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Rate Change Calculator

Find out the impact of an interest rate change on your repayments

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How to use our refinance calculator

Here are the details you’ll need to enter about your existing and refinance home loan.

1

Current interest rate

The interest rate you’re currently paying on your existing home loan.

2

New interest rate

The interest rate on the home loan you’re refinancing to.

3

Repayment type

Whether you’re making principal and interest or interest-only repayments.

4

Current loan balance

The outstanding amount on your existing home loan.

5

Loan term remaining

The number of years remaining on your current home loan. (Keep in mind that some lenders may default your loan back to 30 years unless you ask them to calibrate the loan to your preferred term or match the remaining time on your existing loan.)

Once you’ve entered these details, our refinance calculator will give you an estimate of your new home loan repayments and how it compares to your current mortgage. You can choose to see weekly, fortnightly or monthly repayments.

How do you calculate if it’s worth refinancing?

Use the calculator on this page to see if refinancing your home loan is worth it. It will show you how your new mortgage repayments compare to your current home loan and how much you could save.

The interest rate will usually have the biggest impact on whether you’ll stand to benefit by switching loans, but there are other factors like the home loan fees that will contribute to your refinancing costs. These include exit fees, otherwise known as ‘break costs’, as well as other costs like establishment and valuation fees.

Be sure to check the fine print (of both your current and new loan) or speak to a mortgage broker if you’re unsure which fees may apply to your situation.

An example of how much you can save by refinancing

This table shows how much your repayments could potentially change by refinancing to a new home loan.

Current home loan - 6.50% interest rate

Home loan amount

$400,000

Estimated monthly repayments

$2,588

Estimated monthly savings

New home loan - 6.00% interest rate

Home loan amount

$400,000

Estimated monthly repayments

$2,461

Estimated monthly savings

$127

Current home loan - 6.50% interest rate

Home loan amount

$600,000

Estimated monthly repayments

$3,882

Estimated monthly savings

New home loan - 6.00% interest rate

Home loan amount

$600,000

Estimated monthly repayments

$3.691

Estimated monthly savings

$191

Current home loan - 6.50% interest rate

Home loan amount

$800,000

Estimated monthly repayments

$5,176

Estimated monthly savings

New home loan - 6.00% interest rate

Home loan amount

$800,000

Estimated monthly repayments

$4,921

Estimated monthly savings

$255

Current home loan - 6.50% interest rate

Home loan amount

$1,000,000

Estimated monthly repayments

$6,470

Estimated monthly savings

New home loan - 6.00% interest rate

Home loan amount

$1,000,000

Estimated monthly repayments

$6,151

Estimated monthly savings

$319

Home loan amountEstimated monthly repaymentsEstimated monthly savings

Current home loan - 6.50% interest rate

$400,000

$2,588

New home loan - 6.00% interest rate

$400,000

$2,461

$127

Current home loan - 6.50% interest rate

$600,000

$3,882

New home loan - 6.00% interest rate

$600,000

$3.691

$191

Current home loan - 6.50% interest rate

$800,000

$5,176

New home loan - 6.00% interest rate

$800,000

$4,921

$255

Current home loan - 6.50% interest rate

$1,000,000

$6,470

New home loan - 6.00% interest rate

$1,000,000

$6,151

$319

This example is based on an owner-occupier home loan over 28 years with principal & interest repayments. Other fees and charges applied by lenders would also affect the repayment amount.

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FAQs about calculating refinance costs

It’ll cost you roughly $500-$2,000 to refinance a home loan in Australia. The actual amount it’ll cost to refinance depends on whether you’re refinancing to a new lender or just changing loans with your current lender. There are usually fees involved in switching, so make sure the new loan will save you money in the long run.

In most cases, a 1% drop in your interest rate makes refinancing worth it. For example, if you go from a 6.99% rate to 5.99%, you could save about $465 per month. This is based on a $600,000 owner-occupier home loan making principal and interest repayments with a 25-year term. This monthly saving adds up to roughly $5,580 a year.

While our refinance calculator is useful, it doesn’t cover everything. It doesn’t factor in the benefits of an offset account, savings from extra repayments, or the flexibility of a redraw facility. It also doesn’t account for factors like customer service quality and the ease of using banking apps, which might be important to you.

The best time to refinance your home loan is when you can get a lower interest rate that offsets the costs of switching. It’s also ideal when your financial situation improves, your credit score rises, or you want better loan terms. Additionally, refinancing is common among borrowers when interest rates drop or you’ve built up more equity in your home. Using a mortgage broker to refinance can also be a way of finding a better deal.

You’ll usually be in the best position to refinance if you have at least 20% equity in your home. For instance, if your home is worth $600,000, you’ll only owe $480,000 on your home loan. Having at least 20% in equity helps you qualify for better loan terms and avoid paying lender’s mortgage insurance (LMI).

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