Palmerston, NT 0830
Litchfield CouncilAll suburbs in postcode 0830
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Median house price
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Rent in Palmerston
- Weekly rent (house)
- $370/wk
- Weekly rent (unit)
- $315/wk
Rental data as of April 2026
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What to know about Palmerston
Palmerston (0830) sits in the Litchfield region of the Northern Territory.
Day-to-day life here is very walkable, with most errands manageable on foot.
What it’s like to live here
Palmerston scores 100/100 on walkability, which makes it very walkable with limited public transport. Coffee, groceries and a meal out are mostly walking-distance, which keeps a household viable on one car.
Summer days here average around 32°C (hot), winter mornings around 18°C (mild). Annual rainfall lands at about 1,773 mm. Figures are our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data for this location (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations).
Schooling within or near the suburb covers 8 government primary, 1 government secondary, 3 Catholic, 1 independent.
Schools in Palmerston
Location
Walkability
- Walk
- 100/100
- Transit
- 10/100
- Bike
- 100/100
Walker's paradise. Scores out of 100, calculated from OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).
Walkability data as of May 2026· OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Crime and safety
733 offences recorded in 2026
Top offence categories
Source: State Police Open Data
Crime data as of December 2026
Weather year-round
- Annual rainfall
- 1,773 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 34.8°C
- Coldest month, avg min
- 17.8°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 Palmerston
- What is the Palmerston postcode?
- Palmerston is in the 0830 postcode, in NT, in the Litchfield Council region.
- Where is Palmerston?
- Palmerston is a suburb in the Litchfield Council area, NT 0830.
- What is the average rent in Palmerston?
- The median weekly rent for houses is $370, for units it's $315.
- What schools are in Palmerston?
- There are 14 schools serving Palmerston on this page, including Durack Primary School, Driver Primary School, Gray Primary School.
- How walkable is Palmerston?
- Palmerston has a Walk Score of 100 out of 100, very walkable. transit score 10, bike score 100.
- What suburbs are near Palmerston?
- Palmerston is close to Farrar, Yarrawonga, Gunn, Durack, Driver.
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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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