Cobourg is in West Arnhem LGA, NT, postcode 0822, with population 32.
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Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.
This suburb 4% · NT median 13%
Nationally · lighter rent burden than 99% of AU suburbs
ABS population projection (2022 base) for the West Arnhem SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.
Located in Northern Territory within the West Arnhem local government area, Cobourg is a quiet locality (postcode 0822). The area has roughly 32 residents and a predominantly early-career demographic, with a median age of 29. Households earn a median income of $72K per year, with an average household size of 3.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% 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 professionals, labourers, technicians & trades. The top ancestries reported are Aboriginal Australian, Irish, Scottish.
The median weekly rent is $50 (Census 2021).
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
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Cobourg is in the West Arnhem Local Government Area, NT, postcode 0822. Council-level context for West Arnhem LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
The median weekly rent in Cobourg is $50/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.
QuickProperty's investment signals for Cobourg show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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.
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.