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Braitling NT — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Braitling, Northern Territory. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Braitling NT is 3,160 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Braitling is $1,138 per week ($59,176 per year). Median rent in Braitling is $430 per week ($1,863 per month). Braitling has a median age of 36 years, younger than the national median of 38. Braitling has a population density of 648.2 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Braitling is England. The most common religion is No Religion (53% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Braitling is $1,804.

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Braitling Population

residents (Census 2021)

Braitling Median Income & Rent

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Median Income

$1,138/wk

$59,176 per year

#585 of 14,663

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Median Rent

$430/wk

$1,863 per month

#1360 of 14,663

👤

Median Age

36years

2 years younger than national median

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Mortgage

$1,804/mo

Avg household size: 2.6 · 0.9 per bedroom

Braitling Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.2% (1,526) Female 51.8% (1,637)

Population Density

648.2

people per km²

3,160 people · 4.9 km²

Households

2.6

Avg household size

0.9

Persons per bedroom

$2,526

Family income/wk

Braitling Age Distribution

0-4

5-9

10-14

15-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70-74

75-79

80-84

85+

♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Braitling Housing Tenure

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Owned outright

31.9% 213 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

68.1% 455 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Braitling Country of Birth

Australia

92.8%

England

3.2%

India

2.0%

Fiji

0.9%

Germany

0.4%

Cambodia

0.2%

Canada

0.2%

Indonesia

0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Braitling Religion

No Religion

52.7%

Catholic

17.8%

Not stated

9.2%

Anglican

5.2%

Uniting Church

4.5%

Lutheran

4.4%

Baptist

3.2%

Christian (other)

2.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Braitling Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

59.7%

Year 10 or equivalent

20.3%

Year 11 or equivalent

14.3%

Year 9 or equivalent

5.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Braitling Languages Spoken at Home

Other

44.4%

Australian Indigenous

30.1%

SAL Tot

7.5%

SAL Tagalog

6.2%

IAL Punjabi

3.6%

Spanish

3.3%

Hindi

2.6%

Malayalam

2.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Braitling Employment

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Employed full-time

51.9% 1,151 people

⏰

Employed part-time

15.5% 344 people

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Unemployed

3.7% 82 people

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Not in labour force

28.8% 639 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Braitling Qualifications

Certificate III/IV

37.5%

Bachelor Degree

27.7%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

15.3%

Postgraduate Degree

11.0%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

6.6%

Certificate I/II

2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Braitling Occupation

Professionals

29.6%

Community & Personal Service

17.4%

Technicians & Trade Workers

15.5%

Managers

14.9%

Clerical & Administrative

11.6%

Labourers

4.6%

Sales Workers

3.3%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

3.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Braitling Field of Study

Society & Culture

19.1%

Health

17.0%

Management & Commerce

15.1%

Engineering

15.0%

Education

9.2%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

6.9%

Architecture & Building

6.5%

Creative Arts

5.0%

Agriculture & Environment

2.7%

Information Technology

1.9%

Natural & Physical Sciences

1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Braitling Dwelling Types

Separate house

82.0%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

13.6%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

4.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Braitling Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

2.1%

$1-$149/wk

0.3%

$150-$299/wk

0.6%

$300-$399/wk

2.1%

$400-$499/wk

4.1%

$500-$649/wk

3.8%

$650-$799/wk

3.7%

$800-$999/wk

4.3%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

5.4%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

7.1%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

6.4%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

5.2%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

12.5%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

9.6%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

11.6%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

6.3%

$4,000+/wk

14.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Braitling Marital Status

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Married

38.0% 956

↔️

Separated

3.9% 99

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Divorced

8.2% 207

🕊️

Widowed

2.7% 68

👤

Never married

47.1% 1,183

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Braitling Ancestry

Australian

23.8%

English

23.5%

Aboriginal Australianralian

16.5%

Other

9.4%

Irish

7.9%

Scottish

6.4%

German

3.8%

Italian

2.5%

Filipino

2.1%

Chinese

1.4%

Indian

1.4%

Dutch

1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Braitling School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

32.9%

Secondary — Government

13.1%

Vocational Education

11.5%

Pre-school

10.3%

Primary — Catholic

9.6%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

8.4%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

7.1%

Secondary — Catholic

7.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Braitling Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

4.7% 279

✅

No need for assistance

95.3% 5,618

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Braitling Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

20.2% 470

—

Not a volunteer

79.8% 1,857

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Braitling Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

2.4%

$300-$449/mo

1.0%

$450-$599/mo

1.7%

$600-$799/mo

2.6%

$800-$999/mo

3.6%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

12.6%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

26.3%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

32.2%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

10.3%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

7.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Braitling How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

71.8%

Did not go to work

9.9%

Car (passenger)

