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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Casuarina is an inner-city suburb of Darwin, Australia, with a population of approximately 406, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 11 km from the Darwin CBD, Casuarina is a inner city area in Northern Territory. The median household income is $143,000 per year.
Casuarina benefits from a high-income resident base, supporting premium property pricing. The short commute to the city centre is a key demand driver.
Official Australia Post postcode for Casuarina. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Casuarina on My School →Estimated 1 park and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Casuarina is a smaller community of 406 — about 13% of the Northern Territory suburb median (3,057) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Median household income of $143,000/year runs 26% above the Northern Territory suburb median of $113,308, indicating strong purchasing power and the type of demographic profile that tends to sustain premium property prices through market cycles. Median weekly rent of $460 equates to $1,993/month — about 120% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,660/month — meaning rental income covers most of a typical owner's repayment and this is a genuine cash-flow suburb before tax benefits. 11 km from Darwin places Casuarina in the middle commuter belt, close enough for daily trips by car or rail but at a materially lower price point than inner suburbs. Only 13% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 68% state median), so this is a unit-heavy market where body-corporate decisions and strata supply meaningfully shape investor returns.
How Casuarina stacks up against the median of all Northern Territory suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Casuarina sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Casuarina | NT median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 406 | 3,057 | -87% |
| Median household income | $143,000/yr | $113,308/yr | +26% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $460 | $360 | +28% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,660 | $1,950 | -15% |
| Distance to CBD | 11 km | 15 km | -27% |
| Separate houses | 13% | 68% | -55pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Casuarina — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Strong buy-and-hold fundamentals: household incomes run 26% above the Northern Territory suburb median ($143,000 vs $113,308), and the 11 km CBD distance keeps this suburb in the primary demand zone. In Northern Territory, suburbs with this profile have historically clustered in the upper tercile of 10-year capital growth.
Strong rental coverage: $460/week (~$1,993/month) covers 120% of the $1,660/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $0/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
Only 13% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 68% NT median) — this is a unit and townhouse market, where cosmetic flips struggle against body-corporate restrictions, thinner after-reno uplift and competing new supply.
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Create free account →Casuarina enters 2026 with a demographic tailwind — household incomes 26% above the Northern Territory suburb median of $113,308 and a population of 406 give it the depth and purchasing power to outperform the wider NT market over the next 12–18 months. Rental coverage runs at ~120% of the typical mortgage ($1,993/month rent vs $1,660/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 77/100 places Casuarina in the upper-middle tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is constructive heading into the second half of 2026.
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Casuarina scores 77/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a good rating. That score is driven by a population of 406, median household income of $143,000/year and median weekly rent of $460. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in Casuarina are proximity to Darwin (11 km), an above-state-median household income of $143,000/year, a dwelling mix that is 13% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 1 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
Casuarina has a usual resident population of approximately 406, compared with a Northern Territory suburb median of 3,057 — placing it in the lower half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
Casuarina sits 11 km straight-line from the Darwin CBD. This is comfortable commuter territory, with reasonable rail and road access to the city.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $460 in Casuarina, equating to approximately $23,920/year in gross rental income (state median $360/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Casuarina is $1,660, or approximately $19,920/year (vs $1,950/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.
A median weekly rent of $460 works out to $1,993/month, covering 120% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,660/month. That means rent exceeds the median repayment by roughly $333/month, so on these numbers Casuarina leans cash-flow-positive before accounting for strata, council rates, insurance and maintenance. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (406 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,660 median mortgage, a unit-heavy dwelling mix (13% houses) where body-corporate costs and apartment supply affect resale, the broader Northern Territory market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.