$300 ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $320
- 2016: $350
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Coconut Grove · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A far higher share of people rent in Coconut Grove than in the rest of Australia. This is a densely packed area where townhouses and flats are the norm, making it very different from the typical Northern Territory suburb.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Coconut Grove — higher than 57% of areas.
| Coconut Grove | $300 |
|---|---|
| 0810, NT | $345 |
| Northern Territory | $325 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $300, which is well below the national figure of $375. Home loan payments are also lower than usual, with the typical monthly payment of $1,600 sitting well below the Northern Territory average of $2,000.
$300 ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,600 ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Coconut Grove splits fairly evenly between $350–$549 (35%) and $200–$349 (33%), with Under $200 at 26%.
In Coconut Grove, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 45%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (27%) and Under $1,000 (15%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is very common here, with 60.7% of households renting, a figure far above the 30.6% seen across Australia. Conversely, homes owned outright make up just 14.5% of the total, which is far below the national average.
60.7% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
14.5% ▲ +18.0%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Coconut Grove, Rented is the majority at 61%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 22%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are rare at 23.5%, far below the Northern Territory's 66.8%. Because there are so few large homes—only 29.1% have three or more bedrooms—the area is more crowded than most, with 1.00 person per bedroom.
1.00 ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
23.5% ▲ +2.4%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
29.1% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Coconut Grove, the largest group is Townhouse / semi-detached at 46%, followed by Flat or apartment (30%) and Separate house (24%).
In Coconut Grove, 2 bedrooms is the majority at 55%; 3 bedrooms is next at 19%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Coconut Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70059/coconut-grove/topic/housing-dwellings