7.5%

Bicycle

4.0%

Walked only

2.7%

Bus

1.4%

Motorbike/Scooter

1.2%

Other

0.8%

Truck

0.6%

Taxi/Rideshare

0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Braitling Car Ownership

0 vehicles

6.6%

1 vehicle

31.9%

2 vehicles

37.2%

3 vehicles

16.9%

4+ vehicles

7.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Braitling Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

5.7%

2 bedrooms

12.2%

3 bedrooms

54.6%

4 bedrooms

23.0%

5 bedrooms

4.3%

6+ bedrooms

0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Braitling Population Mobility

20.1%

moved in the last year

44.7%

moved in the last 5 years

4.7%

unemployment rate (Census)

68.1%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Braitling Indigenous Population

23.5%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

1,393

Indigenous residents

4,546

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Braitling Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

237

Diabetes

104

Asthma

Arthritis

Heart disease

Lung condition

Kidney disease

Stroke

Cancer

Dementia

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Braitling Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

9.2%

$1-$149/wk

3.0%

$150-$299/wk

6.3%

$300-$399/wk

2.1%

$400-$499/wk

2.1%

$500-$649/wk

1.8%

$650-$799/wk

5.6%

$800-$999/wk

7.9%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

12.3%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

11.9%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

11.5%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

8.2%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

12.9%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

2.8%

$3,500+/wk

2.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Braitling Family Structure

Couple — children under 15

44.4%

Couple — no children

27.0%

One parent — children under 15

12.3%

Couple — no children under 15

11.4%

One parent — no children under 15

4.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Braitling Military Service

🛡️

Current ADF — Reserves

0.3% 6

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Previously served

2.2% 52

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Never served

97.5% 2,290

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Braitling Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

10.8% 252

—

Did not provide

89.2% 2,073

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Braitling Children Ever Born

No children

34.9%

1 child

16.0%

2 children

25.6%

3 children

13.7%

4 children

6.4%

5+ children

3.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Braitling When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951

1951–1960

1961–1970

1971–1980

1981–1990

1991–2000

2001–2010

167

2011–2015

105

2016

2017

2018

2019

2021

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Braitling Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

22.9%

5–14 hours

30.7%

15–29 hours

12.4%

30+ hours

8.1%

Did not do domestic work

25.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Braitling Household Size

1 person

24.0%

2 persons

33.2%

3 persons

17.9%

4 persons

14.4%

5 persons

6.1%

6+ persons

4.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Braitling Where Residents Moved From

Same address

2,333

Moved from NT

299

Moved — same area (SA2)

102

Moved from VIC

Moved from SA

Moved from overseas

Moved from NSW

Moved from QLD

Moved from TAS

Moved from WA

Moved from ACT

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Braitling Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

76.5%

Step family — no other children

12.3%

Blended family — no other children

5.1%

Intact family — other children present

3.0%

Other couple — children only

2.1%

Blended family — other children present

0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Braitling Schools

schools nearby

government

947

avg ICSEA score

1,478

total students

Ross Park Primary School Government

Primary · T-6 · 413 students

1040

ICSEA

St Philip's College Independent

Secondary · 7-12 · 502 students

1031

ICSEA

Alice Springs School Of The Air Government

Combined · T-9 · 77 students

1025

ICSEA

Braitling Primary School Government

Primary · T-6 · 218 students

911

ICSEA

Yipirinya School Independent

Combined · T-10 · 186 students

729

ICSEA

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College - Bath Street Campus Catholic

Primary

St Joseph's Catholic Flexible School Catholic

Secondary · 7-12 · 82 students

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Braitling Rent Prices & Affordability

20%

of income

Affordable

Household Income $2,182/wk

Median Rent $430/wk

Rent-to-Income 19.7%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Braitling

Your weekly income

≈ $9,455/month

Median rent $430/wk

Left after rent $1,752/wk

Rent share 19.7%

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Pop: 1,610 Income: $1,268/wk Rent: $460/wk

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Pop: 1,650 Income: $1,172/wk Rent: $455/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Braitling

What is the population of Braitling NT?

The population of Braitling NT is 3,160 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 648.2 people per km².Braitling is ranked #2,316 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Braitling?

The median personal income in Braitling NT is $1,138 per week, or $59,176 per year.The median household income is $2,182 per week.Family income is $2,526 per week.Braitling is ranked #585 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Braitling?

Median rent in Braitling NT is $430 per week ($1,863 per month).Rent represents 19.7% of household income, which is considered affordable.Braitling ranks #1,360 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Braitling?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Braitling NT is $1,804. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Braitling?

The median age in Braitling NT is 36 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Braitling a good suburb to live in?

Braitling is a suburb in Northern Territory with a population of 3,160.The median income is $1,138/wk, which is above the NT average of $760/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (19.7% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 70039. All dollar figures in AUD.