NT · Katherine Council
Katherine, NT, 0850
Current weather
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Desirability index
#8 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Katherine is a small locality in the Katherine area, home to around 1,254 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 2,567 offences in 12 months ending 2026-04 with falling year-on-year trends (-9%), roughly 2047.0 offences per 1,000 residents, 4 school and preschool sites in the area, and a solid spread of nearby amenities and everyday services. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 1,254
- Median age
- 34
- Median household income / week
- $2,053
- Dwelling vacancy
- 19.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 97 of 493
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,408
- Employment rate
- 61.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 64 / 77 / 11
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (12 months ending 2026-04)
- 2,567
- Against the person
- 1,192
- Against property
- 1,375
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 2,047
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 57.9th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -9.4%
Most common offence types
- 021 Serious Assault806
- 023 Common Assault132
- 061 Burglary - Dwelling (House Break-Ins), Actual186
- 07* Other Theft377
- 11 Property Damage Offences617
Data sources & freshness
- NT Police crime statistics (reporting region / SA2) — Northern Territory Police · Period: 12 months ending 2025-04 → 12 months ending 2026-04; 12 months ending 2026-04 · Updated on site · Monthly CSV; regional totals where suburb-level data unavailable
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 4
- Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
- 844
- Clyde Fenton Primary SchoolPrimary
- Katherine School Of The AirCombined
- Kintore Street SchoolSpecial
- St Joseph's Catholic CollegeCombined
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Amenities
26 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bicycle Parking
- N.T SparesCar Parts
- HertzCar Rental
- Central Motors / SP Marine & MechanicalCar repair
7 Second Street
- Master MotorsCar repair
- VinniesCharity
- Happy Corner StoreConvenience store
- Happy Corner StoreFast food
- McDonald'sFast food
- Tackle WorldFishing
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
3 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Giles ParkPark
- Jukes ParkPark
- O'Shea ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 6
- Emergency department
- On site
- Active Physiotherapy Katherinephysiotherapist
- Katherine Hospitalhospital
- Katherine Hospitalhospital
- Katherine Regional Aboriginal Health & Related Servicesyes
- Wurli Wurlinjang Health ServiceThird Streetdoctor
- Wurli Wurlinjang Health Serviceyes
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 5/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 4/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Clyde Fenton Pre Schoolkindergarten
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 8
- Parks (OSM)
- 8
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 88.2/100
- Cohort rank
- #8 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Clyde Fenton Pre Schoolchildcarekindergarten
- Active Physiotherapy Katherinehealthphysiotherapist
- Katherine Hospitalhealthhospital
- Katherine Hospitalhealthhospital
- Katherine Regional Aboriginal Health & Related Serviceshealthyes
- Wurli Wurlinjang Health ServicehealthThird Streetdoctor
- Wurli Wurlinjang Health Servicehealthyes
- Giles Parkgovernmentpark
- Jukes Parkgovernmentpark
- O'Shea Parkgovernmentpark
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
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