Rapid Creek

Rapid Creek is a stable region in NT with 3,564 residents.

SA2 code: 701021026
State: NT

Population

3,564

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+2.5%

3yr: +3.2% · 10yr: +0.8%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$350/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$2,208/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Rapid Creek (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +3.2%5yr: +2.5%10yr: +0.8%Total: +12.5%

Population grew from 3,167 to 3,564 over 24 years, averaging 0.5% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 2.4%

Predominantly apartments (57.2%), rental-heavy (55.3% renting).

Dwelling mix

Houses 41.4%

Apartments 57.2%

540 houses19 townhouses746 apartments

Tenure

Owned 18.6%

Mortgage 23.8%

Renting 55.3%

Owned 18.6%Mortgage 23.8%Renting 55.3%Other / NS 2.3%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

115 (9.0%)

2 bed

477 (37.5%)

3 bed

408 (32.1%)

4 bed

188 (14.8%)

5 bed

68 (5.4%)

6+ bed

15 (1.2%)