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 The Hills Shire (A), accounting for 14.3% (3,942 households). This share was higher than Greater Sydney (11.2%).

Section overview

Monthly housing loan repayments

The Hills Shire (A) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises housing loan repayments for The Hills Shire (A) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Sydney.

Chart view

Monthly housing loan repayments snapshot

2021 distribution by category for The Hills Shire (A), with comparison markers for Greater Sydney.

The Hills Shire (A)
Greater Sydney

Nil Repayments

2021 count

912

% of total

3.3%

1 To 149

2021 count

197

% of total

0.7%

150 To 299

2021 count

138

% of total

0.5%

300 To 449

2021 count

273

% of total

1.0%

450 To 599

2021 count

197

% of total

0.7%

600 To 799

2021 count

332

% of total

1.2%

800 To 999

2021 count

454

% of total

1.6%

1000 To 1199

2021 count

659

% of total

2.4%

1200 To 1399

2021 count

667

% of total

2.4%

1400 To 1599

2021 count

758

% of total

2.7%

1600 To 1799

2021 count

863

% of total

3.1%

1800 To 1999

2021 count

719

% of total

2.6%

2000 To 2199

2021 count

1,877

% of total

6.8%

2200 To 2399

2021 count

920

% of total

3.3%

2400 To 2599

2021 count

1,161

% of total

4.2%

2600 To 2799

2021 count

1,318

% of total

4.8%

2800 To 2999

2021 count

934

% of total

3.4%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

3,942

% of total

14.3%

3500 To 3999

2021 count

2,206

% of total

8.0%

4000 To 4999

2021 count

3,715

% of total

13.4%

5000 And Over

2021 count

3,512

% of total

12.7%

Not stated

2021 count

1,892

% of total

6.8%

Data table

Housing loan repayments for The Hills Shire (A). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Greater Sydney.

Housing loan repayments for The Hills Shire (A). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Greater Sydney.
Housing loan repayments for The Hills Shire (A). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Greater Sydney.
Category2021 count2021 %Greater Sydney %
Nil Repayments9123.3%3.3%
1 To 1491970.7%0.8%
150 To 2991380.5%0.6%
300 To 4492731.0%1.1%
450 To 5991970.7%1.0%
600 To 7993321.2%1.7%
800 To 9994541.6%2.3%
1000 To 11996592.4%3.2%
1200 To 13996672.4%3.9%
1400 To 15997582.7%4.2%
1600 To 17998633.1%5.1%
1800 To 19997192.6%4.3%
2000 To 21991,8776.8%9.3%
2200 To 23999203.3%4.8%
2400 To 25991,1614.2%4.8%
2600 To 27991,3184.8%5.7%
2800 To 29999343.4%3.5%
3000 To 34993,94214.3%11.2%
3500 To 39992,2068.0%4.9%
4000 To 49993,71513.4%8.0%
5000 And Over3,51212.7%9.6%
Not stated1,8926.8%6.6%
Total27,646100.0%100.0%