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Suburb profile ·Central Desert LGA · NT ·0872

Willowra NT 0872

Willowra is in Central Desert LGA, NT, postcode 0872, with population 222.

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
$75/wk
Market rent signal
D1 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
4,170
4K via Central Desert 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$498
Median rent · wk$75
Investor profile

Who invests in Willowra

Owner-occupied 12%Rented 88%
The read

Renter-heavy market

11% of homes here are owner-occupied and 78% rented.

What to check

78% rented — renter-heavy areas turn over faster and are more exposed to rate moves and investor sentiment. Social housing is 100% 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

6%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $498/mo, while renters pay about $325/mo — owning runs $173/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$61K
Median rent · wk
$75
Owner mortgage · mo
$498

Household income

$61K household · yr-24.1% vs NT suburb median
Personal
$15K
Family
$39K
Household
$61K

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (37 households)100.0% social housing
Owned outright
11%
Owned with mortgage
0%
Rented
78%
Dwelling structure19.2% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
97%
Townhouse / semi
8%
Flat / apartment
0%

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA600
Students59
Government1
  • Willowra SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 600

Population outlook

2,091 people · 20222,216 by 2032 (+6.0%)

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

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

Willowra (postcode 0872) is a small, quiet locality in Northern Territory within the Central Desert local government area. With a population of 222, the suburb has a notably youthful population with a median age of 25. Households earn a median income of $61K per year, with an average household size of 4.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.4% 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 education and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are Aboriginal Australian, Scottish, Australian.

The median weekly rent is $75 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $498.

Willowra is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 600, which is well below the national average of 1,000.

On the investment side, Population growth of +0.4% 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+0.4%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNT
Mortgage · mth$498
Rent · wk(Census)$75
Population growth · Central Desert LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)4,170
5-year growth+0.2% CAGR
YoY change+0.4%
20012025
Development · Central Desert LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)32
Houses 94%Units 6%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Central Desert LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)16.8%
YoY change+1.3pp
Jun-24Dec-25
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population222
Median age25
Household size4.9
HH income · wk$1,166
Personal income · wk$281
Persons / bedroom1.7
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$1,771 → $1,166
Change-34.2%
vs NT median-40 pp
Median rent+7.1%
softeningvs NT 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics2
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining0
Aged care · Central Desert LGAGEN
Facilities1
Residential places0
Anmatjere Flexible Aged Care Service (Ti Tree)National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Program
Childcare · Central Desert LGAACECQA
Services4
Approved places120
Exceeding NQS0
Yuendumu Preschool58 places
Lajamanu Preschool26 places
Yuendumu Childcare - Central Desert Regional Council24 places
Willowra Preschool12 places · in suburb
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Willowra depends 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 Willowra 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.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete market 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

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

Atitjere most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent +$5/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Laramba most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent same $

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Nyirripi most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent +$7/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Willowra FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Willowra in?

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

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Willowra?

    The median weekly rent in Willowra is $75/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Willowra a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Willowra 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 Willowra?

    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 Willowra 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.