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Suburb profile ·West Arnhem LGA · NT ·0822

Warruwi NT 0822

Warruwi is in West Arnhem LGA, NT, postcode 0822, with population 432.

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
$105/wk
Market rent signal
D1 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
7,608
8K via West Arnhem LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
1,371
73 added 12mo · 17MW

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$105
Investor profile

Who invests in Warruwi

Owner-occupied 0%Rented 100%
The read

Renter-heavy market

0% of homes here are owner-occupied and 82% rented.

What to check

82% rented — renter-heavy areas turn over faster and are more exposed to rate moves and investor sentiment. Social housing is 73% of dwellings — check tenant mix and resale demand.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

7%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable
Household income · yr
$74K
Median rent · wk
$105

Household income

$74K household · yr-7.6% vs NT suburb median
Personal
$14K
Family
$41K
Household
$74K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
4
$300-649
11
$650-999
7
$1,000-1,499
23
$1,500-1,999
13
$2,000-2,999
14
$3,000-3,999
8
$4,000+
0

At the median asking rent, about 5% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $350/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (85 households)72.9% social housing
Owned outright
0%
Owned with mortgage
0%
Rented
82%
Dwelling structure3.4% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
80%
Townhouse / semi
8%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 37% drive, 0% public transport, 63% walk or cycle, 0% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA639
Students79
Government1
  • Warruwi SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 639

Population outlook

6,080 people · 20226,666 by 2032 (+9.6%)

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

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

Warruwi is a sparsely populated locality in Northern Territory within the West Arnhem local government area (postcode 0822). It is home to about 432 residents, with a notably youthful population and a median age of 25. Households earn a median income of $74K per year, with an average household size of 4.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% 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 retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Aboriginal Australian, Australian, English.

The median weekly rent is $105 (Census 2021).

Warruwi is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 639, which is well below the national average of 1,000.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +1.0% 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+1.0%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNT
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)$105
Population growth · West Arnhem LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)7,608
5-year growth+1.3% CAGR
YoY change+1%
20012025
Development · West Arnhem LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)19
Houses 32%Units 68%
YoY change+0%
Employment · West Arnhem LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)12.4%
YoY change+1.5pp
Dec-10Dec-25
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population432
Median age25
Household size4.5
HH income · wk$1,420
Personal income · wk$276
Persons / bedroom1.5
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$1,194 → $1,420
Change+18.9%
vs NT median+13.1 pp
Median rent+75%
gentrifyingvs NT 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics1
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining0
Aged care · West Arnhem LGAGEN
Facilities1
Residential places11
Malala Flexible Aged Care Service (Maningrida)11 places
Childcare · West Arnhem LGAACECQA
Services5
Approved places161
Exceeding NQS0
Maningrida Preschool55 places
Gunbalanya Preschool30 places
Manayingkarirra Child and Family Centre30 places
Gunbalanya Creche24 places
Jabiru Area Preschool22 places
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Warruwi leans 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 · 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 Warruwi 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
The page is readable, but the local evidence base is lighter than a mainstream suburb profile.

Read it as a starting locality brief, then cross-check the suburb story against better-covered nearby markets or the state hub.

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 to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Begin here, but pressure-test the read in compare, against the state hub, or a bigger nearby suburb before deciding.

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

Kakadu most similar
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pop -200 · rent -$35/wk

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Warruwi FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Warruwi in?

    Warruwi is in the West Arnhem Local Government Area, NT, postcode 0822. Council-level context for West Arnhem LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Warruwi?

    The median weekly rent in Warruwi is $105/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Warruwi a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Warruwi 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 Warruwi?

    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 Warruwi 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.