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Palmerston City, 0830

Est. population · Jun 2025

204

Growth (1 yr)

+1.5%

Growth (5 yr)

+5.2%

Median age

28

Median income

$1,478/wk

Employment rate

68.8%

University qualified

27.4%

Work from home

0%

Languages at home

40.6%non-English

Most common: Indonesian, Urdu, Russian

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Green suburb
  • Walkable
  • Markets
  • Regional centre
What Palmerston City is known for: Green suburb, Walkable, Markets, Regional centre

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Suburb profile

Palmerston City is a major regional centre in the Northern Territory, in Palmerston Council, with mainly denser housing than a typical suburban neighbourhood.

Employment rates are stronger than in comparable places, with employment 29% above the peer median. The suburb is highly walkable compared with similar places, placing it among the highest-ranked major regional centres. Local amenities are a relative strength. Open-space access is exceptionally strong, and local school ICSEA scores sit well above the peer median. University qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 58% above the peer median.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising walkability and open space.

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

Major regional centre · compared with major regional centres in Northern Territory (33)

Strengths

  • The suburb is highly walkable compared with similar places
  • Open-space access is exceptionally strong
  • Local amenities are a relative strength
  • Local school ICSEA scores sit well above the peer median
  • Employment rates are stronger than in comparable places
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places

Weaknesses

No relative weaknesses against comparable places.

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Palmerston City compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent (Census)

$259/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

204

+1.5% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

5.6%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Pop. growth

70th

percentile in NT

Rented dwellings

100%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

5/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

26th

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

Population

Estimated resident population

204(June 2025)

+1.5% annual · +5.2% over 5 years · 70th percentile in NT

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.5%
5-year growth
+5.2%
Change in 1 year
+3
Change in 5 years
+10
Growth rank in NT
70th 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 (~200), extrapolated at +1.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
194
Median age
28
Median household income / week
$1,478
Dwelling vacancy
5.6%
Unoccupied private dwellings
4 of 71
Median monthly mortgage
$0
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$259
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
0% / 0% / 100%
Employment rate
68.8%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
0% / 4.6% / 71.6%
Walked or cycled to work
0%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 0 / 65

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

27.4% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.4% across Northern Territory. 20.4% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified27.4% · 21.4% NT
  • Diploma qualified6.4% · 7.5% NT
  • Trade / vocational20.4% · 16.1% NT
  • Year 12 or below45.9% · 55% NT

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce25.9%
  • Engineering and related technologies23.5%
  • Health14.1%
  • Society and culture10.6%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services7.1%
  • Education5.9%
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)
$69,456

59th percentile in NT · +18% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$73,071

59th percentile in NT · +12% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
12.0%

32nd percentile in NT · -13% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$60,810

68th percentile in NT · -4% vs Australia

Residents with business income
7.0%

38th percentile in NT · -33% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 0830 — 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
11,684
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,394
Median net rent
-$3,094
Taxpayers reporting business income
840
Taxable income vs state median
+3%
Salary / wages vs state median
+2%
Rental investment vs state median
-14%
Super vs state median
+13%
Business income vs state median
0%

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

Community & culture

40.6% speak a language other than English at home; 42.8% born overseas

Language at home
95 English only · 65 other
Non-English at home
40.6%
Born overseas
65 (42.8%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
12 (6.2%)
Australian citizens
92
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
3

Top languages other than English

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

  • Indonesian5 · 38.5%
  • Urdu5 · 38.5%
  • Russian3 · 23.1%

Religion

28.9%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 28.9%, while Christianity accounts for 26.3%. Islam is more prevalent locally than across the state.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion28.9%38.1%
Christianity26.3%40.5%
Hinduism5.2%2.7%
Islam7.2%1.4%
Other / not stated32.5%17.4%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic12.4%16.9%
Christian (not further defined)6.2%3.2%

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.

Crime & safety

Figures are for the Palmerston reporting region, not this suburb alone.

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
2,450
Against the person
787
Against property
1,663
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
72.1
State crime-rate percentile
13th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-12.6%

Most common offence types

  • 021 Serious Assault
  • 023 Common Assault
  • 061 Burglary - Dwelling (House Break-Ins), Actual
  • 07* Other Theft
  • 11 Property Damage Offences

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • NT Police crime statistics (reporting region / SA2) — Northern Territory Police · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Monthly CSV; regional totals where suburb-level data unavailable

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
4
Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
946
Median ICSEA percentile
26th
School list
  • Durack Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1017 · 54th percentile · LBOTE 26% · 474 students · Top SEA quarter 19% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
  • Driver Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 914 · 14th percentile · LBOTE 24% · 409 students · Top SEA quarter 6% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Gray Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 808 · 3th percentile · LBOTE 34% · 283 students · Top SEA quarter 2% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Bakewell Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 978 · 37th percentile · LBOTE 28% · 616 students · Top SEA quarter 13% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

7 public transport stops in this suburb

  • 4 Maluka Drive
  • Chung Wah Tce before Temple Tce
  • Palmerston School Departure
  • Palmerston School Terminus
  • Roystonea Ave before Packard Ave

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

163 mapped amenities

7 restaurants · 2 bars · 2 supermarkets · 2 pharmacies · 4 fast food · 1 libraries · 1 playgrounds · 1 petrol stations

