Located in Northern Territory within the Unincorporated NT local government area, Yulara is a small community (postcode 0872). The area has roughly 853 residents and a predominantly early-career demographic, with a median age of 30. Households earn a median income of $66K per year, with an average household size of 1.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.8% 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, technicians & trades, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward accommodation & food and transport & logistics. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Aboriginal Australian.
The median weekly rent is $134 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $520.
Yulara is served by 2 schools, including 2 combined. The average ICSEA score is 826, which is well below the national average of 1,000.
On the investment side, Population growth of +2.8% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.