NT Infrastructure Audit 2023

Infrastructure NT commissioned an Infrastructure Audit to provide an evidence base to make sure our existing and future infrastructure needs to achieve the Northern Territory Government’s vision of a $40 billion economy by 2030 are captured. The audit covered transport and logistics, utilities, social infrastructure and serviced land across all regions of the Territory.

The NT Infrastructure Audit 2023 was conducted in a three phase approach:

• Phase 1 included a desktop review of existing material
• Phase 2 involved a comprehensive stakeholder consultation process, including collaborating and partnering with a range of diverse stakeholders to capture a wide range of feedback on how infrastructure can be used to respond to the Territory’s opportunities and challenges.
• Phase 3 involved detailed analysis of the identified gaps as well as prioritisation of the implementation pathways through identification of reforms, better use of existing, upgrading existing or new infrastructure.

The Audit 2023 identifies six key themes that came through strongly in stakeholder engagement. Stakeholders identified the need for:

• increased digital connectivity
• increased housing and accommodation supply
• ongoing delivery of utilities, particularly to address water security, and land servicing
• increased asset maintenance and funding
• increased land availability
• improved physical connectivity.

Addressing these key themes will improve liveability, which is linked to sustainable growth. The Audit provides data, information and analysis to support future infrastructure planning, project evaluation, potential investment decisions and identify opportunities to collaborate at regional and sector levels to support the growth of the Northern Territory.

You can read the NT Infrastructure Audit 2023:

• NT Infrastructure Audit 2023 PDF (4.5 MB)

The NT Infrastructure Plan and Pipeline 2023 was significantly informed by the findings of the NT Infrastructure Audit 2023, which provides a strong evidence base to guide future infrastructure investment decision making and focus attention on the investments and reforms to improve living standards and productivity in the Territory.

You can also read the plan and pipeline:

• NT Infrastructure Plan and Pipeline 2023

The NT Infrastructure Audit will be reviewed every four years to monitor progress and ensure it aligns with the NT Infrastructure Strategy and inform the Infrastructure Plan and Pipeline series.

You can provide feedback on the NT Infrastructure Audit via email at Infrastructure.NT@nt.gov.au