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NT › Marrakai › Sanctuary Ave
$21,082,026
For sale
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Car spaces
16,000,000 m²
Land
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No upside evidence detected in the data Districts holds for this lot.
No detected risks — but see the checklist: absence of evidence is not an all-clear.
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Price evidence
Asking
$21,082,026
Asking · $1/m² of land
No recorded sale for this property.
Marrakai at a glance
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$1,258,262 on top of the price (6.0% extra)
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Planning
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Source
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Site
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Slope is calculated on a projected metric grid from a public DEM clip of the official parcel. This is not a survey, engineering, or insurance assessment.
Flood exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Bushfire exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Heritage listing has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Records
Events are recorded observations from public listings, kept with their source and date. Missing values are shown as unknown, never estimated.
Capital growth
NTNT bulk cadastre is not an open commercial product. Lot optionality cannot be computed from official geometry. Listed land size is 16,000,000 m² — that is not official geometry. A suburb median or growth rate is not a reason this particular lot would outperform. Funded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.
Official flood overlay has not been retrieved (pending). Missing layer is unknown, not “no.” Nearby development applications are not loaded for this property.
Rental
No advertised rent and no suburb rent aggregate are loaded. No comparable official bond series. Listing figures only, labelled low confidence.
Current comparable rental listings within 400 m of this lot are not loaded. Nearby development applications are not loaded for this property. Supply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded. Suburb vacancy or leased-tape days are not this property’s competition.
Yield cannot be shown without both a price and a rent figure. Net yield is not estimated from gross advertising copy. Net yield / holding costs are not estimated outside NSW without inventing land tax.
Verdict
Districts view
Not enough official evidence yet to underwrite this as an investment.
Detail
The same ten questions apply to every property. Missing flood, nearby DAs, achieved rents, or lot geometry is unknown — not “no.”
Do not treat a suburb median, an advertised yield, or a listing score as the case for this lot.
The evidence loaded so far isn't enough on its own to change a buy, offer, or walk-away decision for this property.
Evidence
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Development optionality of this lot
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Marrakai at a glance
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Listed by Elders Top End GroupThe Sanctuary is a unique 16 kilometre square natural habitat located in Marrakai, which sits between Darwin and the entrance to Kakadu National Park. The site has been fully master planned into six development stages, consisting of seven commercial sites, the two largest have unobstructed Arnhem Highway road frontage, complemented with 247 generous-sized residential blocks.
Presently, it's around a 50 minute drive from Darwin, though this will be significantly improved later this year with the construction of the Stuart and Arnhem Highway duplication. The works will create new dual lanes in each direction for 12 kilometres along the Arnhem Highway, improve access, reduce congestion, and open up this road corridor to support the area's growing population and industry.
This unique greenfield site is well positioned to become the Territory's next lifestyle destination. Surrounded by protected areas of conservation, which will never be built out. Stage 1B has already been fully engineered for civil and electrical works, plans are available on request.
This provides a rare opportunity to turn-off large rural lifestyle blocks that are always in high demand, particularly affordable sites that are especially scarce in the current market.
For a quiet, discreet Top End location, the Marrakai area is punching above its weight economically. A number of burgeoning major projects, which include mining, agribusiness, infrastructure and tourism are poised for exponential growth. These projects will all require a new workforce and amenities to accommodate.
A LOCATION POISED FOR GROWTH
The region surrounding The Sanctuary is ripe with opportunity with a number of emerging projects coming to fruition. These include:
• $1.78 billion anticipated operating expenditure over 17 years at the Mt Bundy Gold Project with 400 new jobs created,
• $411 million (combined Federal and NT Government spend) to rejuvenate Kakadu National Park and transform nearby Jabiru from a mining town into a world-class tourism hub
• $1.45 billion Adelaide River Off-Stream Water Storage (AROWS), construction expected to start in 2028.
• Expansion of Australia's largest barramundi farm, with the potential to create over 200 permanent jobs
• $747million upgrades to four Territory Defence training facilities including nearby Mount Bundy
• The region's horticulture industry reached around $200million in 2024, building on its year-on-year growth. This is set to rise through the Government's enabling infrastructure and private investor attraction such as ASX-listed Duxton Farms recent acquisition of the neighbouring 26,000ha Wildman Agriculture Precinct
COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES
The location is ideally suited to mixed use commercial and tourism offerings that may include but not limited to:
• Fuel station
• Mini supermarket (IGA style)
• Caravan and cabin park
• Tavern
• Artificial lagoon with amenities such as cafés, bird hides as well as walking, biking and segway trails
• Boat storage and wash down area
• Retail offerings: tackle/bait shop, crafts, produce, souvenirs, pop-up misc
• Wellness centre/retreat
• Helipad
• Market stalls such as produce, culture, art
• Childcare centre
• Local tour operators
• Amphitheatre
RESIDENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES
The 247 residential blocks are a minimum size of two hectares up to 162 hectares, transforming the site into a tranquil rural subdivision nestled in natural bushland.
Market research intelligence indicated demand and interest from the following groups:
• Young, middle income families with children – affordable large blocks, school bus access to local schools, nearby employment opportunities such as emerging agribusiness and tourism
• Retirees escaping from established rural areas that have become built out – peace and seclusion
• Tour operators who work in the region – access to tourism hotspots including birding and iconic fishing locations
• Those seeking a 'tree-change' to their lifestyle – surrounded by a protected conservation habitat
• Current residents of the region and their adult children – access to onsite services and amenities, short drive to Humpty Doo
• Darwin and Palmerston residents – weekend retreat, hobby farmers (horticulture and pastoral), nature lovers and keen fishers
• Small business owners – who have the space to work from home such as contractors, tradesmen etc
WHERE PEOPLE AND NATURE MEET
The Sanctuary has a number of established attractions on its doorstep that entices both tourists and locals alike for short breaks out of the city. These include the lure of its surrounding barramundi country (further incentivised by the Million Dollar Fish competition) Jumping Crocodile cruises, Windows on the Wetland, Purple Mango Café, Fogg Dam, Bamurru Plains, Mary River House Boats, Pudakul Aboriginal Tours, Point Stuart Lodge, Bark Hut Inn and attractions within Kakadu National Park.
Listing description written by Judy Blore, Elders Top End Group — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.
Nearby development pipeline
Nearby development applications are not loaded for this property.
Honest achievable rent
UnknownNo advertised rent and no suburb rent aggregate are loaded. No comparable official bond series. Listing figures only, labelled low confidence.
Rental supply pressure
UnknownSupply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded.
Why is this cheap?
UnknownThe constraint stack has not been retrieved for this lot, so Districts cannot explain a discount versus land size.
Lot-level flood
UnknownOfficial flood overlay has not been retrieved (pending). Missing layer is unknown, not “no.”
Catalyst exposure
UnknownFunded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.
This lot's DA history
UnknownDevelopment applications have not been queried for this parcel.
Statutory land value versus ask
UnknownStatutory land value is not available as free bulk data in this jurisdiction. Do not fake it with a suburb median.
Net yield / holding costs
UnknownNet yield / holding costs are not estimated outside NSW without inventing land tax.