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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Margaret River is a well-established middle-ring suburb of Darwin, Australia, with a population of approximately 14, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 99 km from the Darwin CBD, Margaret River is a middle ring area in Northern Territory. The median household income is $46,800 per year.
Household earnings in Margaret River are below the state average, which may affect long-term capital growth. While further from the city, improving transport links could boost future demand.
Official Australia Post postcode for Margaret River. 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 Margaret River 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.
Margaret River is a smaller community of 14 — about 0% of the Northern Territory suburb median (3,057) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Margaret River's median household income of $46,800/year is 59% 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. Margaret River is 99 km from Darwin, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand.
How Margaret River stacks up against the median of all Northern Territory suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Margaret River sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Margaret River | NT median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 14 | 3,057 | -100% |
| Median household income | $46,800/yr | $113,308/yr | -59% |
| Distance to CBD | 99 km | 15 km | +560% |
Pre-inspection briefing for Margaret River — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 14 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Northern Territory market over full cycles.
Median rental data was not captured for Margaret River. Use current realestate.com.au and Domain listings to triangulate a realistic weekly rent before committing, then feed that number into our rental yield calculator.
With a population of 14, the resale market in Margaret River 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 Margaret River are modest for 2026 — incomes 59% below the NT median of $113,308 and a population of 14 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental fundamentals will need to be verified against live listings, as a clean median rent was not recorded for Margaret River. The EquitySight investment score of 35/100 places Margaret River 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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Margaret River scores 35/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 14, median household income of $46,800/year. 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 Margaret River are a median household income of $46,800/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.
Margaret River has a usual resident population of approximately 14, 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.
Margaret River sits 99 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.
A reliable median rent was not captured for Margaret River. Benchmark expected weekly rent on realestate.com.au and Domain, or the state rental tribunal's rent dashboard. Most Australian investors target a 4–5% gross yield as a baseline.
A reliable median mortgage figure was not captured for Margaret River. 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 Margaret River 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 (14 residents), interest-rate sensitivity, below-median household incomes ($46,800 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.