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Suburb profile ·Katherine LGA · NT ·0852

Manbulloo NT 0852

Manbulloo is in Katherine LGA, NT, postcode 0852, with population 14.

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. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$250/wk
Market rent signal
D5 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
11,282
11K via Katherine LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
402
21 added 12mo · 5MW

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$250

Affordability

14%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable
Household income · yr
$95K
Median rent · wk
$250

Household income

$95K household · yr+18.8% vs NT suburb median
Personal
$72K
Family
$169K
Household
$95K

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

10,850 people · 202211,499 by 2032 (+6.0%)

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

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

Manbulloo is a small, quiet locality in Northern Territory within the Katherine local government area (postcode 0852). With a population of 14, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 49. Households earn a median income of $95K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 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 +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 top ancestries reported are Australian, English.

The median weekly rent is $250 (Census 2021).

Looking at the investment signals, 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
Rent · wk(Census)$250
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
Population14
Median age49
Household size2.4
HH income · wk$1,824
Personal income · wk$1,375
Persons / bedroom1.3
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)5/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)6/10
Top occupationsCensus
Top ancestryCensus
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Katherine LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Katherine Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Katherine LGAGEN
Facilities3
Residential places75
Katherine Hostel30 places
Rocky Ridge27 places
Kalano Flexible Aged Care Service18 places
Childcare · Katherine LGAACECQA
Services13
Approved places738
Exceeding NQS1
Kentish Early Learning Centre Big Rivers104 places
YMCA of the Northern Territory Little Mangoes Child Care Centre86 places
Katherine South Primary School OSHC80 places
One Tree Defence Childcare Unit Little Geckos73 places
Katherine South Preschool61 places
Casuarina Street OSHC60 places
+7 more in Katherine LGA
Aircraft noiseANEF
In ANEF contourYes
Nearest airfieldRAAF Base Tindal
Distance~38.6 km
Within Defence ANEF noise zone
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Current status
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Katherine regional market (2026-Q1): median house $400k · house rent $550/wk · vacancy 0.0% — NT has no suburb-level price source; this is the closest regional signal (NT Treasury / REINT).

Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Manbulloo 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 · 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 Manbulloo 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.

The lighter areas here are school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime coverage, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

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

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 Manbulloo 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 better market coverage

pop +1200 · adds house price coverage · rent +$110/wk

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

Cossack most similar
similar rent profile

pop +1300 · rent same $

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

Lansdowne most similar
similar rent profile

pop +500 · rent same $

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

Manbulloo FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Manbulloo in?

    Manbulloo is in the Katherine Local Government Area, NT, postcode 0852. 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 Manbulloo?

    The median weekly rent in Manbulloo is $250/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Manbulloo a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Manbulloo 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 Manbulloo?

    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 Manbulloo 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.