Suburb profile

Katherine NT 0850

Katherine is located in the Outback Northern Territory region of the Northern Territory, postcode 0850. It has 791 properties across 34 streets, mostly houses. Explore every street in Katherine, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.

About Katherine

Katherine, NT 0850, sits in Outback Northern Territory and neighbours Cossack, Katherine East, Katherine South and Lansdowne. Its 34 streets hold 791 properties, 572 of them houses and 219 units.

At the Census Katherine had 9,658 residents, a median age of 33 and an average household of 2.7 people. Median household income was $2,111 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,625 a month and the median rent $295 a week. Of 2,862 dwellings, 2,213 were separate houses, 432 semi-detached, 53 flats and 73 other; 447 were owned outright, 700 owned with a mortgage and 1,513 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in Katherine

  • 9,658Peoplelive in the area
  • 33Median ageyears
  • $2,111Median household incomea week
  • $295Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses2,213
  • Townhouses and semis432
  • Flats and apartments53
  • Other73

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$1,625a month
  • Household size2.7people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 447Owned with a mortgage 700Rented 1,513Other 202

Schools in Katherine

  • Clyde Fenton Primary School

    GovernmentPrimary

  • Katherine School Of The Air

    GovernmentPrimary and secondary

  • St Joseph's Catholic College

    CatholicPrimary and secondary

Streets in Katherine

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.