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Suburb profile ·Wagait LGA · NT ·0822

Wagait Beach NT 0822

Wagait Beach is in Wagait LGA, NT, postcode 0822, with population 422.

Limited data

Thin-context

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Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read.

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.

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Median house
—
No local house series
Median rent
$250/wk
Market rent signal
D5 vs AU
Gross yield
—
Need rent + price
Population
422
422 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
—
No matched school data
Drive to city
—
Not in commute dataset
Solar
1,371
73 added 12mo · 17MW

Price history

House and unit medians · ABS + state datasets
No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,597
Median rent · wk$250
Investor profile

Who invests in Wagait Beach

Owner-occupied 86%Rented 14%
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

81% of homes here are owner-occupied and 13% rented.

Why it fits

81% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

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

Affordability

Buying & renting · ABS Census + state data
18%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,597/mo, while renters pay about $1,083/mo — owning runs $514/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$70K
Median rent · wk
$250
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,597

Household income

ABS Census · ATO
$70K household · yr-11.8% vs NT suburb median
Personal
$43K
Family
$92K
Household
$70K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
12
$300-649
27
$650-999
24
$1,000-1,499
23
$1,500-1,999
17
$2,000-2,999
15
$3,000-3,999
14
$4,000+
13

At the median asking rent, about 39% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $833/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

ABS Census 2021
Tenure (175 households)
Owned outright
40%
Owned with mortgage
41%
Rented
13%
Dwelling structure33.6% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
98%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 30% drive, 6% public transport, 12% walk or cycle, 10% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

Code baseline only

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

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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

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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

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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.

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Population outlook

ABS projection · Alligator SA2 area · 2022 base
4,681 people · 20224,798 by 2032 (+2.5%)

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

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

Located in Northern Territory within the Wagait local government area, Wagait Beach is a quiet locality (postcode 0822). It is home to about 422 residents, with a settled, mature resident base and a median age of 52. Households earn a median income of $70K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.0% 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 professionals, clerical & administrative, managers. Employment in the area leans toward public admin & safety and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $250 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,597.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +2.0% 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+2.0%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNT
Mortgage · mth$1,597
Rent · wk(Census)$250
Population growth · Wagait LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)504
5-year growth+1.4% CAGR
YoY change+2%
20012025
Development · Wagait LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)4
Houses4
YoY change+0%
Employment · Wagait LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.8%
YoY change+0.3pp
Mar-20Dec-25
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population422
Median age52
Household size2.1
HH income · wk$1,355
Personal income · wk$826
Persons / bedroom1
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)4/10
Education (IEO)7/10
Economic (IER)2/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)5/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,463 → $1,355
Change-7.4%
vs NT median-13.2 pp
Median rent+0%
softeningvs NT 2016–21
Top occupationsCensus
Professionals43Clerical & Administrative33Managers30Technicians & Trades30Community & Personal Service25
Top industriesCensus
Public Admin & Safety38Healthcare19Retail Trade18Education17Professional Services15
Top ancestryCensus
Australian164English162Irish65Scottish57Aboriginal Australian29
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining1
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Wagait Beach depends 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 Wagait Beach 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 lighter areas here are school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime coverage, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

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

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

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Wagait Beach FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Wagait Beach in?

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

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Wagait Beach?

    The median weekly rent in Wagait Beach is $250/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Wagait Beach a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Wagait Beach 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 Wagait Beach?

    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 Wagait Beach 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.