Located in Northern Territory within the Coomalie local government area, Adelaide River is a small, quiet locality (postcode 0846). The area has roughly 317 residents and an older-leaning population, with a median age of 52. Households earn a median income of $52K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. NT employment has moved +2.0% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NT also had 4 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 3 underway, and 4 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are machinery operators & drivers, clerical & administrative, managers. Employment in the area leans toward accommodation & food and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, Aboriginal Australian, English.
The median weekly rent is $200 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,333.
Adelaide River is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 855, which is well below the national average of 1,000.
On the investment side, Population growth of +2.1% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.