The quick read on
NT 0850 · Katherine
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
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ABS 2021
Katherine East, Northern Territory
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Katherine East NT
Based on 80 sales in the preceding 12 months
$412,000
Up 6.6% over 12 months
Based on 75 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$625 per week
Up 19.0% over 12 months
Market data updated September 2026.
The median house price in Katherine East, NT is currently $412,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Katherine East has a 12-month growth rate of 6.6% for houses and 21.2% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $385,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $540,000 in Katherine East.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Katherine East is $625 per week. The median house rent has increased 19.0% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Katherine East is $200,000, which has increased 21.2% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $162,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $255,000 in Katherine East. The median rent for units and apartments in Katherine East is $375 per week and has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
The overall rate for Katherine East is 25,191 offences per 100,000 residents — 35% above the Rest of NT benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Katherine East.
Overall crime rate
25,191
offences per 100,000 residents
35% aboveRest of NT
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Katherine East NT 0850 is in Northern Territory, within Rest of NT.
3,061 people call Katherine East home, with an average of 2.8 people per household and a median household income of $2,075 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
Share of residents in each age band.
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Vehicles available to occupied households.
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
3.2% of workers in Katherine East worked from home on Census day.
43.5% of people in Katherine East described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Katherine East NT 0850.
26.9% of Katherine East's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Rest of NT average.
706 family households lived in Katherine East; 43.3% were couple families and 22.0% were one-parent families.
51.7% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Rest of NT average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
Katherine East had 3,061 residents at the 2021 Census.
34.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
14.7% were 55 or older. That is somewhat below the Rest of NT average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
Separate houses made up 82.8% of occupied private dwellings in Katherine East.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 15.8% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.3% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
11.4% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat below the Rest of NT average.
25.4% were buying their home with a mortgage.
63.2% rented their home. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of NT.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
The average household in Katherine East had 2.8 people.
One-person households made up 22.1% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Rest of NT average.
Two-person households represented 30.3%, while 30.1% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
3.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Rest of NT average.
72.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Rest of NT average.
0.6% used only a train, tram or bus, while 5.3% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
8.2% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of NT rate.
One-car households formed 35.8% of the total.
55.8% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
41.4% were at the same address five years earlier, while 58.6% reported a different address.
18.7% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat above the Rest of NT average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
65.2% of residents used only English at home.
20.2% used a language other than English at home.
0.2% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.1% spoke Cantonese and 0.4% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
18.7% of Katherine East's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 81.3% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
1.7% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 78.3%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
English ancestry accounted for 20.0% of ancestry responses in Katherine East.
Australian ancestry made up 27.5% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.2% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
19.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Rest of NT average.
Managers accounted for 11.5% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.6%.
Health care and social assistance employed 21.6% of workers, and education and training employed 10.8%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
The labour-force participation rate was 65.3%, compared with 50.7% across Rest of NT.
45.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 11.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 5.2%, compared with 8.9% across Rest of NT.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
62.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.
4.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.7% reported asthma, 3.6% arthritis and 4.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
18.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of NT.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 8.4% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 12.4%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 32.6%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
Median household income was $2,075 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,517.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $350 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Working from home was 3.2% in Katherine East, compared with 3.9% across Rest of NT.
Outright ownership was 11.4% locally and 14.7% across Rest of NT. That is somewhat below the Rest of NT average.
Renting accounted for 63.2% in Katherine East, against 63.3% across Rest of NT.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
The median house price is $412,000, while units and apartments sit at $200,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
The Census counted 706 local families, and 26.9% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
4-bedroom houses have a median around $540,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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