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NT · Darwin Council
Casuarina, 0810
Est. population · Jun 2025
433
Growth (1 yr)
-0.7%
Growth (5 yr)
-3.8%
Median age
27
Median income
$2,750/wk
Employment rate
73%
Languages at home
79.1%non-English
Most common: Mandarin, Bengali, Nepali
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Café precinct
- Education hub
- High desirability
- Excellent transport
- Cycling
Suburb profile
At the heart of the metro area, Casuarina is a smaller community where cafés, culture and everyday convenience overlap. Young professionals and new households shape much of the local mix, with family-friendly schooling within easy reach. Families have many nearby school and early-learning options to choose from.
A genuine café and dining culture runs through the area, denser than many peers of a similar size. Pocket parks and green corners give residents room to get outside without leaving the neighbourhood. Everyday errands are walkable, and buses keep the wider city within easy reach.
Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
Against similar metro suburbs, the suburb sits around average overall, mainly because lag behind, despite relative strength in community and employment, plus safety.
At a glance
Casuarina snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
433
-0.7% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
0.0%
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
#17
among Metro Darwin · Established
Pop. growth
1st
percentile in NT
Advantage (IRSAD)
9/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
41st
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
- 47.5/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 23% of Northern Territory's suburbs
- National rank
- 2516th in Australia
- State rank
- 37th in NT
- Peer rank
- #17 among Metro Darwin · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #31 among Metro Darwin suburbs
- Data confidence
- 72%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Population
Estimated resident population
433(June 2025)
-0.7% annual · -3.8% over 5 years · 1th percentile in NT
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- -0.7%
- 5-year growth
- -3.8%
- Change in 1 year
- -3
- Change in 5 years
- -17
- 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 (~450), extrapolated at +0.5% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 406
- Median age
- 27
- Median household income / week
- $2,750
- Dwelling vacancy
- 0%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 31
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,660
- Employment rate
- 73%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 4 / 0 / 29
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 13
- Median school ICSEA (13 schools)
- 987
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 41th
School list
- Holy Spirit Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1035 · 62th percentile · LBOTE 56% · 243 students · Top SEA quarter 25% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
- Nakara Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1051 · 69th percentile · LBOTE 58% · 409 students · Top SEA quarter 35% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
- Wanguri Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 987 · 41th percentile · LBOTE 40% · 327 students · Top SEA quarter 17% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
- Henbury SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 894 · 10th percentile · LBOTE 41% · 195 students · Top SEA quarter 11% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
- Wagaman Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 944 · 22th percentile · LBOTE 51% · 213 students · Top SEA quarter 12% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
- Alawa Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1011 · 52th percentile · LBOTE 30% · 259 students · Top SEA quarter 24% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
- Dripstone Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 994 · 44th percentile · LBOTE 46% · 605 students · Top SEA quarter 18% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
