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Palmerston City NT 0830

342 addresses · 14 streets

Solomon Electorate › Palmerston LGA › Palmerston City · 15 km from Darwin

Living Here

Palmerston City is a suburb of Northern Territory, home to about 194 people, with a median age of 28. The typical household earns around $1,478 a week, with median rent near $259 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 0% of households own their home and 100% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, Ancestry NS, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

194Population
28Median age
$1,478Median household income / wk
$259Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Palmerston - North statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Palmerston City itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Palmerston Bus Terminal, 200 m north-east · Airport: RAAF Base Darwin, 13.6 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
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: 13.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Palmerston City

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

Tree cover measures, Palmerston City NT
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202013.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202123.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.3% · Labour-force participation 72.6%

Population by age in Palmerston City
Population by age, Palmerston City NT (ABS Census 2021)
0-416
5-1420
15-1910
20-2425
25-3461
35-4430
45-5411
55-647
65-746
75-840
85+0
Dwelling types in Palmerston City
Dwelling types, Palmerston City NT (ABS Census 2021)
House0
Townhouse0
Apartment65
Other0
Households by weekly income in Palmerston City
Households by weekly income, Palmerston City NT (ABS Census 2021)
<$6500
$650-1,49929
$1,500-2,99923
$3,000+5
Top ancestries in Palmerston City
Top ancestries, Palmerston City NT (ABS Census 2021)
Other54
Australian44
Ancestry NS36
English31
Aboriginal10
Chinese10
Housing tenure in Palmerston City
Housing tenure, Palmerston City NT (ABS Census 2021)
Owned0
Mortgage0
Rented65
Other0
Cars per household in Palmerston City
Cars per household, Palmerston City NT (ABS Census 2021)
04
138
217
35
4+0
Commute to work in Palmerston City
Commute to work, Palmerston City NT (ABS Census 2021)
Car78
Train0
Bus5
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home0
Top countries of birth in Palmerston City
Top countries of birth, Palmerston City NT (ABS Census 2021)
Philippines16
India9
Indonesia9
Pakistan8
Zimbabwe8
Nepal4
Languages used at home in Palmerston City
Languages used at home, Palmerston City NT (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin7
Urdu6
Tamil5
Nepali4
Punjabi4
Russian4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

33,209 bird observations recorded near Palmerston City — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Palmerston City

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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