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katherine east
Northern Territory · Census 2021
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Katherine East is a leafy residential suburb of Katherine.
Median house price
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People
Population
3,061
Median age
30 yrs
Income / person / wk
$1,079
Household income / wk
$2,075
Housing
Median rent / wk
$350
Mortgage / month
$1,517
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 44%
- Top language at home
- Australian Indigenous languages · 2%
- No religion
- 44%
- Born overseas
- 21%
- English only at home
- 76%
Local amenities
Amenity score
30/100
Schools
6
Supermarkets
0
Pubs & bars
0
Parks
7
Libraries
0
GP clinics
0
Pharmacies
0
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
2.6 km
Nearest train
2.8 km
Nearest hospital
3.3 km
Distance to coast
241 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
3
Catholic
1
Independent
0
Primary
3
Secondary
2
Nearest secondary
0.6 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Katherine
- Council population
- 9,473
- Council area
- 7,417 km²
- Density
- 1/km²
- Federal grants
- $1.30M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $138/yr
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- Lingiari
- Federal MP
- Marion Scrymgour (ALP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Labor 58% 2PP
- State electorate
- Katherine
- State MP
- Jo Hersey (CLP)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.