Kaltukatjara vs Petermann

In both, most households rent. In Kaltukatjara, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Petermann, most homes are flats or apartments. On these figures, Kaltukatjara tends to suit renters and families with children, while Petermann 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

Kaltukatjara

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (90% vs 44%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 58%)
  • But Petermann has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Petermann

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Kaltukatjara has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 62%)
  • Petermann has cheaper rent ($20/wk vs $65/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Petermann

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1277 min vs 1403 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (2005.6 km vs 2170.4 km)
  • But Kaltukatjara is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Kaltukatjara is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • Petermann has more units and townhouses to downsize into (56% vs 10%)

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

Investors

Petermann

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-25.4% vs -41.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kaltukatjara Petermann
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.

Kaltukatjara Petermann
Walkability 13 / 0
Kaltukatjara — Walkability: 13/100 Petermann — Walkability: 0/100

Demographics

Kaltukatjara rents higher ($65/wk vs $20/wk); Kaltukatjara has more residents (229 vs 138).

Kaltukatjara Petermann
Population 229
+40% vs other
 138
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -41.9% -25.4%
Median age 34
same for both
Median household income $71,448/yr
+5% vs other
 $68,224/yr
Median weekly rent $65/wk
+69% vs other
 $20/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kaltukatjara Petermann
0-4 7.9% / 2.2%
Kaltukatjara — 0-4: 7.9% Petermann — 0-4: 2.2%
5-14 14.0% / 5.1%
Kaltukatjara — 5-14: 14.0% Petermann — 5-14: 5.1%
15-19 3.9% / 2.9%
Kaltukatjara — 15-19: 3.9% Petermann — 15-19: 2.9%
20-24 6.6% / 12.3%
Kaltukatjara — 20-24: 6.6% Petermann — 20-24: 12.3%
25-34 19.2% / 26.8%
Kaltukatjara — 25-34: 19.2% Petermann — 25-34: 26.8%
35-44 16.2% / 11.6%
Kaltukatjara — 35-44: 16.2% Petermann — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 15.3% / 17.4%
Kaltukatjara — 45-54: 15.3% Petermann — 45-54: 17.4%
55-64 10.5% / 15.2%
Kaltukatjara — 55-64: 10.5% Petermann — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 4.8% / 3.6%
Kaltukatjara — 65-74: 4.8% Petermann — 65-74: 3.6%
75-84 3.1% / —
Kaltukatjara — 75-84: 3.1% Petermann — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Kaltukatjara — 85+: not among its largest Petermann — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kaltukatjara 43.8% couple families
Kaltukatjara — Couple Families: 43.8% Kaltukatjara — Lone Person: 22.9% Kaltukatjara — One Parent Families: 27.1% Kaltukatjara — Other Families: 6.2%
Petermann 31.6% couple families
Petermann — Couple Families: 31.6% Petermann — Lone Person: 42.1% Petermann — One Parent Families: 26.3% Petermann — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kaltukatjara 100.0% renting
Kaltukatjara — Owned Outright: 0.0% Kaltukatjara — Mortgage: 0.0% Kaltukatjara — Renting: 100.0%
Petermann 62.5% renting
Petermann — Owned Outright: 37.5% Petermann — Mortgage: 0.0% Petermann — Renting: 62.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kaltukatjara 90.0% houses
Kaltukatjara — Houses: 90.0% Kaltukatjara — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Kaltukatjara — Townhouses: 10.0%
Petermann 44.4% houses
Petermann — Houses: 44.4% Petermann — Flats / Apartments: 55.6% Petermann — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Kaltukatjara Petermann
Certificate III & IV 2.6% / 14.5%
Kaltukatjara — Certificate III & IV: 2.6% Petermann — Certificate III & IV: 14.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 15.2%
Kaltukatjara — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Petermann — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 15.2%
Bachelor Degree 4.8% / 7.2%
Kaltukatjara — Bachelor Degree: 4.8% Petermann — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.6%
Kaltukatjara — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Petermann — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / —
Kaltukatjara — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Petermann — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).

Development activity

Kaltukatjara Petermann
New dwellings approved 7
across MacDonnell
same for both
Approvals change year on year -100%
same for both

Ranking within NT

Kaltukatjara Petermann
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 37% of NT Higher than 35% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 61% of NT Higher than 51% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 3% of NT Higher than 55% of NT

Liveability

Kaltukatjara is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Kaltukatjara Petermann
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kaltukatjara Petermann
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 None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Kaltukatjara Petermann
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Kaltukatjara

  • Nyangatjatjara College - Kaltukatjara Campus (Docker River) Primary Campus Independent · Primary
  • Nyangatjatjara College - Kaltukatjara Campus (Docker River) Secondary Campus Independent · Secondary

Schools in Petermann

  • Watarrka School Government · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Kaltukatjara Petermann
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 0 5
GPs 1
same for both
Police stations 1 0
Fuel stations 1 3
Waterways 0 113

Mobility

Kaltukatjara sits further from the CBD (2170.4 km vs 2005.6 km).

Kaltukatjara Petermann
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Darwin 2170.4 km
+8% vs other
 2005.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1403 min 1277 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 0872
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 8
postcode 0872
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.

Kaltukatjara Petermann
Walked Only 70.6% / 68.5%
Kaltukatjara — Walked Only: 70.6% Petermann — Walked Only: 68.5%
Car (driver) 29.4% / 25.9%
Kaltukatjara — Car (driver): 29.4% Petermann — Car (driver): 25.9%
Worked from Home — / 5.6%
Kaltukatjara — Worked from Home: not among its largest Petermann — Worked from Home: 5.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.6%).

Setting

Kaltukatjara Petermann
Elevation 598 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 506 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kaltukatjara Petermann
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
41 premises
 0%
81 premises

Council rates

Kaltukatjara Petermann
Average residential rate $1,387/yr
same for both
Council MacDonnell
same for both

Federal electorate

Kaltukatjara Petermann
Division Lingiari
same for both
Member Marion Scrymgour
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kaltukatjara Petermann
Grant amount $50,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kaltukatjara

Multicultural Professionals Rural

Petermann

Multicultural Rural
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