Northern Territory
Below are a select few facts and figures related to the Northern Territory in Australia.
The Northern Territory is one of two mainland territories in Australia. The other is the Australian Capital Territory.
These facts have been collated from various sources, and are only intended to be a broad overview of the Northern Territory.
Below the facts grid, you will find links to the various sources we used to create this Northern Territory facts page.
The areas we've selected for the property section are simply areas that have been prominent when we have searched for popular areas amongst British migrants in the Northern Territory.
If you are interested in making the move from the UK to Australia, hopefully, these facts will be of some use.
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Territory Facts
Governor
Hugh Heggie
Capital
Darwin
Population
252,500
Territory Flag
Territory Weather
Spring
13–31°C
Summer
20-35°C
Autumn
12–27°C
Winter
3–20°C
Hours of Sunshine per Year
Darwin enjoys 3,103 hours of sunshine per year!
Property Market Information
Darwin City
Median House Price:
$638,750
£325,087
Median Rental Price:
(per week)
$780
£397
Property Market Information
Driver
Median House Price:
$400,000
£203,577
Median Rental Price:
(per week)
$550
£280
Property Market Information
Larrakeyah
Median House Price:
$635,000
£323,179
Median Rental Price:
(per week)
$697
£355
About the Northern Territory Data
The Data on this page is true to the best of our knowledge, last update 2nd June 2024.
Territory Information
Please note the northern territory has an Administrator rather than a Governor, content will be updated as soon as possible to reflect this. The information was gathered from:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Territory
Population information sourced from:
https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/national-state-and-territory-population/sep-2023
Population information last updated:
September 2023
Weather Information
Northern Territory weather information:
Please note the seasonal weather is based on the temperatures from the Red Centre of the territory.
Northern areas such as Darwin tend to be split into wet and dry seasons only. May to October is the dry season with temperatures still on the hot side (21 – 32°C).
From November to April, the Wet/Tropical Summer kicks in and the humidity ramps up. During this period typical temperatures are between (25 – 33°C). Humidity is often greater than 80%.
https://northernterritory.com/gb/en/plan/weather-and-seasons
Property Information
Property Information is sourced from:
https://www.realestate.com.au/
Average costs are based on the cost of a 3-bedroom house where that data is available. If no house price is available, a 3-bedroom unit is used.
Please remember these are not average values, they are median prices. That means it is the middle number in a set of given values.
The areas used are cited as popular areas for Brits on the website https://www.pomsinoz.com/
There was absolutely no scientific approach to the areas selected 🙃
Links to the house cost and rental values provided are below:
Darwin City:
Driver:
Larrakeyah:
The exchange information is sourced from the Bank of Canada the exchange rate is only updated once per day so may differ from live exchange rates.
The information is only intended to be used for illustrative purposes, if you want more up-to-date information, try a service such as Google Finance
Images courtesy of –
- Jeremydxg, https://www.flickr.com/photos/awesomeasian/
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