Lake Mackay, NT 0872
LavertonAll suburbs in postcode 0872
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Median house price
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Rent in Lake Mackay
- Weekly rent (house)
- $75/wk
- Weekly rent (unit)
- $64/wk
Rental data as of April 2026
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What to know about Lake Mackay
Lake Mackay (0872) sits in the Laverton region of the Northern Territory.
Lake Mackay has roughly 25 residents, with a typical family-age mix. Households are dominated by renters. Daily life is car-dependent: most residents drive to work, school and the shops.
What it’s like to live here
Lake Mackay scores 0/100 on walkability, which makes it car-dependent with limited public transport. Plan for two cars in a typical household, especially if work isn't local.
Summer days here average around 40°C (hot), winter mornings around 10°C (mild). Annual rainfall lands at about 268 mm. Figures are our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data for this location (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations).
Location
Walkability
- Walk
- 0/100
- Transit
- 0/100
- Bike
- 0/100
Very car dependent. Scores out of 100, calculated from OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).
Walkability data as of May 2026· OpenStreetMap
Demographics
The 2021 Census put Lake Mackay's population at 25, with a median age of 36. That sits as a typical family-age mix. Lone-person households are notable here (40%), often a marker of unit-heavy stock and walkable infrastructure.
- Population
- 25
- Median age
- 36
- Family households
- 50%
- Lone person
- 40%
Demographics data as of May 2026· ABS 2021 Census
Weather year-round
- Annual rainfall
- 268 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 39.6°C
- Coldest month, avg min
- 9.6°C
Rainfall by month
Our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations, CC BY 4.0) for this location.
Climate data as of October 2026· SILO (Queensland Government), from Bureau of Meteorology observations
Questions about Lake Mackay
- What is the Lake Mackay postcode?
- Lake Mackay is in the 0872 postcode, in NT, in the Laverton region.
- Where is Lake Mackay?
- Lake Mackay is a suburb in the Laverton area, NT 0872.
- What is the average rent in Lake Mackay?
- The median weekly rent for houses is $75, for units it's $64.
- How walkable is Lake Mackay?
- Lake Mackay has a Walk Score of 0 out of 100, highly car-dependent. transit score 0, bike score 0.
- What is the population of Lake Mackay?
- The population of Lake Mackay is approximately 25 (2021 Census). The median age is 36.
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Sources. House and unit medians from the NSW Valuer General, Land Victoria, the SA Government and the ABS; rents from the state rental bond authorities. Census from the ABS (2021), climate from the Bureau of Meteorology, hazard from Geoscience Australia, schools from ACARA and crime from state police open data. Each figure carries its source and date. How we source data
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