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Suburb profile ·MacDonnell LGA · NT ·0872

Wallace Rockhole NT 0872

Wallace Rockhole is in MacDonnell LGA, NT, postcode 0872, with population 87.

Limited data

Thin-context

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Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read.

What to check

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
No market rent dataset
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
6,978
7K via MacDonnell LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
320
15 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

Household income

$44K household · yr-44.7% vs NT suburb median
Personal
$21K
Family
$46K
Household
$44K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA623
Students7
Government1
  • Wallace Rockhole SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 623

Population outlook

3,316 people · 20223,622 by 2032 (+9.2%)

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

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

Wallace Rockhole is a small, quiet locality in Northern Territory within the MacDonnell local government area (postcode 0872). With a population of 87, the suburb has a young professional demographic with a median age of 28. Households earn a median income of $44K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 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 labourers, managers. The top ancestries reported are Aboriginal Australian, Italian, English.

Wallace Rockhole is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 623, which is well below the national average of 1,000.

From an investment perspective, 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.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+2.0%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNT
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)
Population growth · MacDonnell LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)6,978
5-year growth+1.2% CAGR
YoY change+2%
20012025
Development · MacDonnell LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)16
Houses16
YoY change+0%
Employment · MacDonnell LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)10.8%
YoY change+0.7pp
Mar-20Dec-25
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population87
Median age28
Household size2.9
HH income · wk$849
Personal income · wk$407
Persons / bedroom1.1
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$725 → $849
Change+17.1%
vs NT median+11.3 pp
Median rent+33.3%
gentrifyingvs NT 2016–21
Top occupationsCensus
Top industriesCensus
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics2
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining0
Aged care · MacDonnell LGAGEN
Facilities5
Residential places37
Tjilpi Pampaku Ngura Aged Care Service19 places
Nganampa Ngura Mutitjulu-nya18 places
Kintore Aged Care ServiceNational Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Program
Ltyentye Apurte Community CareNational Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Program
Mt Leibig NATSIFACPNational Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Program
Childcare · MacDonnell LGAACECQA
Services3
Approved places106
Exceeding NQS0
Ltyentye Apurte Catholic Preschool53 places
Walungurru Preschool29 places
Ntaria Preschool24 places
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Sources & freshness
Thin evidence

Wallace Rockhole is a thin local read rather than a complete suburb verdict.

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
No local rent source is linked yet.

Treat the rent field as missing until a market or plausible Census rent value is linked.

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 · No market rent source linked
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Missing
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 · 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 Wallace Rockhole 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 hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime coverage.

Coverage is thinner on hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime coverage; lean less on this one page and confirm those gaps elsewhere.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page as a location clue, not a standalone investment verdict.

Check nearby suburbs, the state hub, and rankings for firmer comparables before making this a shortlist 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

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Wallace Rockhole feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Haasts Bluff better covered
similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · adds rent coverage · stronger market coverage

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

Kunparrka better covered
similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · adds rent coverage · stronger market coverage

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

Imanpa better covered
similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · adds rent coverage · stronger market coverage

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

Wallace Rockhole FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Wallace Rockhole in?

    Wallace Rockhole is in the MacDonnell Local Government Area, NT, postcode 0872. Council-level context for MacDonnell LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. Is Wallace Rockhole a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Wallace Rockhole show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  3. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Wallace Rockhole?

    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.

  4. How often is the Wallace Rockhole 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.