Parap, NT
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Parap is more socio-economically advantaged than about 89% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1069, 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.
Parap at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 2,819
- Median age
- 36
- Median weekly household income
- $2,231
- SEIFA score
- 1069
- Coordinates
- -12.4342, 130.8438
Parap demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Parap 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 38%, 61% of homes are rented, and 34% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 488 | 17% |
| Youth (15–24) | 262 | 9% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 1,065 | 38% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 698 | 25% |
| Seniors (65+) | 300 | 11% |
Share of the 2,813 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 144 | 13% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 261 | 23% |
| Rented | 689 | 61% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 345 | 31% |
| Townhouses & semis | 116 | 10% |
| Flats & apartments | 665 | 59% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,126 occupied private dwellings in Parap.
- Median weekly rent
- $415
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,232
- Average household size
- 2.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,697
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,281
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 905 (34%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 679 (26%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 151 (5%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,586 (71%)
- Labour-force participation
- 74.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1%
- Employed full-time
- 1,143
- Employed part-time
- 411
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.
Weather and climate in Parap
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Parap is November (average daytime high around 33.3°C) and the coolest is July (around 30.5°C). The area receives roughly 1819 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.6°C | 25.9°C | 464 mm |
| Feb | 30.5°C | 25.8°C | 379 mm |
| Mar | 31.3°C | 25.8°C | 219 mm |
| Apr | 31.9°C | 25°C | 108 mm |
| May | 31.6°C | 23.1°C | 17 mm |
| Jun | 30.8°C | 21.5°C | 9 mm |
| Jul | 30.5°C | 20.1°C | 5 mm |
| Aug | 31.6°C | 20.9°C | 4 mm |
| Sep | 32.6°C | 23.3°C | 28 mm |
| Oct | 33.4°C | 25.4°C | 71 mm |
| Nov | 33.3°C | 26.2°C | 150 mm |
| Dec | 32°C | 26.4°C | 365 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Parap
Where is Parap?
Parap is a suburb of Northern Territory, Australia.
What is the population of Parap?
At the 2021 Census, Parap had a population of about 2,819.
Is Parap an advantaged area?
Parap has an ABS SEIFA score of 1069, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 89 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 89% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Parap?
Parap has average daytime highs of about 31.7°C and overnight lows of about 24.1°C, with roughly 1,819 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
Where Parap ranks
Parap appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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