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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Gunn is a well-established middle-ring suburb of Darwin, Australia, with a population of approximately 2,564, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 16 km from the Darwin CBD, Gunn is a middle ring area in Northern Territory. The median household income is $129,220 per year.
Strong household incomes in Gunn underpin solid property demand.
Official Australia Post postcode for Gunn. 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 Gunn 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.
2,564 residents places Gunn squarely in the middle of the Northern Territory suburb size distribution (state median 3,057), with market depth comparable to most NT localities. Households here earn $129,220/year on average — 14% above the NT suburb median of $113,308 — a modest premium that supports resilient owner-occupier demand. Median weekly rent of $480 equates to $2,080/month — about 107% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,950/month — meaning rental income covers most of a typical owner's repayment and this is a genuine cash-flow suburb before tax benefits. 16 km from Darwin places Gunn 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 90% of dwellings — 22 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 19% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Gunn stacks up against the median of all Northern Territory suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Gunn sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Gunn | NT median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,564 | 3,057 | -16% |
| Median household income | $129,220/yr | $113,308/yr | +14% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $480 | $360 | +33% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,950 | $1,950 | 0% |
| Distance to CBD | 16 km | 15 km | +7% |
| Separate houses | 90% | 68% | +22pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Gunn — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 2,564 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Northern Territory market over full cycles.
Strong rental coverage: $480/week (~$2,080/month) covers 107% of the $1,950/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $0/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
With 90% houses in a 2,564-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 Gunn are modest for 2026 — incomes 14% above the NT median of $113,308 and a population of 2,564 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~107% of the typical mortgage ($2,080/month rent vs $1,950/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 71/100 places Gunn 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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Gunn scores 71/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a good rating. That score is driven by a population of 2,564, median household income of $129,220/year and median weekly rent of $480. 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 Gunn are proximity to Darwin (16 km), an above-state-median household income of $129,220/year, a dwelling mix that is 90% 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.
Gunn has a usual resident population of approximately 2,564, 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.
Gunn sits 16 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 $480 in Gunn, equating to approximately $24,960/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 Gunn is $1,950, or approximately $23,400/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 $480 works out to $2,080/month, covering 107% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,950/month. That means rent exceeds the median repayment by roughly $130/month, so on these numbers Gunn 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 (2,564 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,950 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.