Palmerston - North

Palmerston - North is a growing region in NT with 4,949 residents.

SA2 code: 701041041
State: NT

Population

4,949

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+4.6%

3yr: +2.4% · 10yr: +9.6%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$460/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$2,445/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Palmerston - North (SA2)

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

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +2.4%5yr: +4.6%10yr: +9.6%Total: +257.6%

Population grew from 1,384 to 4,949 over 24 years, averaging 5.5% 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 1.5%

Almost entirely detached houses (86.6%), mixed tenure (53.8% own or mortgage), built for families (45% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 86.6%

1,238 houses109 townhouses83 apartments

Tenure

Mortgage 42.5%

Renting 43.6%

Owned 11.3%Mortgage 42.5%Renting 43.6%Other / NS 2.6%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

34 (2.4%)

2 bed

88 (6.3%)

3 bed

632 (45.0%)

4 bed

585 (41.6%)

5 bed

67 (4.8%)

6+ bed

0 (0.0%)