Suburb profile

Lajamanu NT 0852

Lajamanu is located in the Outback Northern Territory region of the Northern Territory, postcode 0852. It has 167 properties across 15 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in Lajamanu, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.

About Lajamanu

Lajamanu, NT 0852, sits in Outback Northern Territory and neighbours Gurindji. Its 15 streets hold 167 properties, all of them houses.

Census figures are for the Victoria River area, which is wider than the suburb. At the 2021 Census Victoria River had 2,609 residents, a median age of 25 and an average household of 4.1 people. Median household income was $1,095 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,409 a month and the median rent $75 a week. Of 473 dwellings, 376 were separate houses, 51 semi-detached, 14 flats and 12 other; 40 were owned outright, 8 owned with a mortgage and 340 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in Lajamanu

  • 2,609Peoplelive in the area
  • 25Median ageyears
  • $1,095Median household incomea week
  • $75Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses376
  • Townhouses and semis51
  • Flats and apartments14
  • Other12

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$1,409a month
  • Household size4.1people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 40Owned with a mortgage 8Rented 340Other 85

Schools in Lajamanu

  • Lajamanu School

    GovernmentPrimary and secondary

Streets in Lajamanu

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.