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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Durack is a well-established middle-ring suburb of Darwin, Australia, with a population of approximately 3,730, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 14 km from the Darwin CBD, Durack is a middle ring area in Northern Territory. The median household income is $128,492 per year.
Strong household incomes in Durack underpin solid property demand. The short commute to the city centre is a key demand driver.
Official Australia Post postcode for Durack. 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 Durack 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.
Durack's population of 3,730 sits 22% above the Northern Territory suburb median of 3,057, giving it a wider tenant and buyer catchment than the average NT locality. Households here earn $128,492/year on average — 13% above the NT suburb median of $113,308 — a modest premium that supports resilient owner-occupier demand. Median weekly rent of $500 equates to $2,167/month — about 100% of the median mortgage repayment of $2,167/month — meaning rental income covers most of a typical owner's repayment and this is a genuine cash-flow suburb before tax benefits. 14 km from Darwin places Durack in the middle commuter belt, close enough for daily trips by car or rail but at a materially lower price point than inner suburbs. Separate houses make up 87% of dwellings — 19 percentage points above the Northern Territory median of 68% — pointing to a family-oriented, land-rich market where value is concentrated in the underlying block.
Middle-ring locations like this one historically reward patient holders — focus on homes near catchment-zone schools and major transport. Local rents consume roughly 20% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Durack stacks up against the median of all Northern Territory suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Durack sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Durack | NT median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,730 | 3,057 | +22% |
| Median household income | $128,492/yr | $113,308/yr | +13% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $500 | $360 | +39% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $2,167 | $1,950 | +11% |
| Distance to CBD | 14 km | 15 km | -7% |
| Separate houses | 87% | 68% | +19pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Durack — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Moderate buy-and-hold potential: Durack's 3,730-person market and $128,492 median household income work for investors who are selective on street location and property quality rather than counting on a suburb-wide rerating.
Strong rental coverage: $500/week (~$2,167/month) covers 100% of the $2,167/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $0/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
With 87% houses in a 3,730-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Durack are modest for 2026 — incomes 13% above the NT median of $113,308 and a population of 3,730 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~100% of the typical mortgage ($2,167/month rent vs $2,167/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 82/100 places Durack in the top tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is constructive heading into the second half of 2026.
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Durack scores 82/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a strong rating. That score is driven by a population of 3,730, median household income of $128,492/year and median weekly rent of $500. 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 Durack are proximity to Darwin (14 km), an above-state-median household income of $128,492/year, a dwelling mix that is 87% 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.
Durack has a usual resident population of approximately 3,730, compared with a Northern Territory suburb median of 3,057 — placing it in the upper 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.
Durack sits 14 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 $500 in Durack, equating to approximately $26,000/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 Durack is $2,167, or approximately $26,004/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 $500 works out to $2,167/month, covering 100% of the median mortgage repayment of $2,167/month. That means rent exceeds the median repayment by roughly $-0/month, so on these numbers Durack 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 (3,730 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $2,167 median mortgage, 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.