Northern Territory · Suburb Profile

Katherine East NT — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Katherine East NT is 3,061 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Katherine East is $1,079 per week ($56,108 per year). Median rent in Katherine East is $350 per week ($1,517 per month). Katherine East has a median age of 30 years, younger than the national median of 38. Katherine East has a population density of 388.8 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Katherine East is India. The most common religion is No Religion (47% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Katherine East is $1,517.

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Katherine East Population

residents (Census 2021)

Katherine East Median Income & Rent

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Median Income

$1,079/wk

$56,108 per year

#795 of 14,663

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Median Rent

$350/wk

$1,517 per month

#3104 of 14,663

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Median Age

30years

8 years younger than national median

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Mortgage

$1,517/mo

Avg household size: 2.8 · 0.9 per bedroom

Katherine East Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.5% (1,515) Female 50.5% (1,544)

Population Density

388.8

people per km²

3,061 people · 7.9 km²

Households

2.8

Avg household size

0.9

Persons per bedroom

$2,243

Family income/wk

Katherine East 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)

Katherine East Housing Tenure

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Owned outright

31.1% 102 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

68.9% 226 dwellings

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

Katherine East Country of Birth

Australia

93.4%

India

2.3%

England

2.2%

Fiji

1.6%

France

0.3%

Greece

0.3%

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

Katherine East Religion

No Religion

47.4%

Catholic

18.6%

Not stated

16.7%

Anglican

6.3%

Hinduism

4.1%

Christian (other)

3.2%

Uniting Church

2.0%

Pentecostal

1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Katherine East Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

59.4%

Year 10 or equivalent

20.8%

Year 11 or equivalent

13.4%

Year 9 or equivalent

6.5%

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

Katherine East Languages Spoken at Home

Other

33.5%

Australian Indigenous

20.8%

IAL Nepali

14.5%

SAL Tot

12.2%

SAL Tagalog

7.7%

Malayalam

5.0%

Arabic

3.3%

SAL Filipin

3.0%

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

Katherine East Employment

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Employed full-time

56.2% 1,011 people

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Employed part-time

14.1% 254 people

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Unemployed

4.0% 72 people

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Not in labour force

25.6% 461 people

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

Katherine East Qualifications

Certificate III/IV

37.2%

Bachelor Degree

25.6%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

17.0%

Postgraduate Degree

11.7%

Certificate I/II

5.0%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

3.5%

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

Katherine East Occupation

Professionals

24.2%

Community & Personal Service

24.2%

Technicians & Trade Workers

15.5%

Managers

12.8%

Clerical & Administrative

11.9%

Labourers

5.3%

Sales Workers

3.7%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

2.5%

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

Katherine East Field of Study

Management & Commerce

20.8%

Society & Culture

17.8%

Engineering

17.7%

Health

12.0%

Education

11.4%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

5.7%

Architecture & Building

5.1%

Agriculture & Environment

3.2%

Information Technology

2.8%

Natural & Physical Sciences

2.6%

Creative Arts

1.0%

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

Katherine East Dwelling Types

Separate house

84.1%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

13.9%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Katherine East Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

0.8%

$1-$149/wk

0.4%

$150-$299/wk

1.3%

$300-$399/wk

1.6%

$400-$499/wk

5.1%

$500-$649/wk

3.5%

$650-$799/wk

4.6%

$800-$999/wk

4.4%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

6.9%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

6.8%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

5.9%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

6.0%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

14.6%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

10.3%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

8.9%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

6.5%

$4,000+/wk

12.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Katherine East Marital Status

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Married

35.3% 789

↔️

Separated

3.3% 73

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Divorced

6.7% 149

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Widowed

2.9% 64

👤

Never married

52.0% 1,163

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Katherine East Ancestry

Australian

23.6%

Aboriginal Australianralian

23.3%

English

17.1%

Other

11.8%

Irish

5.7%

Scottish

5.3%

Filipino

5.0%

German

3.4%

Indian

2.0%

Italian

1.1%

Chinese

1.1%

Dutch

0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Katherine East School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

47.2%

Secondary — Government

22.5%

Pre-school

8.8%

Vocational Education

8.7%

Secondary — Catholic

6.4%

Primary — Catholic

4.6%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

0.9%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

0.9%

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

Katherine East Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

3.0% 160

✅

No need for assistance

97.0% 5,135

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

Katherine East Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

16.1% 310

—

Not a volunteer

83.9% 1,610

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Katherine East Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

1.4%

$450-$599/mo

1.4%

$600-$799/mo

1.9%

$800-$999/mo

4.3%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

25.7%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

34.3%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

21.0%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

6.7%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

3.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Katherine East How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

76.4%

Car (passenger)

