Median house price
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No data available
NT · Central Desert Council
Lake Mackay, 0872
Est. population · Jun 2025
24
Growth (1 yr)
0.0%
Growth (5 yr)
+4.3%
Median age
36
Median income
$1,187/wk
Employment rate
54.2%
Languages at home
45.8%non-English
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
Suburb profile
Lake Mackay is a quieter smaller community in Central Desert Council, where peace, space and a country-town pace still dominate. It sits a long way from Darwin and other major hubs, so daily life runs on a self-contained, local timetable. Residents are mostly families and working professionals.
With limited local amenities, residents regularly travel to a neighbouring town for shops, appointments and a wider choice. Open space is thinner than in many comparable suburbs, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day. A car helps for most daily errands, with fewer amenities clustered within an easy walk.
Housing sits in the middle of the local market: neither cheap nor premium.
At a glance
Lake Mackay snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
24
0.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
50.0%
Census unoccupied dwellings
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Pop. growth
15th
percentile in NT
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
Population
Estimated resident population
24(June 2025)
0.0% annual · +4.3% over 5 years · 15th percentile in NT
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- 0.0%
- 5-year growth
- +4.3%
- Change in 1 year
- 0
- Change in 5 years
- +1
- Growth rank in NT
- 15th 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 (~0), extrapolated at +0.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 25
- Median age
- 36
- Median household income / week
- $1,187
- Dwelling vacancy
- 50%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 10 of 20
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 54.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 8 / 0 / 0 (+ 4 other)
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Family & Lifestyle
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Alice Springs Hospital (396.0 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 1
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 41.7
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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
- 39° / 24°
- Rainfall
- 183 mm · ~23 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 32° / 18°
- Rainfall
- 80 mm · ~10 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 24° / 9°
- Rainfall
- 30 mm · ~4 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 34° / 18°
- Rainfall
- 67 mm · ~8 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
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.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- NT Fire Protection and Fire Management zones — Bushfires NT / Department of Lands, Planning and Environment · current · Updated · Shapefile boundaries (CC BY 4.0)
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 930.2 km away).
Coalition 45.6%Labor 54.4%
3.8 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +6.6 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- LarapintaLabor 57.3% · Coalition 42.7% TPP (2025)429.1 km away
- BraitlingLabor 53.2% · Coalition 46.8% TPP (2025)431.7 km away
- GillenLabor 54.8% · Coalition 45.2% TPP (2025)432.9 km away
- IlparpaLabor 36.2% · Coalition 63.8% TPP (2025)433.2 km away
- Alice SpringsLabor 64.0% · Coalition 36.0% TPP (2025)434.0 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
More in Central Desert Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.