Suburb profile
Karama NT 0812
Karama is located in the Darwin region of the Northern Territory, postcode 0812. It has 1,900 properties across 54 streets, mostly houses. Explore every street in Karama, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.
About Karama
Karama, NT 0812, sits in the Darwin region and neighbours Berrimah, Holmes, Knuckey Lagoon and Malak. Its 54 streets hold 1,900 properties, 1,417 of them houses and 483 units.
At the 2021 Census Karama had 4,803 residents, a median age of 35 and an average household of 2.9 people. Median household income was $1,783 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,950 a month and the median rent $293 a week. Of 1,554 dwellings, 1,200 were separate houses, 276 semi-detached and 78 flats; 290 were owned outright, 624 owned with a mortgage and 583 rented.
Updated October 2026
Who lives in Karama
- 4,803Peoplelive in the area
- 35Median ageyears
- $1,783Median household incomea week
- $293Median renta week
Homes by type
- Houses1,200
- Townhouses and semis276
- Flats and apartments78
Household
- Median mortgage repayment$1,950a month
- Household size2.9people on average
How homes are held
Schools in Karama
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
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Karama Primary School
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Manunda Terrace Primary School
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O'Loughlin Catholic College
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Streets in Karama
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Neighbouring suburbs
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Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.
School details © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), from the Australian Schools List, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International and modified. ACARA does not endorse Listd.
Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.