- Nemarluk SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 929 · 18th percentile · LBOTE 51% · 170 students · Top SEA quarter 13% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
- Casuarina Senior CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 949 · 24th percentile · LBOTE 44% · 690 students · Top SEA quarter 12% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
- Moil Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 970 · 33th percentile · LBOTE 80% · 167 students · Top SEA quarter 14% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- childcarechildcare
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Public transport
6 public transport stops in this suburb
- 9 Scaturchio St
- Angelo St at Casuarina Pool
- Angelo St before Gsell St
- Casuarina Bradshaw Terrace Terminus
- Trower Rd after Linton St
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
341 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
5 restaurants · 6 cafes · 2 supermarkets · 4 pharmacies · 21 fast food · 1 bakeries · 1 libraries · 2 places of worship
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Highly walkable for everyday errands
- Strong café and dining scene — 33 food & drink venues nearby
- Great for outdoor family life — 1 parks mapped in suburb, 2 playgrounds nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 79/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 14.78
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 81.28
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 2.46
Food & drink(33)
- BreadtopBakery
- Gloria Jean'sCafe
247 Trower Road, Casuarina
- Gong ChaCafe
- Mardy's CafeCafe
- Medee EateryCafe
- Pinnacle CafeCafe
- The Coffee ClubCafe
- Amazing ThailandFast food
- BobarFast food
- Borneo IntersectionFast food
- Donut KingFast food
- Dumpling ChefFast food
- Grill'dFast food
- Happy GardenFast food
- Hungry Jack'sFast food
62 Bradshaw Terrace, Casuarina
- JK DoiFast food
- KFCFast food
- McDonald'sFast food
- Medee JuiceFast food
- NeNe ChickenFast food
- OneWaffle + TwoPeckFast food
- Osaka RamenFast food
- Red RoosterFast food
- Soul OriginFast food
- SubwayFast food
- Sushi HubFast food
- Sushi SushiFast food
- Taste of VietFast food
- Casuarina ClubRestaurant
- Indian Curry ParadiseRestaurant
56 Bradshaw Terrace, Casuarina
- Nando'sRestaurant
- Thai ThaiRestaurant
Unit 1 266 Trower Road
- WarongRestaurant
Shopping(9)
- Malone's ButcheryButcher
- Munchy's Asian GroceryConvenience store
- PumaConvenience store
- ColesSupermarket
- WoolworthsSupermarket
Community(3)
- Childcare
- Casuarina Public LibraryLibrary
17 Bradshaw Terrace, Casuarina
- Holy Spirit Catholic PrimarySchool
Health & services(6)
- Arafura MedicalClinic
Unit 23a 54 Bradshaw Terrace, Casuarina
- Darwin Medicare Mental Health CentreMedical clinic
- Chemist WarehousePharmacy
Unit 4 4 Rowling Street
- Pharmacy
- PharmaSavePharmacy
- Wizard PharmacyPharmacy
Sport & outdoors(7)
- Park
- Playground (2)
- Casuarina Aquatic & Leisure CentreSports centre
17 Gsell Street, Casuarina
- Sports field
- Swimming pool (2)
Entertainment(1)
- Cinema
Transport(12)
12 bus stops
Other(140)
- StrandbagsBag
- ANZBank
- Commonwealth BankBank
- NABBank
- People's Choice Credit UnionBank
- Traditional Credit Union (TCU) CasuarinaBank
9 Rowling Street
- WestpacBank
- Anjali Brow StudioBeauty salon
- Beauty QueenBeauty salon
- Browz & BeautyBeauty salon
- Laser Clinics AustraliaBeauty salon
- Nail LoversBeauty salon
- Nails & Beauty PalaceBeauty salon
- Nails ParadiseBeauty salon
- SILK Laser ClinicsBeauty salon
- SNS Exclusive SalonBeauty salon
- WAXITBeauty salon
- Bicycle Parking (4)
- Blood DonorsBlood Donation
- QBD The BookshopBooks
- Remox Money ExchangeBureau De Change
- DuskCandles
- RepcoCar Parts
- Ultra Tune CasuarinaCar repair
4 Dripstone Road
- VinniesCharity
3 Bradshaw Terrace
- AriatClothes
- Best & LessClothes
- Bonds OutletClothes
- Bras N ThingsClothes
- City BeachClothes
- City ChicClothes
- ConnorClothes
- Cotton OnClothes
- Country RoadClothes
- DottiClothes
- FactorieClothes
- Forever NewClothes
- French ConnectionClothes
- Jacqui EClothes
- Jay JaysClothes
- Johnny BiggClothes
