Katherine East, NT
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Less advantaged than the national average
Katherine East is more socio-economically advantaged than about 34% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 959, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Katherine East at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 3,061
- Median age
- 30
- Median weekly household income
- $2,075
- SEIFA score
- 959
- Coordinates
- -14.4640, 132.2849
Katherine East demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Katherine East using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 35%, 59% of homes are rented, and 21% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 824 | 27% |
| Youth (15–24) | 404 | 13% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 1,061 | 35% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 590 | 19% |
| Seniors (65+) | 188 | 6% |
Share of the 3,067 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 102 | 11% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 226 | 24% |
| Rented | 563 | 59% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 789 | 83% |
| Townhouses & semis | 151 | 16% |
| Flats & apartments | 3 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 946 occupied private dwellings in Katherine East.
- Median weekly rent
- $350
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,517
- Average household size
- 2.8 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,243
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,079
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 572 (21%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 619 (24%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 939 (31%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,037 (48%)
- Labour-force participation
- 65.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.2%
- Employed full-time
- 1,007
- Employed part-time
- 257
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Katherine East
Where is Katherine East?
Katherine East is a suburb of Northern Territory, Australia.
What is the population of Katherine East?
At the 2021 Census, Katherine East had a population of about 3,061.
Is Katherine East an advantaged area?
Katherine East has an ABS SEIFA score of 959, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 34 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 34% of Australian suburbs.
How big is Katherine East?
Katherine East is one of the most populous suburbs in Northern Territory — the 22nd-largest by usual resident population at the 2021 Census (about 3,061 usual residents).
Where Katherine East ranks
Katherine East appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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