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NT · Victoria Daly Council

Baines, 0852

Est. population · Jun 2025

380

Growth (1 yr)

+1.9%

Growth (5 yr)

+7.0%

Median age

26

Median income

$752/wk

Employment rate

47.8%

University qualified

8.4%

Work from home

19.5%

Languages at home

41.1%non-English

Most common: Australian Indigenous languages

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

16.9/100
Below average

151st in NT

Verified 69% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • National parks
  • Agricultural
  • Holiday parks
  • Remote
What Baines is known for: National parks, Agricultural, Holiday parks, Remote

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Suburb profile

Baines is a remote locality in the Northern Territory, in Victoria Daly Council. It is close to the Victoria River and the Bullo River.

Health access is a very strong feature of the suburb, with health access 50% above the peer median. Local amenities is an exceptional strength, well above typical levels for remote localities. Working from home is more common than in comparable places, and population has been growing faster than in comparable places, with population growth 69% above the peer median, and university qualifications are a relative strength, with university qualifications 83% above the peer median. Household incomes sit below the peer median.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising health access and local amenities.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Remote locality · compared with remote localities in Northern Territory (174)

Strengths

  • Health access is a relative strength
  • Local amenity access is stronger than in most comparable places
  • Working from home is more common than in comparable places
  • Population has been growing faster than in comparable places
  • University qualifications are a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Household incomes sit below the peer median

What stands out

  • Large Aboriginal community with Indigenous languages spoken at home
  • Victoria River
  • Bullo River
  • Keep River
  • Baines River
  • River National Park

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • StudentsInsufficient data
  • Budget buyersInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Baines compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent (Census)

$74/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

380

+1.9% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

31.6%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#25

among Country & regional · Emerging

Pop. growth

81st

percentile in NT

Rented dwellings

86%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

1/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

0th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
16.9/100 — Below average
National rank
6935th in Australia
State rank
151st in NT
Peer rank
#25 among Country & regional · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#81 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
69%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Population

Estimated resident population

380(June 2025)

+1.9% annual · +7.0% over 5 years · 81th percentile in NT

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.9%
5-year growth
+7.0%
Change in 1 year
+7
Change in 5 years
+25
Growth rank in NT
81th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~400), extrapolated at +0.7% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
239
Median age
26
Median household income / week
$752
Dwelling vacancy
31.6%
Unoccupied private dwellings
24 of 76
Median monthly mortgage
$0
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$74
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
14% / 0% / 86%
Employment rate
47.8%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
19.5% / 0% / 37.9%
Walked or cycled to work
26.4%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
43 / 4 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

8.4% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.4% across Northern Territory. 16.3% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified8.4% · 21.4% NT
  • Diploma qualified5.1% · 7.5% NT
  • Trade / vocational16.3% · 16.1% NT
  • Year 12 or below70.2% · 55% NT

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Agriculture and environment27.8%
  • Health22.2%
  • Education14.8%
  • Architecture and building11.1%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services7.4%
  • Creative arts5.6%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$40,100

3rd percentile in NT · -32% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$38,367

3rd percentile in NT · -41% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
6.0%

6th percentile in NT · -56% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$8,150

3rd percentile in NT · -87% vs Australia

Residents with business income
4.0%

15th percentile in NT · -61% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 0852 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
2,263
Taxpayers reporting net rent
137
Median net rent
-$1,290
Taxpayers reporting business income
89
Taxable income vs state median
-41%
Salary / wages vs state median
-46%
Rental investment vs state median
-57%
Super vs state median
-85%
Business income vs state median
-43%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in NT, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Seasonal & agricultural work

58.6% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 25.5× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 2.2% across Northern Territory.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
58.6%

93rd percentile in NT · +2448% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
51
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 0852

Occupation mix in this industry

2021 Census G56, residents employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Counts below 10 are not shown.

  • Labourers31
  • Managers10

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 0852 (Northern and Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.

Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)

Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for Northern Territory - Outback (SA4 702), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415825
  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1213355
  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 1212124
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 8412118
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 8419101
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 7211100
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841135
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 121432
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 841610
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841310

Northern Territory - Outback is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.

Census employed residents counted in G54: 87 · AFF share +2564% vs the state.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
  • Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0

Community & culture

41.1% speak a language other than English at home; 3.6% born overseas

Language at home
132 English only · 92 other
Non-English at home
41.1%
Born overseas
8 (3.6%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
154 (64.4%)
Australian citizens
214
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
1

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Australian Indigenous languages46 · 100%

Religion

69.9%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 69.9%, while 22.2% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion22.2%38.1%
Christianity69.9%40.5%
Other / not stated7.9%21.5%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Pentecostal44.8%1.3%
Catholic17.6%16.9%
Anglican4.6%6%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
1
Median school ICSEA
628
Median ICSEA percentile
0th
School list
  • Bulla Camp SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 628 · 0th percentile · LBOTE 70% · 17 students · Top SEA quarter 0%View on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

12 mapped amenities

6 campgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
Walkability proxy
0/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Sport & outdoors(6)
  • Barrbem ReserveNature reserve
  • Darrmalanka ReserveNature reserve
  • Keep River National ParkNature reserve
  • Keep River National Park Extension (Proposed)Nature reserve
  • Newry Station Gouldian Finch Conservation CovenantNature reserve
  • North Kimberley Marine ParkNature reserve
Camping & holiday parks(6)
  • Alan Kellet Rest AreaCampground
  • Free CampinggroundCampground
  • Goorrandalng Camping AreaCampground
  • Jarnem Camping AreaCampground
  • NT/WA Border CheckpointCampground
  • Saddle CreekCampground

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
0
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
36°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
3
Nearest hospital
Katherine Hospital (341.4 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
3
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 3

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • Amanbidji Health CentreClinic
  • Amanbidji Health CentreClinic
  • Bulla Health CentreClinic

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
11
Participants per 1,000 residents
28.9

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
36° / 24°
Rainfall
540 mm · ~68 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
34° / 20°
Rainfall
169 mm · ~21 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
31° / 14°
Rainfall
7 mm · ~1 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
37° / 22°
Rainfall
105 mm · ~13 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via state planning hazard mapping. Flood cover uses inundation polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Lingiari
Member of Parliament
Marion SCRYMGOUR (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
76,817
Turnout (2025)
62.2%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+6.5 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 41.9%Labor 58.1%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 419.1 km away).

Coalition 55.0%Labor 45.0%

13.2 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +0.1 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Katherine SouthLabor 43.2% · Coalition 56.8% TPP (2025)340.9 km away
  • Katherine NorthLabor 50.0% · Coalition 50.0% TPP (2025)343.9 km away
  • Katherine EastLabor 48.5% · Coalition 51.5% TPP (2025)345.5 km away
  • TindalLabor 49.4% · Coalition 50.6% TPP (2025)352.7 km away
  • Berry SpringsLabor 36.1% · Coalition 63.9% TPP (2025)398.6 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
1/10
IRSD decile (2021)
1/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

More in Victoria Daly Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Northern Territory.