Median house price
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NT · Palmerston Council
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%
Languages at home
40.6%non-English
Most common: Indonesian, Urdu, Russian
2021 Census · usual residence
- Green suburb
- Café precinct
- Excellent transport
- Education hub
- Cycling
Suburb profile
Palmerston City is a welcoming smaller community in Palmerston Council, with a settled community character. The capital is not on the doorstep: Darwin is a proper journey, while nearby towns cover more day-to-day needs. The community skews younger, with family-friendly schooling within easy reach.
For comparable suburbs, the café and dining scene is notably rich, with locals returning to favourite spots. Green space punches above what many comparable suburbs offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. Everyday errands are walkable, and buses keep the wider city within easy reach.
Homes are neither a bargain nor a premium buy against the wider market.
At a glance
Palmerston City snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
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
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
- Employment rate
- 68.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 0 / 65
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
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 (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
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 (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
158 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
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 everyday errands
- 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(6)
- NaM Variety OutletConvenience store
- Palmerston MarketsMarketplace
- ColesSupermarket
- ColesSupermarket
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(9)
- World GymGym
Unit 4 2 Palmerston Circuit
- Goyder SquarePark
The Boulevard, Palmerston City
- Park (5)
- City of PalmerstonPlayground
- Sports field
Transport(5)
5 bus stops
Other(45)
- Alignlife ChiropracticAlternative
Unit 1 3 Maluka Drive
- NABATM
- NABBank
- People's Choice BankBank
- 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
- SalvosCharity
- TargetDepartment Store
Temple Terrace
- Fountain (2)
- Garden (23)
- Sydney ToolsHardware
Unit 1 2 Palmerston Circuit
- Rydges PalmerstonHotel
- Parks and Wildlife CommissionHunting Permits
- Oasis Shopping VillageMall
15 Temple Terrace, Palmerston City
- Palmerston Shopping CentreMall
- 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
- Petrol station
- Post Box (2)
- Australia PostPost office
- Australia Post Palmerston Shopping CenterPost office
Unit 23 10 Temple Terrace
- Public toilets
- 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.
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
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Goyder SquarePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 7
- Parks (OSM)
- 6
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
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
- Alignlife ChiropracticMaluka DriveAlternative
- PharmacyPharmacy
- PharmacyPharmacy
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)
- 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
- 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
- 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 (15%)
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.
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
- 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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