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 Chatswood, accounting for 19.8% (380 households). This share was lower than Willoughby (C) (27.5%).

Section overview

Monthly housing loan repayments

Chatswood - Households (Enumerated)

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

Chart view

Monthly housing loan repayments snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Chatswood, with comparison markers for Willoughby (C).

Chatswood
Willoughby (C)

Nil Repayments

2021 count

124

% of total

6.5%

1 To 149

2021 count

25

% of total

1.3%

150 To 299

2021 count

18

% of total

0.9%

300 To 449

2021 count

18

% of total

0.9%

450 To 599

2021 count

11

% of total

0.6%

600 To 799

2021 count

18

% of total

0.9%

800 To 999

2021 count

45

% of total

2.3%

1000 To 1199

2021 count

54

% of total

2.8%

1200 To 1399

2021 count

66

% of total

3.4%

1400 To 1599

2021 count

55

% of total

2.9%

1600 To 1799

2021 count

72

% of total

3.8%

1800 To 1999

2021 count

39

% of total

2.0%

2000 To 2199

2021 count

130

% of total

6.8%

2200 To 2399

2021 count

61

% of total

3.2%

2400 To 2599

2021 count

68

% of total

3.5%

2600 To 2799

2021 count

65

% of total

3.4%

2800 To 2999

2021 count

47

% of total

2.5%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

182

% of total

9.5%

3500 To 3999

2021 count

94

% of total

4.9%

4000 To 4999

2021 count

202

% of total

10.5%

5000 And Over

2021 count

380

% of total

19.8%

Not stated

2021 count

143

% of total

7.5%

Data table

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

Housing loan repayments for Chatswood. Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Willoughby (C).
Housing loan repayments for Chatswood. Monthly housing loan repayments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Willoughby (C).
Category2021 count2021 %Willoughby (C) %
Nil Repayments1246.5%5.0%
1 To 149251.3%1.1%
150 To 299180.9%0.7%
300 To 449180.9%0.8%
450 To 599110.6%0.7%
600 To 799180.9%1.2%
800 To 999452.3%1.7%
1000 To 1199542.8%2.4%
1200 To 1399663.4%2.6%
1400 To 1599552.9%2.2%
1600 To 1799723.8%2.5%
1800 To 1999392.0%2.2%
2000 To 21991306.8%5.9%
2200 To 2399613.2%2.5%
2400 To 2599683.5%2.9%
2600 To 2799653.4%3.1%
2800 To 2999472.5%2.4%
3000 To 34991829.5%9.1%
3500 To 3999944.9%5.3%
4000 To 499920210.5%11.5%
5000 And Over38019.8%27.5%
Not stated1437.5%6.6%
Total1,917100.0%100.0%