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NT · Darwin Council

Darwin City, 0800

Est. population · Jun 2025

8,594

Growth (1 yr)

+3.9%

Growth (5 yr)

+12.9%

Median age

33

Median income

$2,151/wk

Employment rate

73.3%

University qualified

41.5%

Work from home

4.3%

Languages at home

40.4%non-English

Most common: Nepali, Mandarin, Sinhalese

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

60.7/100
Good

Top 1% of Northern Territory's suburbs

Verified 93% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Nightlife
  • Beach
  • Excellent transport
  • Education hub
  • Café precinct
What Darwin City is known for: Nightlife, Beach, Excellent transport, Education hub, Café precinct

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Suburb profile

Darwin City is a suburb of Darwin, in Darwin Council, with mainly dense residential and commercial development. It has a university campus.

The suburb is highly walkable compared with similar places, placing it among the highest-ranked comparable places. Local amenities are a relative strength. Open-space access is better than in most comparable places, with park access 16% above the peer median. Green cover is stronger than in comparable places, with green cover 50% above the peer median. The clearer weaknesses are limited school access and household incomes, with school access 71% below the peer median.

Overall, Darwin City suits people prioritising walkability and local amenities over school access.

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

Mixed commercial-residential suburb · compared with mixed commercial-residential suburbs in Northern Territory (10)

Strengths

  • The suburb is highly walkable compared with similar places
  • Local amenities are a relative strength
  • Open-space access is better than in most comparable places
  • Green cover is stronger than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • School access is sparse
  • Household incomes are a relative weakness

What stands out

  • Darwin City Beach
  • Lameroo Beach
  • University campus

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Darwin City compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent (Census)

$450/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

8,594

+3.9% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

18.3%

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

#1

among Metro Darwin · Growth area

Pop. growth

96th

percentile in NT

Rented dwellings

77%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

79th

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
60.7/100 — Good
State standing
Top 1% of Northern Territory's suburbs
National rank
455th in Australia
State rank
1st in NT
Peer rank
#1 among Metro Darwin · Growth area suburbs
Cohort rank
#1 among Metro Darwin suburbs
Data confidence
93%

Data sources & freshness

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

Population

Estimated resident population

8,594(June 2025)

+3.9% annual · +12.9% over 5 years · 96th percentile in NT

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+3.9%
5-year growth
+12.9%
Change in 1 year
+323
Change in 5 years
+983
Growth rank in NT
96th 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 (~10,400), extrapolated at +3.9% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

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
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$450
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
7.6% / 15.1% / 77.3%
Employment rate
73.3%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
4.3% / 3.2% / 56.4%
Walked or cycled to work
24.2%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
16 / 3 / 2,943 (+ 4 other)

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

41.5% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.4% across Northern Territory. 10.9% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified41.5% · 21.4% NT
  • Diploma qualified10.2% · 7.5% NT
  • Trade / vocational10.9% · 16.1% NT
  • Year 12 or below37.4% · 55% NT

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce32.3%
  • Society and culture14.4%
  • Engineering and related technologies13.7%
  • Health10.7%
  • Education6.7%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services6.4%
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)
$63,390

32nd percentile in NT · +8% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$66,907

32nd percentile in NT · +3% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
12.0%

41st percentile in NT · -13% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$23,927

18th percentile in NT · -62% vs Australia

Residents with business income
9.0%

74th percentile in NT · -13% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 0800 — 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
5,907
Taxpayers reporting net rent
724
Median net rent
-$1,901
Taxpayers reporting business income
560
Taxable income vs state median
-6%
Salary / wages vs state median
-6%
Rental investment vs state median
-14%
Super vs state median
-55%
Business income vs state median
+29%

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

40.4% speak a language other than English at home; 51.7% born overseas

Language at home
3,727 English only · 2,526 other
Non-English at home
40.4%
Born overseas
3,275 (51.7%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
249 (3.5%)
Australian citizens
3,923
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
32

Top languages other than English

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

  • Nepali275 · 24%
  • Mandarin168 · 14.7%
  • Sinhalese58 · 5.1%
  • Vietnamese57 · 5%
  • Hindi49 · 4.3%
  • Cantonese46 · 4%
  • Indonesian41 · 3.6%
  • Punjabi35 · 3.1%

