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 South Perth (C), accounting for 9.5% (482 households). This share was higher than Greater Perth (6.6%).

Section overview

Monthly housing loan repayments

South Perth (C) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises housing loan repayments for South Perth (C) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Perth.

Chart view

Monthly housing loan repayments snapshot

2021 distribution by category for South Perth (C), with comparison markers for Greater Perth.

South Perth (C)
Greater Perth

Nil Repayments

2021 count

222

% of total

4.4%

1 To 149

2021 count

54

% of total

1.1%

150 To 299

2021 count

36

% of total

0.7%

300 To 449

2021 count

67

% of total

1.3%

450 To 599

2021 count

78

% of total

1.5%

600 To 799

2021 count

106

% of total

2.1%

800 To 999

2021 count

115

% of total

2.3%

1000 To 1199

2021 count

228

% of total

4.5%

1200 To 1399

2021 count

231

% of total

4.6%

1400 To 1599

2021 count

273

% of total

5.4%

1600 To 1799

2021 count

273

% of total

5.4%

1800 To 1999

2021 count

230

% of total

4.6%

2000 To 2199

2021 count

444

% of total

8.8%

2200 To 2399

2021 count

200

% of total

4.0%

2400 To 2599

2021 count

224

% of total

4.4%

2600 To 2799

2021 count

222

% of total

4.4%

2800 To 2999

2021 count

152

% of total

3.0%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

482

% of total

9.5%

3500 To 3999

2021 count

226

% of total

4.5%

4000 To 4999

2021 count

455

% of total

9.0%

5000 And Over

2021 count

433

% of total

8.6%

Not stated

2021 count

300

% of total

5.9%

Data table

Housing loan repayments for South Perth (C). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Greater Perth.

Housing loan repayments for South Perth (C). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Greater Perth.
Housing loan repayments for South Perth (C). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Greater Perth.
Category2021 count2021 %Greater Perth %
Nil Repayments2224.4%2.8%
1 To 149541.1%0.7%
150 To 299360.7%0.7%
300 To 449671.3%1.4%
450 To 599781.5%1.3%
600 To 7991062.1%2.3%
800 To 9991152.3%3.4%
1000 To 11992284.5%5.2%
1200 To 13992314.6%7.3%
1400 To 15992735.4%8.2%
1600 To 17992735.4%9.7%
1800 To 19992304.6%7.5%
2000 To 21994448.8%11.7%
2200 To 23992004.0%5.1%
2400 To 25992244.4%3.9%
2600 To 27992224.4%4.8%
2800 To 29991523.0%2.4%
3000 To 34994829.5%6.6%
3500 To 39992264.5%2.3%
4000 To 49994559.0%3.7%
5000 And Over4338.6%3.3%
Not stated3005.9%5.6%
Total5,051100.0%100.0%