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 Thomastown, accounting for 12.1% (223 households). This share was lower than Whittlesea (C) (13.5%).

Section overview

Monthly housing loan repayments

Thomastown - Households (Enumerated)

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

Chart view

Monthly housing loan repayments snapshot

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

Thomastown
Whittlesea (C)

Nil Repayments

2021 count

61

% of total

3.3%

1 To 149

2021 count

17

% of total

0.9%

150 To 299

2021 count

30

% of total

1.6%

300 To 449

2021 count

49

% of total

2.7%

450 To 599

2021 count

52

% of total

2.8%

600 To 799

2021 count

56

% of total

3.0%

800 To 999

2021 count

80

% of total

4.4%

1000 To 1199

2021 count

117

% of total

6.4%

1200 To 1399

2021 count

150

% of total

8.2%

1400 To 1599

2021 count

157

% of total

8.5%

1600 To 1799

2021 count

194

% of total

10.5%

1800 To 1999

2021 count

133

% of total

7.2%

2000 To 2199

2021 count

223

% of total

12.1%

2200 To 2399

2021 count

89

% of total

4.8%

2400 To 2599

2021 count

49

% of total

2.7%

2600 To 2799

2021 count

53

% of total

2.9%

2800 To 2999

2021 count

26

% of total

1.4%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

58

% of total

3.2%

3500 To 3999

2021 count

21

% of total

1.1%

4000 To 4999

2021 count

33

% of total

1.8%

5000 And Over

2021 count

17

% of total

0.9%

Not stated

2021 count

174

% of total

9.5%

Data table

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

Housing loan repayments for Thomastown. Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Whittlesea (C).
Housing loan repayments for Thomastown. Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Whittlesea (C).
Category2021 count2021 %Whittlesea (C) %
Nil Repayments613.3%2.3%
1 To 149170.9%0.7%
150 To 299301.6%0.8%
300 To 449492.7%1.5%
450 To 599522.8%1.3%
600 To 799563.0%2.1%
800 To 999804.4%3.3%
1000 To 11991176.4%4.9%
1200 To 13991508.2%6.5%
1400 To 15991578.5%8.1%
1600 To 179919410.5%10.0%
1800 To 19991337.2%8.8%
2000 To 219922312.1%13.5%
2200 To 2399894.8%6.6%
2400 To 2599492.7%4.9%
2600 To 2799532.9%4.6%
2800 To 2999261.4%2.0%
3000 To 3499583.2%5.4%
3500 To 3999211.1%1.4%
4000 To 4999331.8%2.4%
5000 And Over170.9%1.8%
Not stated1749.5%7.0%
Total1,839100.0%100.0%