8.6%

Did not go to work

7.3%

Walked only

3.4%

Bicycle

2.2%

Motorbike/Scooter

0.8%

Other

0.7%

Bus

0.6%

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

Katherine East Car Ownership

0 vehicles

8.2%

1 vehicle

35.9%

2 vehicles

37.6%

3 vehicles

13.7%

4+ vehicles

4.6%

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

Katherine East Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

3.7%

2 bedrooms

10.1%

3 bedrooms

59.4%

4 bedrooms

23.7%

5 bedrooms

3.1%

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

Katherine East Population Mobility

25.6%

moved in the last year

58.6%

moved in the last 5 years

5.2%

unemployment rate (Census)

65.3%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Katherine East Indigenous Population

34.8%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

1,878

Indigenous residents

3,512

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Katherine East Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

141

Asthma

Diabetes

Arthritis

Heart disease

Lung condition

Stroke

Kidney disease

Cancer

Dementia

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

Katherine East Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

7.9%

$1-$149/wk

2.7%

$150-$299/wk

6.1%

$300-$399/wk

3.7%

$400-$499/wk

2.1%

$500-$649/wk

1.7%

$650-$799/wk

5.4%

$800-$999/wk

10.0%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

13.5%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

10.5%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

12.2%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

8.6%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

10.8%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

1.8%

$3,500+/wk

3.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Katherine East Family Structure

Couple — children under 15

51.3%

Couple — no children

21.0%

One parent — children under 15

15.9%

Couple — no children under 15

6.8%

One parent — no children under 15

5.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Katherine East Military Service

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Current ADF — Regular

4.6% 90

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Current ADF — Reserves

0.7% 13

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Previously served

3.8% 74

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Never served

91.0% 1,783

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Katherine East Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

9.5% 182

—

Did not provide

90.5% 1,724

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Katherine East Children Ever Born

No children

36.2%

1 child

14.3%

2 children

22.9%

3 children

15.8%

4 children

7.2%

5+ children

3.5%

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

Katherine East When Migrants Arrived

1951–1960

1961–1970

1971–1980

1981–1990

1991–2000

2001–2010

112

2011–2015

155

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

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

Katherine East Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

22.4%

5–14 hours

28.2%

15–29 hours

12.4%

30+ hours

8.2%

Did not do domestic work

28.8%

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

Katherine East Household Size

1 person

22.2%

2 persons

30.5%

3 persons

17.0%

4 persons

15.1%

5 persons

9.1%

6+ persons

6.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Katherine East Where Residents Moved From

Same address

1,934

Moved — same area (SA2)

304

Moved from NT

167

Moved from NSW

Moved from QLD

Moved from WA

Moved from VIC

Moved from overseas

Moved from SA

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

Katherine East Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

65.7%

Step family — no other children

16.8%

Blended family — no other children

8.4%

Intact family — other children present

4.9%

Other couple — children only

2.3%

Step family — other children present

1.0%

Blended family — other children present

1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Katherine East Schools

schools nearby

government

830

avg ICSEA score

1,557

total students

Casuarina Street Primary School Government

Primary · T-6 · 295 students

991

ICSEA

St Joseph's Catholic College Catholic

Combined · T-12 · 299 students

974

ICSEA

Katherine School Of The Air Government

Combined · T-9 · 137 students

931

ICSEA

Katherine High School Government

Secondary · 7-12 · 468 students

797

ICSEA

Kintore Street School Government

Combined · T-12 · 55 students

757

ICSEA

Clyde Fenton Primary School Government

Primary · T-6 · 114 students

693

ICSEA

MacFarlane Primary School Government

Primary · T-6 · 189 students

665

ICSEA

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

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Katherine East Rent Prices & Affordability

17%

of income

Affordable

Household Income $2,075/wk

Median Rent $350/wk

Rent-to-Income 16.9%

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

If you earn X in Katherine East

Your weekly income

≈ $8,992/month

Median rent $350/wk

Left after rent $1,725/wk

Rent share 16.9%

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Katherine East vs State & National Average

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Pop: 1,536 Income: $1,454/wk Rent: $500/wk

Herbert

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

Farrar

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

Ludmilla

Pop: 1,667 Income: $924/wk Rent: $300/wk

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Pop: 1,668 Income: $1,256/wk Rent: $420/wk

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Pop: 1,702 Income: $1,533/wk Rent: $560/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Katherine East

What is the population of Katherine East NT?

The population of Katherine East NT is 3,061 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 388.8 people per km².Katherine East is ranked #2,377 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Katherine East?

The median personal income in Katherine East NT is $1,079 per week, or $56,108 per year.The median household income is $2,075 per week.Family income is $2,243 per week.Katherine East is ranked #795 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Katherine East?

Median rent in Katherine East NT is $350 per week ($1,517 per month).Rent represents 16.9% of household income, which is considered affordable.Katherine East ranks #3,104 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Katherine East?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Katherine East NT is $1,517. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Katherine East?

The median age in Katherine East NT is 30 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Katherine East a good suburb to live in?

Katherine East is a suburb in Northern Territory with a population of 3,061.The median income is $1,079/wk, which is above the NT average of $760/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (16.9% 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: 70145. All dollar figures in AUD.