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Brinkin, 0810

Est. population · Jun 2025

1,154

Growth (1 yr)

-0.9%

Growth (5 yr)

-4.2%

Median age

34

Median income

$2,274/wk

Employment rate

68.6%

University qualified

48.8%

Work from home

4.2%

Languages at home

46%non-English

Most common: Greek, Malayalam, Mandarin

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

45/100
Average

Top 20% of Northern Territory's suburbs

Verified 93% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Beach
  • Education hub
  • Multicultural
What Brinkin is known for: Beach, Education hub, Multicultural

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Suburb profile

Brinkin is a middle-ring metropolitan suburb of Darwin, in Darwin Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development. It has a university campus.

Local school ICSEA scores are among the highest in the peer group, placing it among the highest-ranked middle-ring metropolitan suburbs, and open-space access is exceptionally strong. Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group, and university qualifications are among the highest in the peer group. The clearer weaknesses are weaker population growth and weaker public transport, with public transport 38% below the peer median.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising school quality and open space over population growth.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Middle-ring metropolitan suburb · compared with middle-ring metropolitan suburbs in Northern Territory (27)

Strengths

  • Local school ICSEA scores are among the highest in the peer group
  • Open-space access is exceptionally strong
  • Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group
  • University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group

Weaknesses

  • Population growth is a relative weakness
  • Public transport is a weakness

What stands out

  • Brinkin Beach
  • University campus

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Brinkin compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent (Census)

$360/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

1,154

-0.9% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

6.9%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#14

among Metro Darwin · Established

Pop. growth

1st

percentile in NT

Rented dwellings

43%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

45th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
45.0/100 — Average
State standing
Top 20% of Northern Territory's suburbs
National rank
3118th in Australia
State rank
32nd in NT
Peer rank
#14 among Metro Darwin · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#27 among Metro Darwin suburbs
Data confidence
93%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Population

Estimated resident population

1,154(June 2025)

-0.9% annual · -4.2% over 5 years · 1th percentile in NT

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
-0.9%
5-year growth
-4.2%
Change in 1 year
-10
Change in 5 years
-50
Growth rank in NT
1th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~1,200), extrapolated at +0.5% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
1,117
Median age
34
Median household income / week
$2,274
Dwelling vacancy
6.9%
Unoccupied private dwellings
27 of 392
Median monthly mortgage
$1,593
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$360
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
35.1% / 22% / 42.9%
Employment rate
68.6%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
4.2% / 3.9% / 71.9%
Walked or cycled to work
6.9%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
155 / 167 / 41

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

48.8% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.4% across Northern Territory. 10.6% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified48.8% · 21.4% NT
  • Diploma qualified7.2% · 7.5% NT
  • Trade / vocational10.6% · 16.1% NT
  • Year 12 or below33.4% · 55% NT

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Health20.8%
  • Management and commerce19.9%
  • Society and culture11.8%
  • Engineering and related technologies11.6%
  • Education10.8%
  • Natural and physical sciences7.8%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$68,443

53rd percentile in NT · +17% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$72,396

56th percentile in NT · +11% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
16.0%

71st percentile in NT · +16% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$53,004

47th percentile in NT · -16% vs Australia

Residents with business income
11.0%

91st percentile in NT · +6% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 0810 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
23,103
Taxpayers reporting net rent
3,700
Median net rent
-$1,439
Taxpayers reporting business income
2,543
Taxable income vs state median
+1%
Salary / wages vs state median
+1%
Rental investment vs state median
+14%
Super vs state median
-1%
Business income vs state median
+57%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in NT, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

46% speak a language other than English at home; 46.7% born overseas

Language at home
561 English only · 478 other
Non-English at home
46%
Born overseas
487 (46.7%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
42 (3.8%)
Australian citizens
751
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
21

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Greek35 · 15.9%
  • Malayalam23 · 10.5%
  • Mandarin19 · 8.6%
  • Nepali19 · 8.6%
  • Punjabi14 · 6.4%
  • Bengali13 · 5.9%
  • Filipino11 · 5%
  • Cantonese10 · 4.5%

Religion

39.3%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 39.3%, while 34.9% reported no religion. Hinduism is more prevalent locally than across the state.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion34.9%38.1%
Christianity39.3%40.5%
Hinduism7.3%2.7%
Islam2.8%1.4%
Buddhism4.5%2.1%
Other / not stated11.3%15.3%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic16.4%16.9%
Eastern Orthodox6.5%1.9%
Anglican6.1%6%
Christian (not further defined)2%3.2%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Figures are for the Darwin reporting region, not this suburb alone.