Religion

40.3%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 40.3%, while Christianity accounts for 27.3%. Hinduism is more prevalent locally than across the state.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion40.3%38.1%
Christianity27.3%40.5%
Hinduism10%2.7%
Islam2.3%1.4%
Buddhism4.6%2.1%
Other / not stated15.3%15.3%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic14.5%16.9%
Anglican4.8%6%

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
27.8th (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
2
Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
1,081
Median ICSEA percentile
79th
School list
  • St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1076 · 77th percentile · LBOTE 54% · 180 students · Top SEA quarter 34% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
  • Larrakeyah Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1086 · 80th percentile · LBOTE 65% · 480 students · Top SEA quarter 36% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap

  • Milestoneskindergarten
  • kindergartenkindergarten

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

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

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

643 mapped amenities

27 restaurants · 16 cafes · 7 pubs · 9 bars · 2 supermarkets · 4 pharmacies · 12 fast food · 1 libraries

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Highly walkable for shops and everyday services
  • Strong café and dining scene — 71 food & drink venues nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 18 parks mapped in suburb, 5 playgrounds nearby
  • Reasonable bus and transport access — 14 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 33 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
91/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
2.24
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
9.93
Parks per 1,000 residents
2.52
Food & drink(71)
  • Bar
  • BustardBar
  • Happy YessBar
  • Jabiru BarBar
  • MonsoonsBar
  • MonsoonsBar

    46 Mitchell Street

  • Stone HouseBar

    33 Cavenagh Street

  • The Loose Goose BarBar

    Mitchell Street

  • Zen Rooftop BarBar
  • Alberto'sCafe

    Unit 9 48 Cavenagh Street

  • Boost JuiceCafe
  • Bustard TownCafe

    15 Knuckey Street

  • Cafe 21 SmithCafe

    109 Smith Street

  • Café Twenty OneCafe

    28 Smith Street Mall

  • Four BirdsCafe

    Unit 2 32 Smith Street

  • FruillatiCafe
  • Kopi StopCafe

    Unit 1 2 Harriet Place

  • Kurt's CakesCafe

    Unit 1 35 Cavenagh Street

  • Mad SnakeCafe
  • Meow WafflesCafe
  • Moorish CafeCafe

    37 Knuckey Street

  • Passengers CafeCafe
  • The Coffee ClubCafe
  • The Harvest PressCafe
  • The Rabbit HoleCafe
  • Domino'sFast food

    130 Smith Street

  • Fast food (2)
  • Hungry Jack'sFast food
  • Kim's Fish n ChipsFast food
  • McDonald'sFast food
  • Mitchellis Pizza CafeFast food
  • PokeliciousFast food
  • Red DragonFast food
  • SubwayFast food

    14 Knuckey Street

  • Transit Take-Away Oriental FoodFast food

    Unit 17 69 Mitchell Street

  • Uncle Sam'sFast food

    109 Smith Street

  • Fiddlers GreenPub
  • Flick'sPub

    74 Mitchell Street

  • Pub
  • ShenannigansPub

    69 Mitchell Street

  • Six Tanks Brew Co.Pub
  • SweetheartsPub

    74 Mitchell Street

  • Victoria HotelPub

    27 Smith Street Mall

  • Alfonsino‘sRestaurant
  • Char RestaurantRestaurant

    Esplanade

  • China BarRestaurant
  • CHOW!Restaurant
  • City PizzaRestaurant

    Cavenagh Street

  • CrustaceansRestaurant
  • Curry14Restaurant
  • Flavour-E-AzamRestaurant
  • Go SushiRestaurant
  • Good ThanksRestaurant

    33 Knuckey Street

  • Hanuman DarwinRestaurant

    93 Mitchell Street

  • Hot TamaleRestaurant
  • IchiRestaurant
  • Il LidoRestaurant
  • IstanbulRestaurant
  • Le Petit ChefRestaurant

    32 Mitchell Street

  • Little Miss KoreaRestaurant
  • MayberryRestaurant

    3 Edmunds Street

  • Mellow ThaiRestaurant
  • NirvanaRestaurant

    6 Dashwood Crescent

  • Noodle HouseRestaurant

    84 Mitchell Street

  • Outback JacksRestaurant
  • Poke OlaRestaurant
  • Tim's Surf and TurfRestaurant
  • Treetops RestaurantRestaurant
  • Wharf Precinct Food CourtRestaurant
  • Zhen's cornerRestaurant

