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, $600 to $999 was the most common mortgage repayment band among households with a mortgage in Dalby, accounting for 16.4% (256 households). This share was lower than Western Downs (R) (17.2%).

Section overview

Monthly housing loan repayments

Dalby - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises housing loan repayments for Dalby in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Western Downs (R).

Chart view

Monthly housing loan repayments snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Dalby, with comparison markers for Western Downs (R).

Dalby
Western Downs (R)

$299 or less

2021 count

71

% of total

4.6%

$300 - $599

2021 count

91

% of total

5.8%

$600 - $999

2021 count

256

% of total

16.4%

$1,000 - $1,199

2021 count

190

% of total

12.2%

$1,200 - $1,399

2021 count

204

% of total

13.1%

$1,400 - $1,599

2021 count

160

% of total

10.3%

$1,600-$1,799

2021 count

155

% of total

10.0%

$1,800 - $1,999

2021 count

70

% of total

4.5%

$2,000 - $2,199

2021 count

111

% of total

7.1%

$2,200 - $2,399

2021 count

38

% of total

2.4%

$2,400-$2,599

2021 count

19

% of total

1.2%

$2,600-$2,999

2021 count

36

% of total

2.3%

$3,000-$3,999

2021 count

40

% of total

2.6%

$4,000-$4,999

2021 count

15

% of total

1.0%

$5000 and over

2021 count

10

% of total

0.6%

Not stated

2021 count

91

% of total

5.8%

Data table

Housing loan repayments for Dalby. Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Western Downs (R).

Housing loan repayments for Dalby. Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Western Downs (R).
Housing loan repayments for Dalby. Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Western Downs (R).
Category2021 count2021 %Western Downs (R) %
$299 or less714.6%7.9%
$300 - $599915.8%7.6%
$600 - $99925616.4%17.2%
$1,000 - $1,19919012.2%10.8%
$1,200 - $1,39920413.1%10.4%
$1,400 - $1,59916010.3%8.6%
$1,600-$1,79915510.0%7.7%
$1,800 - $1,999704.5%4.0%
$2,000 - $2,1991117.1%6.6%
$2,200 - $2,399382.4%2.2%
$2,400-$2,599191.2%1.3%
$2,600-$2,999362.3%2.5%
$3,000-$3,999402.6%3.3%
$4,000-$4,999151.0%1.7%
$5000 and over100.6%1.7%
Not stated915.8%6.5%
Total1,557100.0%100.0%