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
5,366
Against the person
1,830
Against property
3,536
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
79.1
State crime-rate percentile
22.2th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-17.5%

Most common offence types

  • 021 Serious Assault
  • 023 Common Assault
  • 061 Burglary - Dwelling (House Break-Ins), Actual
  • 07* Other Theft
  • 11 Property Damage Offences

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • NT Police crime statistics (reporting region / SA2) — Northern Territory Police · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Monthly CSV; regional totals where suburb-level data unavailable

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
10
Median school ICSEA (10 schools)
995.5
Median ICSEA percentile
45th
School list
  • Nakara Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1051 · 69th percentile · LBOTE 58% · 409 students · Top SEA quarter 35% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
  • Nemarluk SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 929 · 18th percentile · LBOTE 51% · 170 students · Top SEA quarter 13% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Alawa Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1011 · 52th percentile · LBOTE 30% · 259 students · Top SEA quarter 24% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Dripstone Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 994 · 44th percentile · LBOTE 46% · 605 students · Top SEA quarter 18% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
  • The Essington SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1128 · 91th percentile · LBOTE 40% · 782 students · Top SEA quarter 54% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Henbury SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 894 · 10th percentile · LBOTE 41% · 195 students · Top SEA quarter 11% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Casuarina Senior CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 949 · 24th percentile · LBOTE 44% · 690 students · Top SEA quarter 12% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Holy Spirit Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1035 · 62th percentile · LBOTE 56% · 243 students · Top SEA quarter 25% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Jingili Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 997 · 46th percentile · LBOTE 24% · 235 students · Top SEA quarter 26% · 2.0 km awayView on My School →
  • Nightcliff High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 986 · 40th percentile · LBOTE 51% · 409 students · Top SEA quarter 20% · 2.0 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap

  • Goodstart Early Learning CDULakeside Drivechildcare

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

5 public transport stops in this suburb

  • 13 Omeo Street
  • 51 Ellengowan Drive
  • Charles Darwin University, Casuarina
  • Trower Road after Ellengowan Drive
  • opp 68 Lakeside Drive

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

112 mapped amenities

1 swimming pools · 2 beaches · 1 ev charging

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 15 parks mapped in suburb
Walkability proxy
8/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
13.43
Everyday services(1)
  • EV charging
Community(2)
  • Goodstart Early Learning CDUChildcare

    77 Lakeside Drive, Brinkin

  • Charles Darwin UniSchool
Sport & outdoors(39)
  • BBQ (3)
  • Beach (2)
  • Casuarina Bike PathCycling route
  • Dripstone Rd Shared PathCycling route
  • Ellengowan Dr Shared PathCycling route
  • Lakeside Dr Shared PathCycling route
  • Rapid Creek Shared PathCycling route
  • Rocklands Dr Shared PathCycling route
  • Trower Rd (N/W) Shared PathCycling route
  • Trower Rd (S/E)Cycling route
  • Drinking water (8)
  • Airlie ParkPark
  • Casuarina BeachPark
  • Chinese GardenPark
  • Park (10)
  • Pirates OvalPark
  • Rapid Creek picnic areaPark
  • Public toilets
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool
Transport(5)

5 bus stops

Other(23)
  • Bicycle Parking (4)
  • Bus Station
  • Garden (5)
  • Information
  • Blue F CarparkParking
  • Disablility ParkingParking
  • Green B CarparkParking
  • Parking (34)
  • Pink Carpark AParking
  • Purple A CarparkParking
  • Purple B CarparkParking
  • Yellow A CarparkParking
  • Yellow B CarparkParking
  • Yellow C Carpark (Free)Parking
  • Post Box (2)
  • Dripstone Cliffs Picnic AreaShelter
  • PagonaShelter
  • Rapid Creek Picnic AreaShelter
  • Shelter (2)
  • Shower
  • Territory FM 104.1Studio
  • Charles Darwin UniversityUniversity
  • North Australian Research UnitUniversity

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

5 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Airlie ParkPark
  • Casuarina BeachPark
  • Chinese GardenPark
  • Pirates OvalPark
  • Rapid Creek picnic areaPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
26.4%
Woodland / forest cover
7.8%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
15
Parks (OSM)
15
Typical summer maximum
31°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Darwin Private Hospital (2.1 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
23
Participants per 1,000 residents
19.9

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
31° / 25°
Rainfall
1,010 mm · ~90 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
31° / 24°
Rainfall
491 mm · ~61 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
30° / 20°
Rainfall
8 mm · ~1 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
32° / 24°
Rainfall
171 mm · ~21 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via state planning hazard mapping. Flood cover uses inundation polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Solomon
Member of Parliament
Luke John GOSLING (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
78,702
Turnout (2025)
79.3%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-7.1 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 48.7%Labor 51.3%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 5.2 km away).

Coalition 40.5%Labor 59.5%

8.2 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -6.5 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • NakaraLabor 60.1% · Coalition 39.9% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
  • Rapid CreekLabor 67.2% · Coalition 32.8% TPP (2025)1.8 km away
  • WanguriLabor 55.1% · Coalition 44.9% TPP (2025)2.2 km away
  • MoilLabor 52.5% · Coalition 47.5% TPP (2025)2.4 km away
  • MillnerLabor 58.8% · Coalition 41.2% TPP (2025)2.5 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
10/10
IRSD decile (2021)
9/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

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