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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Maningrida is a well-established middle-ring suburb of Darwin, Australia, with a population of approximately 2,518, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 371 km from the Darwin CBD, Maningrida is a middle ring area in Northern Territory. The median household income is $75,348 per year.
Household incomes in Maningrida sit in a comfortable mid-range for the Northern Territory market. While further from the city, improving transport links could boost future demand.
Official Australia Post postcode for Maningrida. 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 Maningrida 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.
2,518 residents places Maningrida squarely in the middle of the Northern Territory suburb size distribution (state median 3,057), with market depth comparable to most NT localities. Maningrida's median household income of $75,348/year is 34% 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. The median weekly rent of $90 translates to approximately $4,680/year in gross rental income, setting the upper bound on yield before vacancy, rates, insurance and maintenance. Maningrida is 371 km from Darwin, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand. 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 6% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Maningrida stacks up against the median of all Northern Territory suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Maningrida sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Maningrida | NT median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,518 | 3,057 | -18% |
| Median household income | $75,348/yr | $113,308/yr | -34% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $90 | $360 | -75% |
| Distance to CBD | 371 km | 15 km | +2373% |
| Separate houses | 87% | 68% | +19pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Maningrida — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 2,518 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Northern Territory market over full cycles.
Gross rent of $90/week (~$4,680/year) sets the yield ceiling. Cross-check against your purchase price to confirm whether this suburb hits the 4–5% gross yield most Australian investors target.
With 87% houses in a 2,518-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 Maningrida are modest for 2026 — incomes 34% below the NT median of $113,308 and a population of 2,518 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rents sit around $90/week, setting the baseline gross rental income at roughly $4,680/year — refine this against current listings before running your numbers. The EquitySight investment score of 40/100 places Maningrida in the lower tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is cautious heading into the second half of 2026.
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Maningrida scores 40/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 2,518, median household income of $75,348/year and median weekly rent of $90. 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 Maningrida are a median household income of $75,348/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.
Maningrida has a usual resident population of approximately 2,518, 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.
Maningrida sits 371 km straight-line from the Darwin CBD. This is a regional market where CBD distance is only indicative — local industry diversity and commute alternatives matter more.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $90 in Maningrida, equating to approximately $4,680/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.
A reliable median mortgage figure was not captured for Maningrida. Use our loan serviceability calculator to estimate a realistic monthly repayment for your target purchase price and deposit.
Census data was not complete enough in Maningrida to compute a clean rent-to-mortgage coverage. Use current listings to benchmark weekly rent, then plug your expected purchase price into our rental yield calculator to see whether the investment runs cash-flow positive or negative.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (2,518 residents), interest-rate sensitivity, below-median household incomes ($75,348 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.