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Suburb profile ·Litchfield LGA · NT ·0822

Freds Pass NT 0822

Freds Pass is in Litchfield LGA, NT, postcode 0822, with population 12.

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. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

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
No market rent dataset
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
24,849
25K via Litchfield LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
2
Matched school context
D8 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
1,371
73 added 12mo · 17MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth
Median rent · wk

Household income

$99K household · yr+23.6% vs NT suburb median
Personal
$58K
Family
$98K
Household
$99K

Schools

Total2
Avg ICSEA986
Students528
Government1
Independent1
  • Bees Creek Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 976
  • Sattler Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 997

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

No local compliance layer is staged.

This is missing evidence, not evidence that the property has no constraints.

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

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Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

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Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Population outlook

3,432 people · 20224,176 by 2032 (+21.7%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Virginia SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Freds Pass NT — Property Data and Demographics

Freds Pass is a sparsely populated locality in Northern Territory within the Litchfield local government area (postcode 0822). The area has roughly 12 residents and an older demographic, with a median age of 58. Households earn a median income of $99K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 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 +3.3% 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, technicians & trades, community & personal service. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

Freds Pass is served by 2 schools, including 1 primary, 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 986, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 3 bus stops.

Looking at the investment signals, 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
Rent · wk(Census)
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)108
Houses 96%Units 4%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Litchfield LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.6%
YoY change+0pp
Dec-10Dec-25
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population12
Median age58
Household size2.6
HH income · wk$1,899
Personal income · wk$1,124
Persons / bedroom1.3
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)8/10
Education (IEO)7/10
Economic (IER)8/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)9/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$2,750 → $1,899
Change-30.9%
vs NT median-36.7 pp
softeningvs NT 2016–21
Top industriesCensus
Top ancestryCensus
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops3
Hospitals · Litchfield LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Palmerston Regional Hospitalpublic
Childcare · Litchfield LGAACECQA
Services20
Approved places1,476
Exceeding NQS0
Girraween Primary School Outside School Hours Care145 places
Family First Early Learning135 places
Bees Creek Outside School Hours Care105 places
Howard Springs Primary School OSHC-YMCA NT105 places
Creative Kids Childcare Howard Springs90 places
Humpty Doo OSHC86 places
+14 more in Litchfield LGA
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Greater Darwin regional market (2026-Q1): median house $718k · house rent $709/wk · vacancy 1.7% — NT has no suburb-level price source; this is the closest regional signal (NT Treasury / REINT).

Sources & freshness
Thin evidence

Freds Pass is a thin local read, not a complete suburb verdict.

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
No local rent source is linked yet.

Treat the rent field as missing until a market or plausible Census rent value is linked.

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 · No market rent source linked
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Missing
Crime
State crime dataset · No linked local crime series
Missing
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 2 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 · 3 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
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 Freds Pass 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
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

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

The main gaps on this page are hospital coverage and crime coverage. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page as a location clue, not a standalone investment verdict.

Check nearby suburbs, the state hub, and rankings for firmer comparables before making this a shortlist 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

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Wickham most similar
similar suburb scale

pop same

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

Humpty Doo better covered
better market coverage

pop +4300 · adds house price coverage · adds rent coverage

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Howard Springs better covered
better market coverage

pop +3100 · adds house price coverage · adds rent coverage

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Freds Pass FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Freds Pass in?

    Freds Pass is in the Litchfield Local Government Area, NT, postcode 0822. Council-level context for Litchfield LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. Is Freds Pass a good investment?

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

  3. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Freds Pass?

    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.

  4. How often is the Freds Pass 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.