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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Wulagi is an inner-city suburb of Darwin, Australia, with a population of approximately 2,510, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 10 km from the Darwin CBD, Wulagi is a inner city area in Northern Territory. The median household income is $121,212 per year.
Wulagi benefits from a high-income resident base, supporting premium property pricing. Close CBD access strengthens tenant appeal and resale value.
Official Australia Post postcode for Wulagi. 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 Wulagi 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.
2,510 residents places Wulagi squarely in the middle of the Northern Territory suburb size distribution (state median 3,057), with market depth comparable to most NT localities. Households here earn $121,212/year on average — 7% above the NT suburb median of $113,308 — a modest premium that supports resilient owner-occupier demand. Median weekly rent of $425 equates to $1,842/month — about 92% of the median mortgage repayment of $2,000/month — meaning rental income covers most of a typical owner's repayment and this is a genuine cash-flow suburb before tax benefits. At 10 km from the Darwin CBD, Wulagi sits inside the high-demand inner ring — properties here compete directly with the city's employment, transport and amenity networks. Separate houses make up 93% of dwellings — 25 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 18% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Wulagi stacks up against the median of all Northern Territory suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Wulagi sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Wulagi | NT median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,510 | 3,057 | -18% |
| Median household income | $121,212/yr | $113,308/yr | +7% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $425 | $360 | +18% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $2,000 | $1,950 | +3% |
| Distance to CBD | 10 km | 15 km | -33% |
| Separate houses | 93% | 68% | +25pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Wulagi — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 2,510 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Northern Territory market over full cycles.
Strong rental coverage: $425/week (~$1,842/month) covers 92% of the $2,000/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $158/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
With 93% houses in a 2,510-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 Wulagi are modest for 2026 — incomes 7% above the NT median of $113,308 and a population of 2,510 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~92% of the typical mortgage ($1,842/month rent vs $2,000/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 75/100 places Wulagi 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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Wulagi scores 75/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a good rating. That score is driven by a population of 2,510, median household income of $121,212/year and median weekly rent of $425. 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 Wulagi are proximity to Darwin (10 km), an above-state-median household income of $121,212/year, a dwelling mix that is 93% 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.
Wulagi has a usual resident population of approximately 2,510, 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.
Wulagi sits 10 km straight-line from the Darwin CBD. This is inner-ring territory — pricing competes directly with established Darwin employment nodes.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $425 in Wulagi, equating to approximately $22,100/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 Wulagi is $2,000, or approximately $24,000/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 $425 works out to $1,842/month, covering 92% of the median mortgage repayment of $2,000/month. That leaves a $158/month shortfall (around $1,896/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 (2,510 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $2,000 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.