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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Lee Point is an inner-city suburb of Darwin, Australia, with a population of approximately 94, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 14 km from the Darwin CBD, Lee Point is a inner city area in Northern Territory. The median household income is $35,100 per year.
Household earnings in Lee Point are below the state average, which may affect long-term capital growth. Close CBD access strengthens tenant appeal and resale value.
Official Australia Post postcode for Lee Point. 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 Lee Point 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.
Lee Point is a smaller community of 94 — about 3% of the Northern Territory suburb median (3,057) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Lee Point's median household income of $35,100/year is 69% below the Northern Territory suburb median ($113,308) — this is an affordability play where returns lean on yield and patient capital growth rather than demographic premium. Weekly rent of $180 covers just 30% of the median $2,600/month mortgage repayment, leaving a $1,820/month gap — investors should only pursue this suburb with a clear capital-growth thesis and sufficient external income to fund the shortfall. 14 km from Darwin places Lee Point in the middle commuter belt, close enough for daily trips by car or rail but at a materially lower price point than inner suburbs.
How Lee Point stacks up against the median of all Northern Territory suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Lee Point sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Lee Point | NT median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 94 | 3,057 | -97% |
| Median household income | $35,100/yr | $113,308/yr | -69% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $180 | $360 | -50% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $2,600 | $1,950 | +33% |
| Distance to CBD | 14 km | 15 km | -7% |
Pre-inspection briefing for Lee Point — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 94 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Northern Territory market over full cycles.
Weak cash flow: $180/week rent covers only 30% of the $2,600/month median mortgage — a $1,820/month gap that must be funded from other income. This suburb is a capital-growth play, not a yield play.
With a population of 94, the resale market in Lee Point may not reliably reward cosmetic renovations — a longer hold is typically a better strategy at this scale, letting land-value appreciation do the work instead.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Lee Point are modest for 2026 — incomes 69% below the NT median of $113,308 and a population of 94 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~30% of the typical mortgage ($780/month rent vs $2,600/month repayment), meaning investors will rely on capital growth rather than yield. The EquitySight investment score of 47/100 places Lee Point in the mid tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is cautious heading into the second half of 2026.
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Lee Point scores 47/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 94, median household income of $35,100/year and median weekly rent of $180. 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 Lee Point are proximity to Darwin (14 km), a median household income of $35,100/year, 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.
Lee Point has a usual resident population of approximately 94, 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.
Lee Point 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 $180 in Lee Point, equating to approximately $9,360/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 Lee Point is $2,600, or approximately $31,200/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 $180 works out to $780/month, covering 30% of the median mortgage repayment of $2,600/month. That leaves a $1,820/month shortfall (around $21,840/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. 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 (94 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $2,600 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($35,100 vs $113,308 state median), 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.