Yulara NT 0872
Yulara sits 1,945 km from Darwin CBD in Northern Territory, around 20 hours 40 minutes by car. Census data records 853 residents with a median age of 30 and a median household income of $65,884 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 40% nationally. The locality fell 22.4% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $134 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $520. 2 schools sit within the locality boundary, and walkability is low.
Is Yulara a good place to live?
Yulara scores a C (33/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on community, weaker on transit.
Mixed results
2 schools
Car-dependent
Walkability 0/100 · 1944.7 km · 1238 min drive to Darwin
Advantaged
SEIFA decile 7/10 · median age 30 · 853 residents
Liveability Rating
33 / 100 · Ranked #72 in NTEach bar is Yulara's rank among NT suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 3 of 5 factors: no school or safety data, so the other factors carry its weight.
No bushfire or crime or flood data is published for Northern Territory — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.
How do you rate the liveability in Yulara?
Local knowledge beats any dataset. Rate it and see what other residents think.
Our score
33 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Crime in the Petermann - Simpson area
Crime recorded across the whole area over the 12 months to Aug 2026, not in Yulara alone. NT Police publish by town and district, not by suburb, and recent months can take several months to settle.
| Type | Count | Per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| All offences | 200 | 85.6 |
| Assault | 68 | 29.1 |
| Domestic violence assault | 38 | 16.3 |
| Sexual offences | 2 | 0.9 |
| House burglary | 14 | 6.0 |
| Commercial burglary | 16 | 6.8 |
| Theft | 61 | 26.1 |
| Property damage | 33 | 14.1 |
| Endangering people | 4 | 1.7 |
Rates use the Petermann - Simpson area’s 2,337 residents. The latest month is preliminary and may be revised.
Schools
Two schools serve Yulara, but none have published comparable ratings yet.
- • 114 students across 2 schools (avg 57)
- • Sectors: 1 Independent, 1 Government
- • ICSEA 656-997, median 826 (below the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Nyangatjatjara College (64 students)
Secondary
Combined
Walkability
Yulara is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Yulara.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 0%
- Premises covered
- 44
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Unincorporated NT: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 4 small areas inside this locality and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 3 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the locality closely.
Yulara is home to 853 residents, and skews young, with a median age of 30 against the national 38. Median household income runs at $66,000 a year, with unemployment at 1.3%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
853
Median Age
30
Median Household Income
$65,884/yr
Census Median Rent
$134/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$520/mo
Avg Household Size
1.5
Median Personal Income
$52,988/yr
Unemployment Rate
1.3%
Unoccupied Dwellings
30.6%
Total Dwellings
412
Owner-Occupier Rate
2.8%
Houses
11.2%
Rental Stress
10.6%
Mortgage Stress
9.5%
Work From Home
0.9%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
8 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 23 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 351 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 56.7%
- English Spoken at Home
- 63.0%
- Employment Rate
- 76.1%
- Completed Year 12
- 53.8%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
87 residents (10.2%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
20.2% of residents (169) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Brisbane (42).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 836 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
Local Jobs
People who work in this locality against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 719 people work here; 605 employed residents live here.
Roughly as many jobs as working residents (1.2 per resident). At least 16% of the people who work here must live elsewhere.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Building Approvals: Unincorporated NT
In the year to August 2026, 89 new dwellings were approved across Unincorporated NT. That mix is 78 houses and 11 units. Approvals are down 66.7% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Yulara Airport, 2.0 kmDry climate — very hot summers, cold winters with occasional frost.
- Elevation
- 504 m
- above sea level, at the locality centre
- Annual rainfall
- 249 mm
- 28 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 37.8°C
- 124 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 5.3°C
- 5 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
2 facilities within 5 km- 2.3 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Xylenes (individual or mixed isomers) · Toluene (methylbenzene)
- 3.5 kmFossil Fuel Electricity GenerationTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10) · Particulate Matter ≤2.5 µm (PM2.5)
EV adoption
In postcode 0872, 0 of 1,883 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 0.4% (8 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 0.4%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 0872, 324 rooftop-solar systems totalling 4.9 MW have been installed since 2001, against 4,133 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 16 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$50,000 for new homes.
Administered as the HomeGrown Territory Grant. Established-home buyers may also be eligible for the separate BuildBonus Grant.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Marion Scrymgour Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Marion Scrymgour | 58.1% | 41.9% | +6.5 |
| 2022 | Marion Scrymgour | 51.0% | 49.0% | +4.5 |
| 2019 | Warren Snowdon | 55.5% | 44.5% | +2.7 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Chansey Paech Labor
Next state election: 26 August 2028.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Chansey Paech ALP | 65.8% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2023, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Northern Territory Electoral Commission.
Looking at a specific address in Yulara?
Every figure above is a locality average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 853 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Yulara
Is Yulara a safe place to live?
NT does not publish suburb-level crime statistics, so there is no crime figure for Yulara.
Is Yulara a good place to live?
Yulara has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (33/100), ranked against other NT suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Yulara?
Yulara, NT had a population of 853 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Yulara, NT?
The postcode for Yulara, NT is 0872.
How far is Yulara from Darwin?
Yulara is 1,945 km from Darwin CBD by road, about 1238 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Yulara?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Yulara was $65,884 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Yulara?
There are too few current rental listings in Yulara for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $134, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Yulara?
The median age of residents in Yulara was 30 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Yulara?
There are 2 schools inside the Yulara boundary, none of which has enough NAPLAN and ICSEA data for a quality band.
What is the weather like in Yulara?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Yulara, Yulara Airport (2 km away), summer days average 37.8°C, winter nights 5.3°C, 249 mm of rain a year over 28 rainy days, and 124 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Yulara?
First-home buyers in NT may be eligible for $50,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by Territory Revenue Office; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Yulara belong to?
Yulara sits within the Unincorporated NT local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much is being built near Yulara?
Across Unincorporated NT, 89 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 66.7% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Yulara in?
Yulara sits within the federal Division of Lingiari, currently held by Marion Scrymgour (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2024
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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