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 to $2,199 was the most common mortgage repayment band among households with a mortgage in Epping (Vic.), accounting for 12.3% (557 households). This share was lower than Whittlesea (C) (13.5%).

Section overview

Monthly housing loan repayments

Epping (Vic.) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises housing loan repayments for Epping (Vic.) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Whittlesea (C).

Chart view

Monthly housing loan repayments snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Epping (Vic.), with comparison markers for Whittlesea (C).

Epping (Vic.)
Whittlesea (C)

Nil Repayments

2021 count

125

% of total

2.8%

1 To 149

2021 count

46

% of total

1.0%

150 To 299

2021 count

45

% of total

1.0%

300 To 449

2021 count

69

% of total

1.5%

450 To 599

2021 count

61

% of total

1.4%

600 To 799

2021 count

133

% of total

2.9%

800 To 999

2021 count

184

% of total

4.1%

1000 To 1199

2021 count

303

% of total

6.7%

1200 To 1399

2021 count

372

% of total

8.2%

1400 To 1599

2021 count

422

% of total

9.4%

1600 To 1799

2021 count

494

% of total

10.9%

1800 To 1999

2021 count

343

% of total

7.6%

2000 To 2199

2021 count

557

% of total

12.3%

2200 To 2399

2021 count

203

% of total

4.5%

2400 To 2599

2021 count

185

% of total

4.1%

2600 To 2799

2021 count

161

% of total

3.6%

2800 To 2999

2021 count

71

% of total

1.6%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

210

% of total

4.7%

3500 To 3999

2021 count

54

% of total

1.2%

4000 To 4999

2021 count

75

% of total

1.7%

5000 And Over

2021 count

54

% of total

1.2%

Not stated

2021 count

345

% of total

7.6%

Data table

Housing loan repayments for Epping (Vic.). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Whittlesea (C).

Housing loan repayments for Epping (Vic.). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Whittlesea (C).
Housing loan repayments for Epping (Vic.). Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Whittlesea (C).
Category2021 count2021 %Whittlesea (C) %
Nil Repayments1252.8%2.3%
1 To 149461.0%0.7%
150 To 299451.0%0.8%
300 To 449691.5%1.5%
450 To 599611.4%1.3%
600 To 7991332.9%2.1%
800 To 9991844.1%3.3%
1000 To 11993036.7%4.9%
1200 To 13993728.2%6.5%
1400 To 15994229.4%8.1%
1600 To 179949410.9%10.0%
1800 To 19993437.6%8.8%
2000 To 219955712.3%13.5%
2200 To 23992034.5%6.6%
2400 To 25991854.1%4.9%
2600 To 27991613.6%4.6%
2800 To 2999711.6%2.0%
3000 To 34992104.7%5.4%
3500 To 3999541.2%1.4%
4000 To 4999751.7%2.4%
5000 And Over541.2%1.8%
Not stated3457.6%7.0%
Total4,512100.0%100.0%