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Katherine East NT 0850

1,658 addresses · 56 streets

Lingiari Electorate › Katherine LGA › Katherine East · 272 km from Darwin

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Living Here

Katherine East is a suburb of Northern Territory, home to about 3,061 people, with a median age of 30. The typical household earns around $2,075 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 35% of households own their home and 61% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, Aboriginal, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

3,061Population
30Median age
$2,075Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Katherine statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Katherine East itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: RAAF Base Tindal, 12.3 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs5/10

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: 17.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Katherine East

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Katherine East NT
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202017.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202159.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.2% · Labour-force participation 65.3%

Population by age in Katherine East
Population by age, Katherine East NT (ABS Census 2021)
0-4273
5-14551
15-19180
20-24224
25-34596
35-44465
45-54327
55-64263
65-74121
75-8458
85+9
Dwelling types in Katherine East
Dwelling types, Katherine East NT (ABS Census 2021)
House789
Townhouse151
Apartment3
Other0
Households by weekly income in Katherine East
Households by weekly income, Katherine East NT (ABS Census 2021)
<$650105
$650-1,499187
$1,500-2,999305
$3,000+230
Top ancestries in Katherine East
Top ancestries, Katherine East NT (ABS Census 2021)
Australian842
Aboriginal834
English613
Other421
Ancestry NS389
Irish203
Housing tenure in Katherine East
Housing tenure, Katherine East NT (ABS Census 2021)
Owned102
Mortgage226
Rented563
Other34
Cars per household in Katherine East
Cars per household, Katherine East NT (ABS Census 2021)
074
1325
2340
3124
4+42
Commute to work in Katherine East
Commute to work, Katherine East NT (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,112
Train0
Bus8
Tram/ferry0
Walked45
Bicycle29
Home45
Top countries of birth in Katherine East
Top countries of birth, Katherine East NT (ABS Census 2021)
Philippines134
Nepal82
India52
England43
New Zealand39
Fiji25
Languages used at home in Katherine East
Languages used at home, Katherine East NT (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous149
Nepali81
Tagalog72
Filipino34
Malayalam33
Punjabi19

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

23,611 bird observations recorded near Katherine East — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Katherine East

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.