- Just JeansClothes
- Lorna JaneClothes
- LowesClothes
- Pearl LightClothes
- Peter AlexanderClothes
- Pink HillClothes
- PortmansClothes
- Price AttackClothes
- RockwearClothes
- Seed HeritageClothes
- SportsgirlClothes
- SupréClothes
- Taking ShapeClothes
- TarocashClothes
- Tees HubClothes
- Universal StoreClothes
- ValleygirlClothes
- yd.Clothes
- M.A.C CosmeticsCosmetics
- MECCACosmetics
- The Body ShopCosmetics
- Big WDepartment Store
- KmartDepartment Store
- Drinking water (2)
- JB Hi-FiElectronics
- Top Value MartElectronics
- Ajanta CaveFabric
- BarberfieldHairdresser
- Dapper & BossHairdresser
- Head RepublicHairdresser
- Just CutsHairdresser
- Shaver ShopHairdresser Supply
- Bed Bath N' TableHouseware
- HouseHouseware
- Robins KitchenHouseware
- Baskin-RobbinsIce Cream
- Angus and CooteJewelry
- CharMe JewelleryJewelry
- GoldmarkJewelry
- Hoskings JewellersJewelry
- LovisaJewelry
- Michael HillJewelry
- MimcoJewelry
- PandoraJewelry
- ProudsJewelry
- Loading Dock (5)
- Mister MinitLocksmith
- Casuarina SquareMall
247 Trower Road
- Mall
54 Bradshaw Terrace
- Body BarMassage
- Healthy Care MassageMassage
- Nok's Thai MassageMassage
- HappytelMobile Phone
- OptusMobile Phone
- Phone PlanetMobile Phone
- TelstraMobile Phone
- VodafoneMobile Phone
- Westcoast RepairsMobile Phone
- NextraNewsagent
- ASNNutrition Supplements
- Bailey NelsonOptician
- OPSMOptician
- Optical SuperstoreOptician
- Oscar Wylee EyewearOptician
- Sunglass HutOptician
- Mitchells AdventureOutdoor
- Parking (37)
- Parking Entrance (18)
- Parking Space (74)
- EG AustraliaPetrol station
- PumaPetrol station
- Holy Spirit Catholic ChurchPlace of worship
- St Martin De Porres Catholic Aboriginal CommunityPlace of worship
- Police
- Casuarina PO BoxesPost Box
- Casuarina Post OfficePost office
Unit 1 4 Rowling Street
- Public toilets
- Shelter
- BettsShoes
- Foot LockerShoes
- My Foot Dr.Shoes
- Novo ShoesShoes
- Platypus ShoesShoes
- SkechersShoes
- Spendless ShoesShoes
- The Athlete's FootShoes
- Red CrossSocial Facility
- SalvosSocial Facility
- Services AustraliaSocial Facility
50 Bradshaw Terrace
- IntersportSports
- SmiggleStationery
- LookSmart AlterationsTailor
- Taxi
- T2Tea
- SmokemartTobacco
- Flight CentreTravel Agency
- Bob Jane T-MartsTyres
- Dollars & SenseVariety Store
- EB GamesVideo Games
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Places of worship
2 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- Holy Spirit Catholic Church
- St Martin De Porres Catholic Aboriginal Community
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 7
- Nearest hospital
- Darwin Private Hospital (1.8 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- Arafura MedicalBradshaw TerraceClinic
- Blood DonorsBlood_Donation
- Chemist WarehouseRowling StreetPharmacy
- Darwin Medicare Mental Health CentreDoctor
- PharmaSavePharmacy
- PharmacyPharmacy
- Wizard PharmacyPharmacy
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 9
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 20.8
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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 (15%)
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.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- NT Fire Protection and Fire Management zones — Bushfires NT / Department of Lands, Planning and Environment · current · Updated · Shapefile boundaries (CC BY 4.0)
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 3.6 km away).
Coalition 42.7%Labor 57.3%
6.0 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -7.2 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- NakaraLabor 60.1% · Coalition 39.9% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
- WanguriLabor 55.1% · Coalition 44.9% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
- MoilLabor 52.5% · Coalition 47.5% TPP (2025)1.6 km away
- LeanyerLabor 54.7% · Coalition 45.3% TPP (2025)2.4 km away
- MalakLabor 57.8% · Coalition 42.2% TPP (2025)2.4 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- 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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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