Winnellie (postcode 0820) is a quiet locality in Northern Territory within the Darwin local government area. With a population of 197, the suburb has a settled, mature resident base with a median age of 52. Households earn a median income of $53K per year, with an average household size of 1.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.4% 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 technicians & trades, managers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward construction and accommodation & food. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median weekly rent is $270 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,733.
Public transport access includes 30 bus stops.
Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +1.4% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.