

% of total

4.5%

$2,400-$2,599

2021 count

319

% of total

2.7%

$2,600-$2,999

2021 count

806

% of total

6.8%

$3,000-$3,999

2021 count

843

% of total

7.1%

$4,000-$4,999

2021 count

306

% of total

2.6%

$5000 and over

2021 count

283

% of total

2.4%

Not stated

2021 count

710

% of total

6.0%

Data table

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

Housing loan repayments for Shoalhaven (C). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NSW.
Housing loan repayments for Shoalhaven (C). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NSW.
Category2021 count2021 %Regional NSW %
$299 or less7366.2%4.9%
$300 - $5995284.5%4.3%
$600 - $9991,0769.1%9.7%
$1,000 - $1,1997676.5%7.0%
$1,200 - $1,3991,0058.5%8.8%
$1,400 - $1,5998787.4%7.9%
$1,600-$1,7991,0799.1%9.1%
$1,800 - $1,9998277.0%6.4%
$2,000 - $2,1991,1369.6%10.0%
$2,200 - $2,3995374.5%4.2%
$2,400-$2,5993192.7%2.8%
$2,600-$2,9998066.8%7.0%
$3,000-$3,9998437.1%7.5%
$4,000-$4,9993062.6%2.7%
$5000 and over2832.4%2.1%
Not stated7106.0%5.7%
Total11,836100.0%100.0%