NT · Darwin Council
Darwin City, NT, 0800
Current weather
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65% humidity · 3.3 km/h wind · 27.9° / 23° today · 1 mm rain
Desirability index
#6 among Metro Darwin suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Darwin City is a smaller suburban community in the Darwin area, home to around 7,149 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 8,510 offences in 12 months ending 2026-04 with falling year-on-year trends (-12%), roughly 1190.4 offences per 1,000 residents, 14 public transport stops within the suburb, and a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 7,149
- Median age
- 33
- Median household income / week
- $2,151
- Dwelling vacancy
- 18.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 667 of 3,653
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,781
- Employment rate
- 73.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 205 / 3 / 2,943
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.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (12 months ending 2026-04)
- 8,510
- Against the person
- 2,972
- Against property
- 5,538
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 1,190.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 2 residents
- State safety percentile
- 42.1th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -12.2%
Most common offence types
- 021 Serious Assault1762
- 023 Common Assault474
- 061 Burglary - Dwelling (House Break-Ins), Actual287
- 07* Other Theft2658
- 11 Property Damage Offences2164
Data sources & freshness
- NT Police crime statistics (reporting region / SA2) — Northern Territory Police · Period: 12 months ending 2025-04 → 12 months ending 2026-04; 12 months ending 2026-04 · Updated on site · Monthly CSV; regional totals where suburb-level data unavailable
Public transport
14 public transport stops in this suburb
- 30 Daly St
- 81 Cavenagh St
- Darwin Harry Chan Ave
- Mitchell St cnr Brigg St
- Mitchell St, Hilton Hotel
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
274 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- BWSAlcohol
- LiquorlandAlcohol
- Vintage CellarsAlcohol
44 Cavenagh Street
- CoinBear CollectablesAntiques
Unit 8A Star Village 32 Smith Street Mall
- Mbantua Aborignal Fine Art GalleryArt
- ATM
- Comm BankATM
- StrandbagsBag
- ANZBank
40 Cavenagh Street
- NABBank
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
Parks & reserves
8 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Bicentennial ParkPark
- Civic ParkPark
- Fort Hill ParklandPark
- Frogs Hollow ParkPark
- Goyder ParkPark
- Jervois ParkPark
- Paspalis ParkPark
- Raintree ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 6
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Amcalpharmacy
- Cavenagh Medical CentreWoods Streetclinic
- Chemist Warehousepharmacy
- Chemist WarehouseCavenagh Streetpharmacy
- Smith St Dentaldentist
- The SpotSearcy Streetclinic
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
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
Childcare
2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Milestoneskindergarten
- kindergartenkindergarten
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 95
- Parks (OSM)
- 18
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
- 89.5/100
- Cohort rank
- #6 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
- Milestoneschildcarekindergarten
- kindergartenchildcarekindergarten
- Amcalhealthpharmacy
- Cavenagh Medical CentrehealthWoods Streetclinic
- Chemist Warehousehealthpharmacy
- Chemist WarehousehealthCavenagh Streetpharmacy
- Smith St Dentalhealthdentist
- The SpothealthSearcy Streetclinic
- Bicentennial Parkgovernmentpark
- Civic Parkgovernmentpark
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
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