Coconut Grove, NT
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Around the national middle
Coconut Grove is more socio-economically advantaged than about 40% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 971, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Coconut Grove at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 2,892
- Median age
- 35
- Median weekly household income
- $1,549
- SEIFA score
- 971
- Coordinates
- -12.3960, 130.8510
Coconut Grove demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Coconut Grove using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 40%, 61% of homes are rented, and 47% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 429 | 15% |
| Youth (15–24) | 292 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 1,156 | 40% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 634 | 22% |
| Seniors (65+) | 379 | 13% |
Share of the 2,890 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 176 | 15% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 265 | 22% |
| Rented | 737 | 61% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 286 | 24% |
| Townhouses & semis | 554 | 46% |
| Flats & apartments | 363 | 30% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,213 occupied private dwellings in Coconut Grove.
- Median weekly rent
- $300
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,600
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,040
- Median weekly personal income
- $913
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 1,246 (47%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 1,155 (44%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 330 (11%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,453 (60%)
- Labour-force participation
- 64.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Employed full-time
- 981
- Employed part-time
- 455
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Coconut Grove
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Coconut Grove is November (average daytime high around 33.3°C) and the coolest is July (around 30.5°C). The area receives roughly 1819 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.6°C | 25.9°C | 464 mm |
| Feb | 30.5°C | 25.8°C | 379 mm |
| Mar | 31.3°C | 25.8°C | 219 mm |
| Apr | 31.9°C | 25°C | 108 mm |
| May | 31.6°C | 23.1°C | 17 mm |
| Jun | 30.8°C | 21.5°C | 9 mm |
| Jul | 30.5°C | 20.1°C | 5 mm |
| Aug | 31.6°C | 20.9°C | 4 mm |
| Sep | 32.6°C | 23.3°C | 28 mm |
| Oct | 33.4°C | 25.4°C | 71 mm |
| Nov | 33.3°C | 26.2°C | 150 mm |
| Dec | 32°C | 26.4°C | 365 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Coconut Grove
Where is Coconut Grove?
Coconut Grove is a suburb of Northern Territory, Australia.
What is the population of Coconut Grove?
At the 2021 Census, Coconut Grove had a population of about 2,892.
Is Coconut Grove an advantaged area?
Coconut Grove has an ABS SEIFA score of 971, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 40 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 40% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Coconut Grove?
Coconut Grove has average daytime highs of about 31.7°C and overnight lows of about 24.1°C, with roughly 1,819 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
How big is Coconut Grove?
Coconut Grove is one of the most populous suburbs in Northern Territory — the 25th-largest by usual resident population at the 2021 Census (about 2,892 usual residents).
Where Coconut Grove ranks
Coconut Grove appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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