Median price trend for houses
Based on 7 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,820,000
Up 11.6% over 12 months
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Knuckey Lagoon
NT 0828 · Litchfield
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,820,000
- Population
- 498
- Postcode
- 0828
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Knuckey Lagoon, Northern Territory
Property market insights for Knuckey Lagoon
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Knuckey Lagoon NT
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 1 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Knuckey Lagoon, NT is currently $1,820,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Knuckey Lagoon has a 12-month growth rate of 11.6% for houses.
Crime and safety
Is Knuckey Lagoon safe?
The overall rate for Knuckey Lagoon is 12,831 offences per 100,000 residents — 58% above the Greater Darwin 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 Knuckey Lagoon.
Overall crime rate
12,831
offences per 100,000 residents
58% aboveGreater Darwin
Knuckey LagoonGreater Darwin: 8,131
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Knuckey Lagoon?
Knuckey Lagoon NT 0828 is in Northern Territory, within Greater Darwin.
498 people call Knuckey Lagoon home, with an average of 3.3 people per household and a median household income of $2,525 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 498
- Median age
- 35 years
- Median mortgage
- $3,564 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $300 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Darwin benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1517.9%Below
15–3430.5%In line
35–5425.1%Below
55–7423.7%Above
75 and over3.4%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses94.0%Above
Townhouses2.6%Below
Apartments4.3%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright36.8%Above
Paying a mortgage28.1%Below
Renting35.1%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car8.8%Above
One car18.6%Below
Two cars34.5%Below
Three or more43.4%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home5.4%Above
Drove to work54.5%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled24.8%Above
What stands out in Knuckey Lagoon
5.4% of workers in Knuckey Lagoon worked from home on Census day.
3.6% of Knuckey Lagoon residents were born in England.
49.8% of people in Knuckey Lagoon described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Knuckey Lagoon
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Knuckey Lagoon NT 0828.
Is Knuckey Lagoon family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
17.9% of Knuckey Lagoon's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Darwin average.
103 family households lived in Knuckey Lagoon; 48.5% were couple families and 17.5% were one-parent families.
41.7% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Greater Darwin average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Knuckey Lagoon?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Knuckey Lagoon had 498 residents at the 2021 Census.
29.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
27.1% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Darwin average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Knuckey Lagoon?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 94.0% of occupied private dwellings in Knuckey Lagoon.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 2.6% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 4.3% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Knuckey Lagoon?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
36.8% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about twice the Greater Darwin rate.
28.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
35.1% rented their home. That is well below the Greater Darwin average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Knuckey Lagoon?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Knuckey Lagoon had 3.3 people.
One-person households made up 14.0% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Darwin average.
Two-person households represented 27.2%, while 42.1% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Knuckey Lagoon?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
5.4% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Darwin average.
54.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Darwin average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 24.8% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Knuckey Lagoon?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
8.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat above the Greater Darwin average.
One-car households formed 18.6% of the total.
77.9% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Knuckey Lagoon, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
52.7% were at the same address five years earlier, while 47.3% reported a different address.
15.7% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Darwin average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Knuckey Lagoon?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
69.9% of residents used only English at home.
23.1% 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 Knuckey Lagoon residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
15.7% of Knuckey Lagoon's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 84.3% 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 89.6%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Knuckey Lagoon?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 26.9% of ancestry responses in Knuckey Lagoon.
Australian ancestry made up 31.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 2.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Knuckey Lagoon?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
15.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Darwin average.
Managers accounted for 14.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 14.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 5.0% of workers, and education and training employed 3.7%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Knuckey Lagoon?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 63.1%, compared with 69.7% across Greater Darwin.
40.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 14.3% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.3%, compared with 4.0% across Greater Darwin.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Knuckey Lagoon show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
73.1% reported no selected long-term health condition.
3.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
3.2% reported asthma, 4.0% arthritis and 1.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Knuckey Lagoon?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
19.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Greater Darwin average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 5.2% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 40.2%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Knuckey Lagoon?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,525 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $3,564.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $300 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Knuckey Lagoon compare with Greater Darwin?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 5.4% in Knuckey Lagoon, compared with 4.3% across Greater Darwin.
Outright ownership was 36.8% locally and 17.9% across Greater Darwin. That is about twice the Greater Darwin rate.
Renting accounted for 35.1% in Knuckey Lagoon, against 45.2% across Greater Darwin.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Knuckey Lagoon
Is Knuckey Lagoon expensive?
The median house price is $1,820,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Knuckey Lagoon good for families?
The Census counted 103 local families, and 17.9% 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 Knuckey Lagoon?
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 Knuckey Lagoon
18 streets in Knuckey Lagoon
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Agostini Rd
- Benson Ct
- Brandt Rd
- Campbell Rd
- Deloraine Rd
- Farrar Rd
- Fiddlers Ln
- Kerr Ct
- Klaus Rd
- Lagoon Rd
- Mcmillans Rd
- Phoebe Ct
- Randall Rd
- Secrett Road
- Stevens Rd
- Stuart Highway
- Thorak Rd
- Vanderlin Dr
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