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, $5000 and over was the most common mortgage repayment band among households with a mortgage in Dover Heights, accounting for 40.2% (197 households). This share was higher than Waverley (A) (29.6%).

Section overview

Monthly housing loan repayments

Dover Heights - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises housing loan repayments for Dover Heights in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Waverley (A).

Chart view

Monthly housing loan repayments snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Dover Heights, with comparison markers for Waverley (A).

Dover Heights
Waverley (A)

$299 or less

2021 count

41

% of total

8.4%

$300 - $599

2021 count

7

% of total

1.4%

$600 - $999

2021 count

9

% of total

1.8%

$1,000 - $1,199

2021 count

6

% of total

1.2%

$1,200 - $1,399

2021 count

4

% of total

0.8%

$1,400 - $1,599

2021 count

10

% of total

2.0%

$1,600-$1,799

2021 count

6

% of total

1.2%

$1,800 - $1,999

2021 count

3

% of total

0.6%

$2,000 - $2,199

2021 count

27

% of total

5.5%

$2,200 - $2,399

2021 count

16

% of total

3.3%

$2,400-$2,599

2021 count

10

% of total

2.0%

$2,600-$2,999

2021 count

16

% of total

3.3%

$3,000-$3,999

2021 count

40

% of total

8.2%

$4,000-$4,999

2021 count

57

% of total

11.6%

$5000 and over

2021 count

197

% of total

40.2%

Not stated

2021 count

41

% of total

8.4%

Data table

Housing loan repayments for Dover Heights. Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Waverley (A).

Housing loan repayments for Dover Heights. Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Waverley (A).
Housing loan repayments for Dover Heights. Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Waverley (A).
Category2021 count2021 %Waverley (A) %
$299 or less418.4%6.0%
$300 - $59971.4%1.5%
$600 - $99991.8%2.6%
$1,000 - $1,19961.2%2.2%
$1,200 - $1,39940.8%1.9%
$1,400 - $1,599102.0%2.2%
$1,600-$1,79961.2%2.6%
$1,800 - $1,99930.6%1.8%
$2,000 - $2,199275.5%5.4%
$2,200 - $2,399163.3%2.0%
$2,400-$2,599102.0%2.9%
$2,600-$2,999163.3%5.4%
$3,000-$3,999408.2%14.7%
$4,000-$4,9995711.6%11.0%
$5000 and over19740.2%29.6%
Not stated418.4%8.2%
Total490100.0%100.0%