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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Muirhead is an inner-city suburb of Darwin, Australia, with a population of approximately 3,689, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 13 km from the Darwin CBD, Muirhead is a inner city area in Northern Territory. The median household income is $157,508 per year.
Strong household incomes in Muirhead underpin solid property demand. Close CBD access strengthens tenant appeal and resale value.
Official Australia Post postcode for Muirhead. 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 Muirhead 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.
Muirhead's population of 3,689 sits 21% above the Northern Territory suburb median of 3,057, giving it a wider tenant and buyer catchment than the average NT locality. Median household income of $157,508/year runs 39% above the Northern Territory suburb median of $113,308, indicating strong purchasing power and the type of demographic profile that tends to sustain premium property prices through market cycles. Median rent of $313/week (~$1,356/month) covers only 52% of the median mortgage of $2,600/month — the remaining $1,244/month must be funded from other income, so this suburb tilts toward capital growth rather than yield. 13 km from Darwin places Muirhead 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 88% of dwellings — 20 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.
This suburb suits investors prioritising tenant demand over capital-cost efficiency. Rents are supported by proximity to amenities, but strata fees and entry prices can eat into yield. Local rents consume roughly 10% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Muirhead stacks up against the median of all Northern Territory suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Muirhead sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Muirhead | NT median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,689 | 3,057 | +21% |
| Median household income | $157,508/yr | $113,308/yr | +39% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $313 | $360 | -13% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $2,600 | $1,950 | +33% |
| Distance to CBD | 13 km | 15 km | -13% |
| Separate houses | 88% | 68% | +20pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Muirhead — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Strong buy-and-hold fundamentals: household incomes run 39% above the Northern Territory suburb median ($157,508 vs $113,308), and the 13 km CBD distance keeps this suburb in the primary demand zone. In Northern Territory, suburbs with this profile have historically clustered in the upper tercile of 10-year capital growth.
Weak cash flow: $313/week rent covers only 52% of the $2,600/month median mortgage — a $1,244/month gap that must be funded from other income. This suburb is a capital-growth play, not a yield play.
With 88% houses in a 3,689-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 →Muirhead enters 2026 with a demographic tailwind — household incomes 39% above the Northern Territory suburb median of $113,308 and a population of 3,689 give it the depth and purchasing power to outperform the wider NT market over the next 12–18 months. Rental coverage runs at ~52% of the typical mortgage ($1,356/month rent vs $2,600/month repayment), meaning investors will rely on capital growth rather than yield. The EquitySight investment score of 79/100 places Muirhead 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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Muirhead scores 79/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a good rating. That score is driven by a population of 3,689, median household income of $157,508/year and median weekly rent of $313. 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 Muirhead are proximity to Darwin (13 km), an above-state-median household income of $157,508/year, a dwelling mix that is 88% 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.
Muirhead has a usual resident population of approximately 3,689, compared with a Northern Territory suburb median of 3,057 — placing it in the upper 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.
Muirhead sits 13 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 $313 in Muirhead, equating to approximately $16,276/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 Muirhead 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 $313 works out to $1,356/month, covering 52% of the median mortgage repayment of $2,600/month. That leaves a $1,244/month shortfall (around $14,928/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 (3,689 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $2,600 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.