Northern Territory NT
The Northern Territory has the smallest population in Australia (~250,000) spread across the country's largest distance per resident. Aboriginal Australians make up around 30% of the population — the highest proportion of any jurisdiction — and their cultural and land tenure shapes much of the territory beyond Darwin and Alice Springs. The economy splits between Darwin's defence and government base, mining and resource extraction (uranium, manganese, oil and gas), pastoral and Aboriginal-owned land enterprises, and tourism centred on Kakadu, Uluru, and Litchfield. Climate divides into the monsoonal wet/dry Top End (Darwin, Katherine) and the desert centre (Alice Springs), with neither matching the temperate zones to the south. The territory has 18 councils — 5 municipal, 3 shire, 10 regional — most regional councils using flat per-allotment rates given the small ratepayer base. Housing markets are heavily influenced by mining cycles and government posting patterns, particularly in Darwin.
Northern Territory median house prices range from $200,000 to $1.92 million.
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Best suburbs in Northern Territory
Fastest-growing regional cities in Northern Territory
Population change over the five years to June 2025, by ABS urban area.
- Alice Springs +10.2% 30,875 people · +1.3% in the last year
Source: ABS Regional population, estimated resident population at 30 June 2025.
7,149 residents
4,039 sales, Oct 2024 – Oct 2026
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Fastest Growing Suburbs
Most New Housing
Best Schools Quality
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Median house prices across Darwin
Each suburb is shaded by its median sold house price, in five equal-sized bands. Suburbs with no recent recorded sales are shown in grey — they are not the cheapest, they are unknown. Covers metropolitan Darwin, where most of Northern Territory's population and nearly all of its recorded sales are.
Boundaries: ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021, simplified for display. See every Darwin suburb.
Popular comparisons in Northern Territory
Common questions about Northern Territory
What is the population of Northern Territory?
221,121 people lived in the Northern Territory suburbs SuburbScan indexes at the 2021 ABS Census. The ABS's own state total also counts residents outside any named suburb, so it runs slightly higher.
How many suburbs are in Northern Territory?
Northern Territory has 303 suburbs and localities by the ABS count (2021), 273 of them with residents. SuburbScan has pages for 283 suburbs and localities, from the national address file.
What is the largest suburb in Northern Territory?
Darwin City is the most populated suburb in Northern Territory with a population of 7,149 (ABS Census 2021).
What are the best-rated suburbs in Northern Territory?
The top-rated suburbs in Northern Territory on SuburbScan are Darwin City, Fannie Bay, and Stuart Park, ranked by our composite Liveability grade combining school quality, safety, SEIFA socio-economic advantage, walkability and CBD access.
Which suburbs in Northern Territory are growing fastest?
The fastest-growing suburbs in Northern Territory by population change (2016 to 2021 census) are Palmerston City, Limmen, and Daly Waters.
What is the median house price range in Northern Territory?
Median house prices in Northern Territory range from $200,000 to $1,920,000 across indexable metro and regional suburbs, based on the last six months of public property listings.