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Wagait Beach NT 0822

410 addresses · 24 streets

Lingiari Electorate › Wagait LGA › Wagait Beach · 11 km from Darwin

Living Here

Wagait Beach is a suburb of Northern Territory, home to about 422 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $1,355 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 86% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

422Population
52Median age
$1,355Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

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: Wagait Beach itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Ferry wharf: Mandorah - Darwin ferry, 2.9 km east · Airport: Darwin International Airport, 13.9 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs7/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 90.2% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 5.1% · Labour-force participation 54.3%

Population by age in Wagait Beach
Population by age, Wagait Beach NT (ABS Census 2021)
0-417
5-1447
15-1916
20-249
25-3412
35-4447
45-5479
55-6488
65-7483
75-8425
85+0
Dwelling types in Wagait Beach
Dwelling types, Wagait Beach NT (ABS Census 2021)
House171
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other6
Households by weekly income in Wagait Beach
Households by weekly income, Wagait Beach NT (ABS Census 2021)
<$65039
$650-1,49947
$1,500-2,99932
$3,000+27
Top ancestries in Wagait Beach
Top ancestries, Wagait Beach NT (ABS Census 2021)
Australian164
English162
Irish65
Scottish57
Ancestry NS41
Other40
Housing tenure in Wagait Beach
Housing tenure, Wagait Beach NT (ABS Census 2021)
Owned70
Mortgage72
Rented23
Other0
Cars per household in Wagait Beach
Cars per household, Wagait Beach NT (ABS Census 2021)
07
172
266
326
4+4
Commute to work in Wagait Beach
Commute to work, Wagait Beach NT (ABS Census 2021)
Car47
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry6
Walked13
Bicycle5
Home16
Top countries of birth in Wagait Beach
Top countries of birth, Wagait Beach NT (ABS Census 2021)
England22
New Zealand20
Scotland7
Canada5
Philippines5
Germany4
Languages used at home in Wagait Beach
Languages used at home, Wagait Beach NT (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous10
German5
Thai4

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1,448 bird observations recorded near Wagait Beach — most often seen:

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