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Suburb profile ·West Daly LGA · NT ·0822

Nemarluk NT 0822

Nemarluk is in West Daly LGA, NT, postcode 0822, with population 305.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$50/wk
Market rent signal
D1 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
3,495
3K via West Daly LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
1,371
73 added 12mo · 17MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth
Median rent · wk$50
Investor profile

Who invests in Nemarluk

Owner-occupied 48%Rented 52%
The read

Renter-heavy market

47% of homes here are owner-occupied and 51% rented.

What to check

51% rented — renter-heavy areas turn over faster and are more exposed to rate moves and investor sentiment. Social housing is 51% of dwellings — check tenant mix and resale demand.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

5%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable
Household income · yr
$54K
Median rent · wk
$50

Household income

$54K household · yr-32.9% vs NT suburb median
Personal
$13K
Family
$39K
Household
$54K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
0
$300-649
3
$650-999
5
$1,000-1,499
6
$1,500-1,999
10
$2,000-2,999
5
$3,000-3,999
4
$4,000+
0

At the median asking rent, about 0% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $167/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (43 households)51.2% social housing
Owned outright
47%
Owned with mortgage
0%
Rented
51%
Dwelling structure29.3% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
88%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

No local compliance layer is staged.

This is missing evidence, not evidence that the property has no constraints.

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

Check the property

Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Population outlook

2,176 people · 20222,390 by 2032 (+9.8%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Daly SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Nemarluk NT — Property Data and Demographics

Nemarluk is a small, quiet locality in Northern Territory within the West Daly local government area (postcode 0822). With a population of 305, the suburb has a younger, working-age population with a median age of 26. Households earn a median income of $54K per year, with an average household size of 4.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.6% year-on-year at the LGA level. NT employment has moved +3.3% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NT also had 4 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 3 underway, and 4 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, professionals, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward education and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are Aboriginal Australian, Chinese, Scottish.

The median weekly rent is $50 (Census 2021).

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +0.6% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+0.6%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNT
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)$50
Population growth · West Daly LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)3,495
5-year growth+0.4% CAGR
YoY change+0.6%
20012025
Development · West Daly LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)12
Houses 83%Units 17%
YoY change+0%
Employment · West Daly LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)21.1%
YoY change+2pp
Jun-24Dec-25
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population305
Median age26
Household size4.7
HH income · wk$1,031
Personal income · wk$249
Persons / bedroom2
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$850 → $1,031
Change+21.3%
vs NT median+15.5 pp
Median rent+0%
gentrifyingvs NT 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics2
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining0
Aged care · West Daly LGAGEN
Facilities1
Residential places8
Thamarrurr Flexible Aged Care Service8 places
Childcare · West Daly LGAACECQA
Services1
Approved places35
Exceeding NQS0
Our Lady Of The Sacred Heart Thamarrur Catholic Preschool35 places
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Nemarluk rests on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

Official annual SA2 price series matched to suburb pages as fallback coverage

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
ABS Data by Region · Official annual SA2 price series matched to suburb pages as fallback coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · release-based
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · No linked local crime series
Missing
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Nemarluk is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
The page is readable, but the local evidence base is lighter than a mainstream suburb profile.

Treat this as a directional locality brief first, then verify the suburb story against stronger nearby markets or the state hub.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime coverage.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime coverage. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Use it for context first, then move to compare, the state hub, or a larger nearby suburb before calling it a full market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Read it as a direction-setter rather than a final answer: frame the locality, then verify with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Nemarluk feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Nganmarriyanga most similar
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pop +100 · rent same $

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Peppimenarti most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop -100 · rent +$20/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Wadeye most similar
similar rent profile

pop +1600 · rent same $

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Nemarluk FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Nemarluk in?

    Nemarluk is in the West Daly Local Government Area, NT, postcode 0822. Council-level context for West Daly LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Nemarluk?

    The median weekly rent in Nemarluk is $50/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Nemarluk a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Nemarluk show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Nemarluk?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  5. How often is the Nemarluk data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.