Kakadu NT 0822
11 addresses · 3 streets
Lingiari Electorate › West Arnhem LGA › Kakadu · 195 km from Darwin
Living Here
Kakadu is a suburb of Northern Territory, home to about 315 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $1,687 a week, with median rent near $92 a week. Most homes are houses. About 20% of households own their home and 49% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Aboriginal, Ancestry NS, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Alligator statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Kakadu itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 35.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020
Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 35.5% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 75.7% |
Demographics
Unemployment 14.1% · Labour-force participation 56.1%
Population by age in Kakadu
| 0-4 | 8 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 28 |
| 15-19 | 13 |
| 20-24 | 31 |
| 25-34 | 66 |
| 35-44 | 37 |
| 45-54 | 59 |
| 55-64 | 48 |
| 65-74 | 18 |
| 75-84 | 0 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Kakadu
| House | 58 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 22 |
Households by weekly income in Kakadu
| <$650 | 5 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 24 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 33 |
| $3,000+ | 10 |
Top ancestries in Kakadu
| Aboriginal | 169 |
|---|---|
| Ancestry NS | 59 |
| English | 42 |
| Australian | 41 |
| Other | 12 |
| Scottish | 11 |
Housing tenure in Kakadu
| Owned | 17 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 0 |
| Rented | 42 |
| Other | 27 |
Cars per household in Kakadu
| 0 | 16 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 39 |
| 2 | 21 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 4+ | 6 |
Commute to work in Kakadu
| Car | 67 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 40 |
| Bicycle | 6 |
| Home | 7 |
Top countries of birth in Kakadu
| India | 8 |
|---|---|
| Chile | 4 |
| Philippines | 3 |
Languages used at home in Kakadu
| Australian Indigenous | 122 |
|---|---|
| Filipino | 5 |
| Spanish | 5 |
| Mandarin | 4 |
| Hindi | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
954 bird observations recorded near Kakadu — most often seen:
- Eastern Partridge Pigeon (195)
- Magpie Goose (149)
- Whistling Kite (34)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (32)
- Bar-shouldered Dove (31)
- Straw-necked Ibis (28)
- Great Egret (26)
- Glossy Ibis (24)
- Australian Pelican (23)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (23)
- Willie Wagtail (23)
- Blue-winged Kookaburra (22)
- Mistletoebird (22)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Kakadu
- Brown Honeyeater (21)
- Peaceful Dove (21)
- Black-necked Stork (20)
- Little Egret (20)
- Red-winged Parrot (20)
- White-throated Honeyeater (20)
- Yellow Oriole (20)
- Rajah Shelduck (19)
- Rufous Whistler (19)
- Torresian Crow (19)
- Little Corella (18)
- Northern Fantail (18)
- Pied Heron (18)
- Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (18)
- Intermediate Egret (17)
- White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike (17)
- White-necked Heron (17)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Kakadu:
- Jabiru (27 km)
- Gunbalanya (69.5 km)
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Streets
- Arnhem Highway (8)
- Jim Jim Road (1)
- Kakadu Highway (2)