    130 Smith Street

Shopping(13)
  • BWSBottle shop
  • LiquorlandBottle shop
  • Vintage CellarsBottle shop

    44 Cavenagh Street

  • Convenience store

    134 Smith Street

  • Mr ConvenientConvenience store
  • VinniesOp shop

    Unit 5 48 Cavenagh Street

  • Darwin GalleryShopping centre
  • ColesSupermarket
  • WoolworthsSupermarket
Everyday services(16)
  • ATM
  • Comm BankATM
  • ANZBank

    40 Cavenagh Street

  • Bendigo BankBank
  • Commonwealth BankBank

    69 Smith Street

  • NABBank
  • WestpacBank
  • EV charging
  • Darwin City LaundromatLaundry

    McLachlan Street

  • Laundry
  • Blue Taxi FuelPetrol station
  • Puma FuelPetrol station

    Smith Street

  • ShellPetrol station
  • UnitedPetrol station
  • Darwin GPO PlazaPost office
  • Darwin Post OfficePost office

    48 Cavenagh Street

Community(8)
  • Larrakia Cultural CentreCommunity centre

    29 Stokes Hill Road

  • Kindergarten
  • MilestonesKindergarten
  • Darwin Public LibraryLibrary

    17 Harry Chan Avenue

  • First Aid ProSchool

    Unit 5 16 Esplanade

  • St Mary's Primary SchoolSchool

    3 Lindsay Street

  • St Mary's Primary SchoolSchool

    90 Smith Street

  • City of Darwin Civic CentreTownhall

    17 Harry Chan Avenue

Health & services(7)
  • Cavenagh Medical CentreClinic

    50 Woods Street

  • The SpotClinic

    1 Searcy Street, Darwin City

  • Smith St DentalDentist
  • AmcalPharmacy
  • BloomsPharmacy
  • Chemist WarehousePharmacy
  • Chemist WarehousePharmacy

    48 Cavenagh Street

Sport & outdoors(110)
  • BBQ (2)
  • Beach
  • Lameroo BeachBeach
  • Waterfront Artificial BeachBeach
  • Anzac Centenary WalkCycling route
  • Atkinson WalkCycling route
  • Bennett St - Dinah Beach RdCycling route
  • Bennett StreetCycling route
  • CBD Loop ⟳Cycling route
  • Daly Street Shared PathsCycling route
  • Darwin SkybridgeCycling route
  • Day StreetCycling route
  • Dinah Beach ShopsCycling route
  • Duke St - Dinah Beach (S)Cycling route
  • Federation WalkCycling route
  • Garamilla BoulevardCycling route
  • Garamilla Boulevard Shared PathCycling route
  • Gardens Road Shared PathCycling route
  • Harvey Street ConnectionCycling route
  • Lambell Tce - Daly StCycling route
  • McLachlan StreetCycling route
  • North Australia Rail TrailCycling route
  • PackardCycling route
  • Parker WalkCycling route
  • Raised Walkway 1Cycling route
  • Raised Walkway 2Cycling route
  • Reg Leydin PlaceCycling route
  • Smith StreetCycling route
  • Stuart Highway Shared PathCycling route
  • Stuart Park ShopsCycling route
  • Tiger Brennan Drive Shared PathCycling route
  • Turncock PlaceCycling route
  • Darwin City CouncilDrinking water
  • Drinking water (21)
  • Darwin CrossfitGym
  • Gym
  • Yoga TerritoryGym
  • Darwin Aqua ParkMarina
  • The Duck PondMarina
  • Bicentennial ParkPark
  • Civic ParkPark
  • Fort Hill ParklandPark
  • Frogs Hollow ParkPark
  • Goyder ParkPark
  • Jervois ParkPark
  • Park (10)
  • Paspalis ParkPark
  • Raintree ParkPark
  • Picnic area
  • One30 EsplanadePlayground
  • Playground (3)
  • St Mary's Primary SchoolPlayground
  • Public toilets
  • Beach VolleyballSports field
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool (21)
  • Waterfront Swimming LagoonSwimming pool
  • Wave LagoonSwimming pool
Places to stay(29)
  • Chilli's BackpackersHostel

