Wagait Beach, NT
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Around the national middle
Wagait Beach is more socio-economically advantaged than about 40% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 970, 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.
Wagait Beach at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 422
- Median age
- 52
- Median weekly household income
- $1,355
- SEIFA score
- 970
- Coordinates
- -12.4361, 130.7455
Wagait Beach demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Wagait Beach 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 mid-life (45–64) at 39%, 14% of homes are rented, and 20% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 64 | 15% |
| Youth (15–24) | 25 | 6% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 59 | 14% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 167 | 39% |
| Seniors (65+) | 108 | 26% |
Share of the 423 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 70 | 42% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 72 | 43% |
| Rented | 23 | 14% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 171 | 97% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 177 occupied private dwellings in Wagait Beach.
- Median weekly rent
- $250
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,597
- Average household size
- 2.1 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,768
- Median weekly personal income
- $826
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 75 (20%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 30 (8%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 34 (8%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 152 (42%)
- Labour-force participation
- 54.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.1%
- Employed full-time
- 110
- Employed part-time
- 50
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 Wagait Beach
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Wagait Beach 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 Wagait Beach
Where is Wagait Beach?
Wagait Beach is a suburb of Northern Territory, Australia.
What is the population of Wagait Beach?
At the 2021 Census, Wagait Beach had a population of about 422.
Is Wagait Beach an advantaged area?
Wagait Beach has an ABS SEIFA score of 970, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 40 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 40% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Wagait Beach?
Wagait Beach 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).
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