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Highly walkable for shops and everyday services
  • Great for outdoor family life — 6 parks mapped in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
Walkability proxy
77/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
67.01
Parks per 1,000 residents
30.93
Food & drink(13)
  • Flynn PalmerstonBar
  • Good Times Bar & GrillBar

    11 University Avenue

  • Hungry Jack'sFast food
  • KFCFast food
  • McDonald'sFast food
  • Red RoosterFast food
  • Covai CafeRestaurant

    The Boulevard, Palmerston City

  • K-Tong Chinese RestaurantRestaurant
  • Lantern Chinese RestaurantRestaurant
  • Madame Za by Rydges PalmerstonRestaurant
  • Palmerston TavernRestaurant
  • Primal Bar & GrillRestaurant

    18 The Boulevard, Palmerston City

  • The Nook On BoulevardRestaurant
Shopping(12)
  • NaM Variety OutletConvenience store
  • TargetDepartment store

    Temple Terrace

  • Sydney ToolsHardware store

    Unit 1 2 Palmerston Circuit

  • Palmerston MarketsMarketplace
  • SalvosOp shop
  • VinniesOp shop

    3 Rolyat Street

  • Oasis Shopping VillageShopping centre

    15 Temple Terrace, Palmerston City

  • Palmerston Shopping CentreShopping centre
  • ColesSupermarket
  • ColesSupermarket

    10 Temple Terrace

Everyday services(6)
  • NABATM
  • NABBank
  • People's Choice BankBank
  • Petrol station
  • Australia PostPost office
  • Australia Post Palmerston Shopping CenterPost office

    Unit 23 10 Temple Terrace

Community(2)
  • City of Palmerston Public LibraryLibrary
  • City of Palmerston CouncilTownhall

    1 Chung Wah Terrace, Palmerston City

Health & services(2)
  • Pharmacy (2)
Sport & outdoors(14)
  • Chung Wah Terrace Shared PathCycling route
  • North Australia Rail TrailCycling route
  • Temple Terrace Shared PathCycling route
  • University Avenue Shared PathCycling route
  • World GymGym

    Unit 4 2 Palmerston Circuit

  • Goyder SquarePark

    The Boulevard, Palmerston City

  • Park (5)
  • City of PalmerstonPlayground
  • Public toilets
  • Sports field
Places to stay(1)
  • Rydges PalmerstonHotel
Transport(5)

5 bus stops

Other(32)
  • Alignlife ChiropracticAlternative

    Unit 1 3 Maluka Drive

  • The PalmBeauty salon

    University Avenue

  • Bench (3)
  • Bicycle Parking (4)
  • Cazalys Sport ClubBiergarten
  • Palmerston Bus TerminalBus Station
  • Bridge Toyota PalmerstonCar
  • mycar Tyre & Auto PalmerstonCar repair

    3 Maluka Drive

  • Ultra Tune PalmerstonCar repair

    3 Maluka Drive

  • Fountain (2)
  • Garden (23)
  • Parks and Wildlife CommissionHunting Permits
  • Motorcycle Parking
  • AnacondaOutdoor

    Unit 3 2 Palmerston Circuit

  • City of PalmerstonParking
  • Palmerston Bus Interchange Park & RideParking
  • Parking (35)
  • Public Parking Zone EParking
  • Reserved ParkingParking
  • The Boulevard PlazaParking
  • Parking Entrance (5)
  • Cash ConvertersPawnbroker

    Unit D1 17 University Avenue

  • Post Box (2)
  • Shelter (12)
  • Shower
  • Palmerston InterchangeStation
  • Channel 10Studio
  • BeaurepairesTyres
  • City of PalmerstonWaste Basket
  • Palmerston Water ParkWater Park
  • Palmerston Water ParkWater Park

    Roystonea Avenue

  • Sexy LandYes

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

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Goyder SquarePark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
13.5%
Woodland / forest cover
12.2%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
8
Parks (OSM)
6
Typical summer maximum
31°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
Palmerston Regional Hospital (2.1 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
0

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

  • Alignlife ChiropracticMaluka DriveAlternative
  • PharmacyPharmacy
  • PharmacyPharmacy

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
6
Participants per 1,000 residents
29.4

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
31° / 25°
Rainfall
1,010 mm · ~90 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
31° / 24°
Rainfall
491 mm · ~61 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
30° / 20°
Rainfall
8 mm · ~1 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
32° / 24°
Rainfall
171 mm · ~21 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
No overlay at centroid

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
Solomon
Member of Parliament
Luke John GOSLING (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
78,702
Turnout (2025)
79.3%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-7.1 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 48.7%Labor 51.3%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 4.3 km away).

Coalition 51.8%Labor 48.2%

3.1 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -3.9 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • PalmerstonLabor 48.3% · Coalition 51.7% TPP (2025)0.1 km away
  • DurackLabor 39.8% · Coalition 60.2% TPP (2025)1.2 km away
  • GrayLabor 46.1% · Coalition 53.9% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
  • BakewellLabor 48.2% · Coalition 51.8% TPP (2025)1.9 km away
  • DriverLabor 49.7% · Coalition 50.3% TPP (2025)2.2 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)
5/10
IRSD decile (2021)
5/10

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

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