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Suburb profile ·Darwin LGA · NT ·0810

Nakara NT 0810

Nakara is in Darwin LGA, NT, postcode 0810, with population 1,906.

The read

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Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$420/wk
Market rent signal
D9 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
1,906
2K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
4,358
189 added 12mo · 32MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$2,000
Median rent · wk$420

Affordability

17%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,000/mo, while renters pay about $1,820/mo — owning runs $180/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$126K
Median rent · wk
$420
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,000

Household income

$126K household · yr+57.8% vs NT suburb median
Personal
$52K
Family
$124K
Household
$126K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA1051
Students409
Government1
  • Nakara Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1051

Full data detail

Nakara NT — Property Data and Demographics

Nakara (postcode 0810) is a small locality in Northern Territory within the Darwin local government area. It is home to about 1,906 residents, with a mix of young professionals and families and a median age of 36. Households earn a median income of $126K per year, with an average household size of 3 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, technicians & trades, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Chinese.

The median weekly rent is $420 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,000.

Nakara is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1051, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 7 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.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+1.4%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNT
Mortgage · mth$2,000
Rent · wk(Census)$420
Population growth · Darwin LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)90,035
5-year growth+1.1% CAGR
YoY change+1.4%
20012025
Development · Darwin LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)86
Houses69
Units17
YoY change+0%
Employment · Darwin LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.9%
YoY change-0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population1,906
Median age36
Household size3
HH income · wk$2,424
Personal income · wk$995
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)7/10
Education (IEO)8/10
Economic (IER)5/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)8/10
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops7
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Nakara 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 · 7 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.

Nakara FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Nakara in?

    Nakara is in the Darwin Local Government Area, NT, postcode 0810. Council-level context for Darwin LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Nakara?

    The median weekly rent in Nakara is $420/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Nakara a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Nakara 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 Nakara?

    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 Nakara 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.