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NT · Palmerston Council
Yarrawonga, 0830
Est. population · Jun 2025
53
Growth (1 yr)
+1.9%
Growth (5 yr)
+6.0%
Median age
59
Median income
$780/wk
Employment rate
43.2%
Languages at home
8.3%non-English
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
- Café precinct
- Excellent transport
- Education hub
Suburb profile
Yarrawonga is a residential smaller community in Palmerston Council with a familiar suburban feel. Distance from the metro area around Darwin is part of the appeal, with regional hubs closer to hand than the city. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life.
A genuine café and dining culture runs through the area, denser than many peers of a similar size. Local green pockets are modest, with bigger outdoor outings usually found in neighbouring areas. Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus, and buses help with longer trips.
Housing is more affordable than in many parts of the state. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
At a glance
Yarrawonga snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
53
+1.9% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
22.2%
Census unoccupied dwellings
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Pop. growth
82nd
percentile in NT
Advantage (IRSAD)
1/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
54th
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
53(June 2025)
+1.9% annual · +6.0% over 5 years · 82th percentile in NT
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.9%
- 5-year growth
- +6.0%
- Change in 1 year
- +1
- Change in 5 years
- +3
- Growth rank in NT
- 82th 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 (~50), extrapolated at +0.9% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 49
- Median age
- 59
- Median household income / week
- $780
- Dwelling vacancy
- 22.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 4 of 18
- Median monthly mortgage
- $272
- Employment rate
- 43.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 10 / 0 / 0 (+ 5 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
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 1,017
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 54th
School list
- Durack Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1017 · 54th percentile · LBOTE 26% · 474 students · Top SEA quarter 19% · 1.6 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
2 public transport stops in this suburb
- Georgina Cres before Toupein Rd
- Roystonea Ave at Gateway Shopping Centre
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
130 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
3 restaurants · 6 cafes · 1 supermarkets · 3 pharmacies · 2 fast food · 2 bakeries · 4 petrol stations
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus
- Walkability proxy
- 69/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 122.45
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 265.31
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0
Food & drink(13)
- Parap BakeryBakery
- The Cheesecake ShopBakery
- Boost JuiceCafe
- ChatimeCafe
- Gloria Jean'sCafe
- Origin KebabsCafe
- Saigon TimeCafe
- The Coffee ClubCafe
- New Zealand NaturalFast food
- SubwayFast food
- District North Kitchen PalmerstonRestaurant
- Happy GardenRestaurant
- Nando'sRestaurant
Shopping(6)
- EG AustraliaConvenience store
- Star MartConvenience store
- WoolworthsSupermarket
Health & services(4)
- Top End Medical CentreMedical clinic
- Chemist WarehousePharmacy
- Priceline PharmacyPharmacy
- TerryWhite ChemmartPharmacy
Entertainment(1)
- Event CinemasCinema
Transport(6)
6 bus stops
Other(75)
- BWSAlcohol
- CellarbrationsAlcohol
- StrandbagsBag
- Police Credit UnionBank
- WestpacBank
- SILK Laser Clinics PalmerstonBeauty salon
Unit Palmerston Gateway Shopping Centre 1 Roystonea Avenue, Yarrawonga
- Bicycle Parking (2)
- AutobarnCar Parts
- RepcoCar Parts
- Palmerston ExhaustCar repair
- Ezyas Car WashCar wash
- Ally ClothingClothes
- Best & LessClothes
- BondsClothes
- Bras N ThingsClothes
- ConnorClothes
- Edge ClothingClothes
- Jay JaysClothes
- JeanswestClothes
- LowesClothes
- RockmansClothes
- Surf Dive n SkiClothes
- TarocashClothes
- UniqloClothes
- MAC CosmeticsCosmetics
- Big WDepartment Store
- Bunnings WarehouseDoityourself
- JaycarElectronics
- JB Hi-FiElectronics
- Darwin GlassHardware
28 Toupein Road, Yarrawonga
- HouseHomewares
- LovisaJewelry
- Michael HillJewelry
- ProudsJewelry
- Gateway Shopping CentreMall
- Darwin CelluarMobile Phone
- OptusMobile Phone
- TelstraMobile Phone
- VodafoneMobile Phone
- SanityMusic
- Optical SuperstoreOptician
- BCFOutdoor
2 Middleton Street
- Valhalla Tactical & OutdoorOutdoor
- Parking (8)
- Parking Entrance (9)
- Parking Space (13)
- PetbarnPet
- CaltexPetrol station
8 Middleton Street, Yarrawonga
- EG AustraliaPetrol station
- FuelXpressPetrol station
38 Georgina Crescent
- ShellPetrol station
2 Yarrawonga Road
- Public toilets
- BettsShoes
- Spendless ShoesShoes
- IntersportSports
- ENRG GymnasticsSports Hall
Unit 2 32 Georgina Crescent
- Flight CentreTravel Agency
- Tyre PowerTyres
- Dollars and SenseVariety Store
- EB GamesVideo Games
- Bright EyesYes
- CamerahouseYes
- Cut AboveYes
- Head RepublicYes
- HoskingsYes
- Malones ButcheryYes
- Nikos CoffeesYes
- Noni BYes
- NT DentalYes
- Silk Laser ClinicsYes
- Sushi IzuYes
- TD NailsYes
- Unforgetable NailsYes
- W.LaneYes
- Ximi VogueYes
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
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 4
- Nearest hospital
- Palmerston Regional Hospital (1.7 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- Chemist WarehousePharmacy
- Priceline PharmacyPharmacy
- TerryWhite ChemmartPharmacy
- Top End Medical CentreDoctor
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
- 18.9
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
- 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 4.7 km away).
Coalition 53.3%Labor 46.8%
4.6 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -5.9 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- PalmerstonLabor 48.3% · Coalition 51.7% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
- DurackLabor 39.8% · Coalition 60.2% TPP (2025)1.8 km away
- GrayLabor 46.1% · Coalition 53.9% TPP (2025)2.1 km away
- BakewellLabor 48.2% · Coalition 51.8% TPP (2025)2.3 km away
- DriverLabor 49.7% · Coalition 50.3% TPP (2025)3.0 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
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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