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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Mount Zeil is a regional centre in Northern Territory, Australia, with a population of approximately 69, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 1217 km from the Darwin CBD, Mount Zeil is a regional area in Northern Territory. The median household income is $46,800 per year.
Lower income levels in Mount Zeil typically translate to more affordable entry points for investors. Regional positioning means lower entry costs but potentially longer hold periods for capital gains.
Official Australia Post postcode for Mount Zeil. 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 Mount Zeil 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.
Mount Zeil is a smaller community of 69 — about 2% of the Northern Territory suburb median (3,057) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Mount Zeil'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. Mount Zeil is 1217 km from Darwin, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand. Only 48% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 68% state median), so this is a unit-heavy market where body-corporate decisions and strata supply meaningfully shape investor returns.
How Mount Zeil stacks up against the median of all Northern Territory suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Mount Zeil sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Mount Zeil | NT median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 69 | 3,057 | -98% |
| Median household income | $46,800/yr | $113,308/yr | -59% |
| Distance to CBD | 1217 km | 15 km | +8013% |
| Separate houses | 48% | 68% | -20pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Mount Zeil — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 69 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 Mount Zeil. 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.
Only 48% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 68% NT median) — this is a unit and townhouse market, where cosmetic flips struggle against body-corporate restrictions, thinner after-reno uplift and competing new supply.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Mount Zeil are modest for 2026 — incomes 59% below the NT median of $113,308 and a population of 69 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 Mount Zeil. The EquitySight investment score of 25/100 places Mount Zeil 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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Mount Zeil scores 25/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 69, 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 Mount Zeil are a median household income of $46,800/year, a dwelling mix that is 48% 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.
Mount Zeil has a usual resident population of approximately 69, 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.
Mount Zeil sits 1217 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 Mount Zeil. 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 Mount Zeil. 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 Mount Zeil 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 (69 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.