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Suburb profile ·Katherine LGA · NT ·0850

Katherine South NT 0850

Katherine South is in Katherine LGA, NT, postcode 0850, with population 1,507.

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.

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.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$320/wk
Market rent signal
D7 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
1,507
2K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
994
25 added 12mo · 9MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,325
Median rent · wk$320

Affordability

20%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,325/mo, while renters pay about $1,387/mo — renting runs $62/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$85K
Median rent · wk
$320
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,325

Household income

$85K household · yr+6.3% vs NT suburb median
Personal
$47K
Family
$103K
Household
$85K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA907
Students180
Government1
  • Katherine South Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 907

Full data detail

Katherine South NT — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Northern Territory within the Katherine local government area, Katherine South is a close-knit residential community (postcode 0850). The area has roughly 1,507 residents and a blend of families and working-age professionals, with a median age of 33. Households earn a median income of $85K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.8% 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 community & personal service, professionals, managers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are Aboriginal Australian, Australian, English.

The median weekly rent is $320 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,325.

Katherine South is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 907, which is below the national average of 1,000.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.8% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+0.8%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNT
Mortgage · mth$1,325
Rent · wk(Census)$320
Population growth · Katherine LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)11,282
5-year growth+1% CAGR
YoY change+0.8%
20012025
Development · Katherine LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)31
Houses31
YoY change+0%
Employment · Katherine LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.5%
YoY change+0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population1,507
Median age33
Household size2.5
HH income · wk$1,632
Personal income · wk$912
Persons / bedroom1.1
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)2/10
Education (IEO)6/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies2
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations4
Cafes & dining7
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Katherine South rests 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 Katherine South 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.

Treat this as a directional locality brief first, then verify the suburb story against stronger 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.

Use it for context first, then move to compare, the state hub, or a larger nearby suburb before calling it a full 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

Read it as a direction-setter rather than a final answer: frame the locality, then verify with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Katherine better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop -300 · adds house price coverage · rent +$40/wk

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

Cossack most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop -200 · rent -$70/wk

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

Katherine East most similar
similar rent profile

pop +1600 · rent +$30/wk

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

Katherine South FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Katherine South in?

    Katherine South is in the Katherine Local Government Area, NT, postcode 0850. Council-level context for Katherine LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Katherine South?

    The median weekly rent in Katherine South is $320/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Katherine South a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Katherine South show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Katherine South?

    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 Katherine South 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.