Side by sideSuburb comparison

Emungalan vs Katherine.

Suburb-to-suburb comparison across price, growth, lifestyle, schools and risk. Katherine edges out on more headline metrics in this comparison.

Katherine scores higher on walkability (2/100 vs 6/100 ), useful if you're optimising for a car-light household. Katherine skews owner-occupied (43%), Emungalan runs more rental-dense (23% owner).

The takeWhich suburb suits which buyer

For buyers

We don't yet have verified suburb-level medians for one or both of these suburbs. Check the individual profiles for the data we do publish, and the methodology page for how we source it.

For investors

Rental or growth data is incomplete for one or both suburbs. Look at the full investor view on each suburb profile for a complete picture.

For families

Emungalan has a heavier family-household mix (91% vs 58%), which typically signals stronger demand for family-amenable infrastructure (parks, schools, supermarkets).

Common questionsEmungalan vs Katherine

Common questions

Which is more walkable, Emungalan or Katherine?

Katherine scores 6/100 on walkability vs 2/100. Above 70 is considered very walkable (most errands on foot), 50-69 is walkable for some errands, below 50 typically requires a car for daily life.

The numbers behind the take

Emungalan
Metric
Katherine

Price & Market

Median house
Median unit
+0.0%
Annual growth (house)
+0.0%
Days on market

Rental

$330/wk
Rent (house / wk)
$80/wk
$200/wk
Rent (unit / wk)
$360/wk
23.0%
Owner occupied
43.0%
68.0%
Renter occupied
49.0%

Lifestyle & Demographics

2
Walk score
6
0
Transit score
0
5
Bike score
25
254
Population
1,254
42
Median age
34

Risk & Hazard

Flood class
Bushfire risk

Schools

8
Schools nearby
8
839
Avg ICSEA
839

Climate

Annual rainfall
Mean max (Jan)

Green dot = better on that metric (lower price, higher growth, higher walkability, lower risk).