1380.0.55.013 - Perspectives on Regional Australia: Housing Arrangements - Rental Rates in Local Government Areas, 2011  
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NORTHERN TERRITORY

Median weekly rental payments

  • In 2011, the median household rent for the Northern Territory was $225 per week, compared with $285 for Australia.
  • The Local Government Areas (LGA) with the highest median rent payments were the city areas of Darwin and Palmerston, both with recorded median rents of $360 per week. This was considerably higher than the median rents for the Northern Territory and Australia.
  • The LGAs of Alice Springs and Litchfield reported weekly median rental payments of $300.


MEDIAN WEEKLY RENTAL PAYMENT(a), by Local Government Area, Northern Territory, 2011

Map: Median weekly rental payment, by local government area, Northern Territory, 2011
(a) Applicable to occupied private dwellings which were being rented (or occupied rent-free) by a member of the household. Excludes 'Visitor only' and 'Other non-classifiable' households.


Changes in median weekly rental payments
  • In the Northern Territory, the LGA with the fastest growth in median weekly rental payments between 2006 and 2011 was Palmerston (89.5%), an urban centre located about 20 kilometres south-east of the capital city of Darwin.
  • The areas with the fastest growth in median rents were located in the Greater Darwin region, with increases of 80% and above.


FASTEST GROWTH IN MEDIAN WEEKLY RENTAL PAYMENTS(a), by Local Government Area(b), Northern Territory - 2006 and 2011
Local Government Area
Median Rental Payment
Change
2006
($/week)
2011
($/week)
($)
(%)
Greater Darwin
Palmerston
190
360
170
89.5
Litchfield
165
300
135
81.8
Darwin
200
360
160
80.0
Rest of Northern Territory
Alice Springs
180
300
120
66.7
Roper Gulf
30
50
20
66.7
West Arnhem
30
50
20
66.7
Katherine
130
200
70
53.8
East Arnhem
30
40
10
33.3
Victoria-Daly
30
40
10
33.3
(a) Applicable to occupied private dwellings which were being rented (or occupied rent-free) by a member of the household. Excludes 'Visitor only' and 'Other non-classifiable' households.
(b) LGAs with a total occupied private dwelling count under 500 dwellings in 2011 are excluded from this table.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2006 and 2011