Marrara is in Darwin LGA, NT, postcode 0812, with population 1,323.
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Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.
Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,036/mo, while renters pay about $1,603/mo — owning runs $433/mo higher on these medians.
Located in Northern Territory within the Darwin local government area, Marrara is a small locality (postcode 0812). The area has roughly 1,323 residents and a mature demographic, with a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $102K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.4% 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 professionals, clerical & administrative, managers. Employment in the area leans toward public admin & safety and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Aboriginal Australian.
The median weekly rent is $370 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,036.
Marrara is served by 2 schools, including 1 secondary, 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 974, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 16 bus stops.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.4% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
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Marrara is in the Darwin Local Government Area, NT, postcode 0812. Council-level context for Darwin LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
The median weekly rent in Marrara is $370/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.
QuickProperty's investment signals for Marrara 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.