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johnston
Northern Territory · Census 2021
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Johnston is a leafy residential suburb of Palmerston.
Median house price
No median price series for Johnston yet.
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People
Population
2,386
Median age
28 yrs
Income / person / wk
$1,179
Household income / wk
$2,254
Housing
Median rent / wk
$370
Mortgage / month
$2,400
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 45%
- Top language at home
- Australian Indigenous languages · 1%
- No religion
- 45%
- Born overseas
- 26%
- English only at home
- 74%
Local amenities
Amenity score
14/100
Schools
0
Supermarkets
1
Pubs & bars
0
Parks
4
Libraries
0
GP clinics
0
Pharmacies
0
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
0.2 km
Nearest train
11.3 km
Nearest hospital
1.9 km
Distance to coast
6.9 km
NBN
Fixed Line
Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).
Schools by sector
Government
0
Catholic
1
Independent
0
Primary
0
Secondary
1
Nearest secondary
0.6 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Palmerston
- Council population
- 37,238
- Council area
- 68 km²
- Density
- 546/km²
- Federal grants
- $2.61M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $70/yr
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- Solomon
- Federal MP
- Luke John Gosling (ALP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Labor 51% 2PP
- State electorate
- Spillett
- State MP
- Hon Lia Finocchiaro (CLP)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.