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Suburb profile ·Coomalie LGA · NT ·0822

Lake Bennett NT 0822

Lake Bennett is in Coomalie LGA, NT, postcode 0822, with population 129.

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
1,448
1K via Coomalie LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
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$1,100
Median rent · wk$300
Investor profile

Who invests in Lake Bennett

Owner-occupied 89%Rented 11%
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

76% of homes here are owner-occupied and 9% rented.

Why it fits

76% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

27%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,100/mo, while renters pay about $1,300/mo — renting runs $200/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$59K
Median rent · wk
$300
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,100

Household income

$59K household · yr-26.8% vs NT suburb median
Personal
$37K
Family
$107K
Household
$59K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
0
$300-649
3
$650-999
10
$1,000-1,499
4
$1,500-1,999
6
$2,000-2,999
10
$3,000-3,999
0
$4,000+
0

At the median asking rent, about 39% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,000/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (45 households)
Owned outright
53%
Owned with mortgage
22%
Rented
9%
Dwelling structure54.1% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 64% drive, 0% public transport, 9% walk or cycle, 27% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Population outlook

4,681 people · 20224,798 by 2032 (+2.5%)

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

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Lake Bennett NT — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Northern Territory within the Coomalie local government area, Lake Bennett is a quiet locality (postcode 0822). It is home to about 129 residents, with a more retirement-aged population and a median age of 56. Households earn a median income of $59K per year, with an average household size of 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 managers, labourers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and transport & logistics. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Aboriginal Australian.

The median weekly rent is $300 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,100.

From an investment perspective, 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.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+2.1% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNT
Mortgage · mth$1,100
Rent · wk(Census)$300
Population growth · Coomalie LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)1,448
5-year growth+0.5% CAGR
YoY change+2.1%
20012025
Development · Coomalie LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)0
YoY change+0%
Employment · Coomalie LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.8%
YoY change+0.2pp
Jun-24Dec-25
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population129
Median age56
Household size2
HH income · wk$1,125
Personal income · wk$710
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)4/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)4/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)4/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,270 → $1,125
Change-11.4%
vs NT median-17.2 pp
softeningvs NT 2016–21
Area & amenity
Childcare · Coomalie LGAACECQA
Services1
Approved places27
Exceeding NQS0
Batchelor Area Preschool27 places
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Lake Bennett 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 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
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 Lake Bennett 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 school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime coverage.

Coverage is thinner on school matches, 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 Lake Bennett feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

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pop same · rent +$100/wk

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pop -100 · rent +$277/wk

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

Adelaide River most similar
similar rent profile

pop +200 · rent -$100/wk

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

Lake Bennett FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Lake Bennett in?

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

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Lake Bennett?

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

  3. Is Lake Bennett a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Lake Bennett 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 Lake Bennett?

    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 Lake Bennett 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.