NT · Litchfield Council
Coolalinga, NT, 0839
Current weather
29.2°CPartly cloudy
62% humidity · 7.6 km/h wind · 29.3° / 20.8° today · 1.3 mm rain
Desirability index
#17 among Metro Darwin suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Coolalinga is a small locality in the Litchfield area, home to around 510 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show limited but present public transport access, and a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities. Snapshot data also shows hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 510
- Median age
- 31
- Median household income / week
- $1,426
- Dwelling vacancy
- 8.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 21 of 245
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,772
- Employment rate
- 60.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 16 / 49 / 102
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Public transport
3 public transport stops in this suburb
- 420 Stuart Hwy, Coolalinga
- Coolalinga Central after Fairweather Cres
- Coolalinga Park & Ride
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
53 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- BWSAlcohol
- ANZATM
- RediATM
- Coolalinga BakeryBakery
- Bendigo BankBank
- Bicycle Parking (2)
- Coolalinga Park & Ride (2) (937)Bus stop
- Coolalinga Park & Ride (815)Bus stop
- Coolalinga Shopping Centre (505)Bus stop
- ChiantiCafe
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 6
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Acacia Dentaldentist
- Better Healthpharmacy
- Chemist Warehousepharmacy
- Health Centredoctor
- Medical Centredoctor
- Psychologistdoctor
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 10
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 73.1/100
- Cohort rank
- #17 among Metro Darwin suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Acacia Dentalhealthdentist
- Better Healthhealthpharmacy
- Chemist Warehousehealthpharmacy
- Health Centrehealthdoctor
- Medical Centrehealthdoctor
- Psychologisthealthdoctor
- 420 Stuart Hwy, Coolalingatransport
- Coolalinga Central after Fairweather Crestransport
- Coolalinga Park & Ridetransport
- ANZamenitiesatm
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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