Emungalan vs Katherine

Katherine is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 42 in Emungalan. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Emungalan, the large majority of households rent and about half of households are couple families. In Katherine, about half of households rent. On these figures, Emungalan tends to suit renters and couples, while Katherine suits young adults and people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Emungalan

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (92% vs 44%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (85% vs 73%)
  • But Katherine has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Katherine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Emungalan

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $360/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 18%)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (75% vs 53%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Katherine

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (48/100 vs 6/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (201 min vs 208 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Katherine

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (48/100 vs 6/100)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (27% vs 15%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Emungalan and Katherine drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Emungalan Katherine
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Emungalan Katherine
Walkability 6 / 48
Emungalan — Walkability: 6/100 Katherine — Walkability: 48/100

Demographics

Katherine has more residents (1,254 vs 254); Katherine rents higher ($360/wk vs $200/wk).

Emungalan Katherine
Population 254 1,254
+394% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -15.9% -15.7%
Median age 42 34
Median household income $92,612/yr $106,756/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $360/wk
+80% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Emungalan Katherine
0-4 6.3% / 4.5%
Emungalan — 0-4: 6.3% Katherine — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 10.2% / 11.0%
Emungalan — 5-14: 10.2% Katherine — 5-14: 11.0%
15-19 8.7% / 4.0%
Emungalan — 15-19: 8.7% Katherine — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 5.9% / 7.1%
Emungalan — 20-24: 5.9% Katherine — 20-24: 7.1%
25-34 11.0% / 23.4%
Emungalan — 25-34: 11.0% Katherine — 25-34: 23.4%
35-44 12.6% / 12.6%
Emungalan — 35-44: 12.6% Katherine — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 21.7% / 11.6%
Emungalan — 45-54: 21.7% Katherine — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 10.6% / 12.8%
Emungalan — 55-64: 10.6% Katherine — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 6.3% / 8.6%
Emungalan — 65-74: 6.3% Katherine — 65-74: 8.6%
75-84 3.1% / 2.7%
Emungalan — 75-84: 3.1% Katherine — 75-84: 2.7%
85+ — / 1.1%
Emungalan — 85+: not among its largest Katherine — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Emungalan 51.4% couple families
Emungalan — Couple Families: 51.4% Emungalan — One Parent Families: 40.5% Emungalan — Lone Person: 8.1% Emungalan — Group Household: 0.0% Emungalan — Other Families: 0.0%
Katherine 27.9% couple families
Katherine — Couple Families: 27.9% Katherine — One Parent Families: 16.1% Katherine — Lone Person: 43.3% Katherine — Group Household: 11.4% Katherine — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Emungalan 75.0% renting
Emungalan — Owned Outright: 6.2% Emungalan — Mortgage: 18.8% Emungalan — Renting: 75.0%
Katherine 53.1% renting
Katherine — Owned Outright: 16.3% Katherine — Mortgage: 30.5% Katherine — Renting: 53.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Emungalan Katherine
New Zealand 1.6% / 2.6%
Emungalan — New Zealand: 1.6% Katherine — New Zealand: 2.6%
Nepal — / 3.1%
Emungalan — Nepal: not among its largest Katherine — Nepal: 3.1%
Philippines — / 2.4%
Emungalan — Philippines: not among its largest Katherine — Philippines: 2.4%
India — / 1.6%
Emungalan — India: not among its largest Katherine — India: 1.6%
England — / 1.5%
Emungalan — England: not among its largest Katherine — England: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Emungalan Katherine
Certificate III & IV 12.2% / 12.8%
Emungalan — Certificate III & IV: 12.2% Katherine — Certificate III & IV: 12.8%
Bachelor Degree 3.1% / 13.5%
Emungalan — Bachelor Degree: 3.1% Katherine — Bachelor Degree: 13.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.5% / 7.6%
Emungalan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5% Katherine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 4.2%
Emungalan — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Katherine — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.7%
Emungalan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Katherine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Emungalan 84.9% houses
Emungalan — Houses: 84.9% Emungalan — Flats / Apartments: 15.1% Emungalan — Townhouses: 0.0%
Katherine 73.1% houses
Katherine — Houses: 73.1% Katherine — Flats / Apartments: 7.5% Katherine — Townhouses: 19.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Emungalan Katherine
Median house price — $380,000
Median unit price — $260,750
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 93 days
from 11 sales

Development activity

Emungalan Katherine
New dwellings approved 31
across Katherine
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Emungalan Katherine
Houses — 7.4%
$600/wk on $420K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NT

Emungalan Katherine
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 56% of NT Higher than 68% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of NT Higher than 83% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 46% of NT
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of NT Higher than 87% of NT
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 93% of NT

Liveability

Katherine is more walkable (48 vs 6).

Emungalan Katherine
Grade — C
Score — 47/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Emungalan Katherine
Bushfire Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Emungalan Katherine
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Emungalan

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Katherine

  • Clyde Fenton Primary School Government · Primary
  • Katherine School Of The Air Government · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Emungalan Katherine
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 12
Parks & reserves 1 3
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 1 2
Waterways 4 0

Mobility

Emungalan Katherine
Walkability score 6/100 48/100
Distance to Darwin 318.9 km 318.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 208 min 201 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 0850
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 35
postcode 0850
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Emungalan Katherine
Car (driver) 62.3% / 72.0%
Emungalan — Car (driver): 62.3% Katherine — Car (driver): 72.0%
Walked Only 15.9% / 12.5%
Emungalan — Walked Only: 15.9% Katherine — Walked Only: 12.5%
Worked from Home 13.0% / 4.5%
Emungalan — Worked from Home: 13.0% Katherine — Worked from Home: 4.5%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 6.9%
Emungalan — Car (passenger): 4.3% Katherine — Car (passenger): 6.9%
Bus 4.3% / 0.5%
Emungalan — Bus: 4.3% Katherine — Bus: 0.5%
Bicycle — / 3.6%
Emungalan — Bicycle: not among its largest Katherine — Bicycle: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.0%).

Setting

Emungalan Katherine
Elevation 123 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 108 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Emungalan Katherine
Connectivity score 84/100 100/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 81%
58 premises
 100%
784 premises

Climate

Emungalan Katherine
Annual rainfall 1,002 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 34.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 13.3°C
same for both

Council rates

Emungalan Katherine
Average residential rate $2,781/yr
same for both
Council Katherine
same for both

Federal electorate

Emungalan Katherine
Division Lingiari
same for both
Member Marion Scrymgour
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Emungalan Katherine
Grant amount $50,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Emungalan

Multicultural Rural

Katherine

Affordable

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