Median price trend for houses
Based on 1 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,600,000
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The quick read on
Emungalan
NT 0850 · Katherine
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,600,000
- Population
- 254
- Postcode
- 0850
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Emungalan, Northern Territory
Property market insights for Emungalan
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Emungalan NT
The median house price in Emungalan, NT is currently $1,600,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales.
Crime and safety
Is Emungalan safe?
The overall rate for Emungalan is 48,464 offences per 100,000 residents — 159% above the Rest of NT benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Emungalan.
Overall crime rate
48,464
offences per 100,000 residents
159% aboveRest of NT
EmungalanRest of NT: 18,727
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Emungalan?
Emungalan NT 0850 is in Northern Territory, within Rest of NT.
254 people call Emungalan home, with an average of 3.8 people per household and a median household income of $1,781 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 254
- Median age
- 42 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,283 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $200 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of NT benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1516.5%Below
15–3425.6%Below
35–5434.3%Above
55–7416.9%Above
75 and over3.1%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses81.8%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright6.3%Below
Paying a mortgage18.8%Below
Renting75.0%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car27.8%Above
One car27.8%Below
Two cars18.5%Below
Three or more20.4%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home12.0%Above
Drove to work57.3%Above
Train, tram or bus4.0%Above
Walked or cycled14.7%Below
What stands out in Emungalan
12.0% of workers in Emungalan worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Rest of NT.
39.0% of people in Emungalan described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Emungalan
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Emungalan NT 0850.
Is Emungalan family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
16.5% of Emungalan's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well below the Rest of NT average.
55 family households lived in Emungalan; 34.5% were couple families and 27.3% were one-parent families.
58.2% of local families included children under 15. That is well above the Rest of NT average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Emungalan?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Emungalan had 254 residents at the 2021 Census.
23.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
20.1% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Rest of NT average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Emungalan?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 81.8% of occupied private dwellings in Emungalan.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Emungalan?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
6.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about half the Rest of NT rate.
18.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
75.0% rented their home. That is well above the Rest of NT average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Emungalan?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Emungalan had 3.8 people.
One-person households made up 5.7% of occupied homes. That is about half the Rest of NT rate.
Two-person households represented 28.3%, while 43.4% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Emungalan?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
12.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Rest of NT rate.
57.3% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Rest of NT average.
4.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 14.7% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Emungalan?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
27.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat above the Rest of NT average.
One-car households formed 27.8% of the total.
38.9% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Emungalan, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
72.8% were at the same address five years earlier, while 27.2% reported a different address.
3.9% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Rest of NT rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Emungalan?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
43.7% of residents used only English at home.
44.1% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Emungalan residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
3.9% of Emungalan's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 96.1% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 89.4%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Emungalan?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 15.0% of ancestry responses in Emungalan.
Australian ancestry made up 16.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Emungalan?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
10.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Rest of NT rate.
Managers accounted for 21.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 14.7%.
Health care and social assistance employed 22.7% of workers, and education and training employed 6.7%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Emungalan?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 38.6%, compared with 50.7% across Rest of NT.
24.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 6.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 13.3%, compared with 8.9% across Rest of NT.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Emungalan show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
53.1% reported no selected long-term health condition.
3.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
5.5% reported asthma, 2.0% arthritis and 13.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Emungalan?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
9.5% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Rest of NT rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 10.7%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 48.8%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Emungalan?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,781 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,283.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $200 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Emungalan compare with Rest of NT?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 12.0% in Emungalan, compared with 3.9% across Rest of NT.
Outright ownership was 6.3% locally and 14.7% across Rest of NT. That is about half the Rest of NT rate.
Renting accounted for 75.0% in Emungalan, against 63.3% across Rest of NT.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Emungalan
Is Emungalan expensive?
The median house price is $1,600,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Emungalan good for families?
The Census counted 55 local families, and 16.5% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Emungalan?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Emungalan
4 streets in Emungalan
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Emungalan Rd
- Mcadam Rd
- Mckeddie Rd
- Stuart Hwy
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