Located in Northern Territory within the MacDonnell local government area, Santa Teresa is a small community (postcode 0872). It is home to about 609 residents, with a notably youthful population and a median age of 25. Households earn a median income of $61K per year, with an average household size of 4.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.0% 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 community & personal service, professionals, managers. Employment in the area leans toward public admin & safety and education. The top ancestries reported are Aboriginal Australian, English, Australian.
The median weekly rent is $85 (Census 2021).
Santa Teresa is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 622, which is well below the national average of 1,000.
On the investment side, Population growth of +2.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.