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Suburb profile ·Litchfield LGA · NT ·0838

Berry Springs NT 0838

Berry Springs is in Litchfield LGA, NT, postcode 0838, with population 870.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$300/wk
Market rent signal
D6 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
870
870 local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
164
9 added 12mo · 2MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$2,167
Median rent · wk$300

Affordability

14%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,167/mo, while renters pay about $1,300/mo — owning runs $867/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$114K
Median rent · wk
$300
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,167

Household income

$114K household · yr+42.1% vs NT suburb median
Personal
$54K
Family
$127K
Household
$114K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA939
Students213
Government1
  • Berry Springs Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 939

Full data detail

Berry Springs NT — Property Data and Demographics

Berry Springs (postcode 0838) is a small community in Northern Territory within the Litchfield local government area. With a population of 870, the suburb has an established family demographic with a median age of 38. Households earn a median income of $114K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. NT employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NT also had 4 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 3 underway, and 5 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward construction and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $300 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.

Berry Springs is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 939, which is below the national average of 1,000.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +2.2% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+2.2% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNT
Mortgage · mth$2,167
Rent · wk(Census)$300
Population growth · Litchfield LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)24,849
5-year growth+1.5% CAGR
YoY change+2.2%
20012025
Development · Litchfield LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)80
Houses76
Units4
YoY change+0%
Employment · Litchfield LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.6%
YoY change+0pp
Dec-10Dec-25
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population870
Median age38
Household size2.8
HH income · wk$2,183
Personal income · wk$1,048
Persons / bedroom1
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)4/10
Education (IEO)4/10
Economic (IER)5/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)5/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics1
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining2
iga1
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Berry Springs leans on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

Official annual SA2 price series matched to suburb pages as fallback coverage

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
ABS Data by Region · Official annual SA2 price series matched to suburb pages as fallback coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · release-based
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · No linked local crime series
Missing
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Berry Springs is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
The page is readable, but the local evidence base is lighter than a mainstream suburb profile.

Read it as a starting locality brief, then cross-check the suburb story against better-covered nearby markets or the state hub.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime coverage.

Coverage is thinner on hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime coverage; lean less on this one page and confirm those gaps elsewhere.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Berry Springs feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Bees Creek most similar
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pop -100 · rent +$108/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Acacia Hills most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop -200 · rent +$90/wk

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Darwin River most similar
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pop -200 · rent -$32/wk

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Berry Springs FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Berry Springs in?

    Berry Springs is in the Litchfield Local Government Area, NT, postcode 0838. Council-level context for Litchfield LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Berry Springs?

    The median weekly rent in Berry Springs is $300/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Berry Springs a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Berry Springs show: Strong Growth, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Berry Springs?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  5. How often is the Berry Springs data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.