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Marrakai NT 0822

337 addresses · 15 streets

Lingiari Electorate › Unincorporated NT LGA › Marrakai · 74 km from Darwin

Living Here

Marrakai is a suburb of Northern Territory, home to about 564 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $1,342 a week, with median rent near $190 a week. Most homes are houses. About 94% of households own their home and 6% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

564Population
44Median age
$1,342Median household income / wk
$190Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

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

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 28.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Marrakai

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

Tree cover measures, Marrakai NT
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202028.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202158.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.4% · Labour-force participation 52.2%

Population by age in Marrakai
Population by age, Marrakai NT (ABS Census 2021)
0-433
5-1465
15-1948
20-2417
25-3449
35-4474
45-54113
55-6493
65-7455
75-8415
85+4
Dwelling types in Marrakai
Dwelling types, Marrakai NT (ABS Census 2021)
House167
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other6
Households by weekly income in Marrakai
Households by weekly income, Marrakai NT (ABS Census 2021)
<$65037
$650-1,49952
$1,500-2,99947
$3,000+18
Top ancestries in Marrakai
Top ancestries, Marrakai NT (ABS Census 2021)
Australian150
English143
Ancestry NS105
Vietnamese83
Other47
Aboriginal45
Housing tenure in Marrakai
Housing tenure, Marrakai NT (ABS Census 2021)
Owned74
Mortgage80
Rented9
Other0
Cars per household in Marrakai
Cars per household, Marrakai NT (ABS Census 2021)
00
158
275
323
4+13
Commute to work in Marrakai
Commute to work, Marrakai NT (ABS Census 2021)
Car138
Train0
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked12
Bicycle0
Home45
Top countries of birth in Marrakai
Top countries of birth, Marrakai NT (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnam57
New Zealand21
England13
Philippines11
Cambodia5
Thailand4
Languages used at home in Marrakai
Languages used at home, Marrakai NT (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnamese86
Thai10
Australian Indigenous8
Khmer6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,526 bird observations recorded near Marrakai — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Marrakai

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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