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Katherine South NT 0850

992 addresses · 37 streets

Lingiari Electorate › Katherine LGA › Katherine South · 271 km from Darwin

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Living Here

Katherine South is a suburb of Northern Territory, home to about 1,507 people, with a median age of 33. The typical household earns around $1,632 a week, with median rent near $320 a week. Most homes are houses. About 31% of households own their home and 66% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Aboriginal, Australian, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,507Population
33Median age
$1,632Median household income / wk
$320Median rent / wk
2.5Avg 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 South itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: RAAF Base Tindal, 15 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 17.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Katherine South

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

Tree cover measures, Katherine South NT
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202017.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202138.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.4% · Labour-force participation 56%

Population by age in Katherine South
Population by age, Katherine South NT (ABS Census 2021)
0-4105
5-14212
15-1974
20-2497
25-34299
35-44216
45-54175
55-64171
65-74114
75-8432
85+9
Dwelling types in Katherine South
Dwelling types, Katherine South NT (ABS Census 2021)
House258
Townhouse201
Apartment32
Other13
Households by weekly income in Katherine South
Households by weekly income, Katherine South NT (ABS Census 2021)
<$65085
$650-1,499132
$1,500-2,999166
$3,000+90
Top ancestries in Katherine South
Top ancestries, Katherine South NT (ABS Census 2021)
Aboriginal401
Australian391
English290
Ancestry NS240
Other182
Irish92
Housing tenure in Katherine South
Housing tenure, Katherine South NT (ABS Census 2021)
Owned63
Mortgage87
Rented324
Other15
Cars per household in Katherine South
Cars per household, Katherine South NT (ABS Census 2021)
047
1193
2160
335
4+27
Commute to work in Katherine South
Commute to work, Katherine South NT (ABS Census 2021)
Car517
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked31
Bicycle10
Home14
Top countries of birth in Katherine South
Top countries of birth, Katherine South NT (ABS Census 2021)
India40
Nepal38
Philippines38
New Zealand19
England15
Sri Lanka15
Languages used at home in Katherine South
Languages used at home, Katherine South NT (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous92
Nepali39
Punjabi26
Mandarin18
Tagalog17
Sinhalese10

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

41,489 bird observations recorded near Katherine South — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Katherine South

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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