    69a Mitchell Street

  • Dingo Moon LodgeHostel

    88 Mitchell Street

  • Down Under HostelsHostel

    4 Harriet Place

  • Frogs HollowHostel
  • FrogshollowHostel

    27 Lindsay Street

  • Hostel (2)
  • Melaleuca on Mitchell YHAHostel

    52 Mitchell Street

  • The CavenaghHostel

    12 Cavenagh Street

  • Value InnHostel

    50 Mitchell Street

  • YHA DarwinHostel

    97 Mitchell Street

  • Youth ShackHostel

    69 Mitchell Street

  • Alatai Holiday ApartmentsHotel
  • Argus Apartments DarwinHotel

    6 Cardona Court

  • City Point Poinciana HotelHotel
  • CourtyardHotel

    81 Smith Street

  • Darwin City HotelHotel

    59 Smith Street

  • Darwin Esplanade CentralHotel

    88 Esplanade

  • DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Esplanade DarwinHotel

    116 Esplanade

  • Hilton DarwinHotel

    32 Mitchell Street

  • Hilton Garden Inn DarwinHotel

    122 Esplanade

  • Mantra on the EsplanadeHotel

    88 Esplanade

  • Mantra Pantanas DarwinHotel
  • Mitchell HotelHotel
  • Novotel Darwin CBDHotel

    100 Esplanade

  • Oaks Darwin Elan HotelHotel
  • Rydges Darwin CentralHotel

    21 Knuckey Street

  • The Leea Resort DarwinHotel

    64 Cavenagh Street

  • The VibeHotel
Entertainment(19)
  • Deckchair CinemaCinema
  • Bombing of Darwin HarbourMuseum
  • Northern Territory Chinese MuseumMuseum

    25 Woods Street

  • RFDS Darwin Tourist FacilityMuseum

    45 Stokes Hill Road

  • Royal Flying Doctor ServiceMuseum
  • TunnelsMuseum
  • AANT CentreTheatre
  • BrownsmartTheatre

    12 Smith Street

  • Viewpoint (11)
Transport(26)

25 bus stops · 1 ferry terminals

Other(92)
  • CoinBear CollectablesAntiques

    Unit 8A Star Village 32 Smith Street Mall

  • Metro Advance ApartmentsApartment

    55 Cavenagh Street

  • Mbantua Aborignal Fine Art GalleryArt
  • Aboriginal Art GalleryArtwork
  • Artwork
  • Street ArtArtwork
  • Crocosaurus CoveAttraction

    58 Mitchell Street

  • StrandbagsBag
  • Dragon Nails & WaxingBeauty salon
  • Bench (22)
  • Boost juice barBeverages
  • Bicycle Parking (26)
  • Ray'sBicycle Parking
  • SpinWayBicycle rental
  • The BookshopBooks
  • RemoxBureau De Change
  • Darwin Bus InterchangeBus Station
  • Advance Car RentalCar Rental

    86 Mitchell Street

  • AvisCar Rental
  • Bargain Car RentalsCar Rental
  • BudgetCar Rental
  • Car Rental
  • EnterpriseCar Rental

    102 Esplanade

  • EuropcarCar Rental
  • HertzCar Rental
  • Wicked CampersCar Rental
  • Attitude XClothes
  • Bright EyesClothes
  • Cotton OnClothes
  • InfidelityClothes
  • Just JeansClothes
  • Just LookingClothes
  • Off Ya TreeClothes
  • Surf Dive 'n Ski - Darwin WaterfrontClothes

    Unit E4 7 Kitchener Drive

  • George's Tech RepairsComputer

    Unit 10 56 Smith Street

  • Darwin Convention CentreConference Centre
  • Colemans Printing DarwinCopyshop

    86 Cavenagh Street

  • Local CourtCourthouse

    4 Cavenagh Street

  • Supreme Court of the Northern TerritoryCourthouse
  • BrightEyesFashion Accessories
  • Fountain (3)
  • Art WarehouseGallery

    23 Daly Street

  • Karen Brown Fine ArtGallery
  • MayfairGallery

    7 Harriet Place

  • Readback Aboriginal Art GalleryGallery
  • Garden (54)
  • Aboriginal Bush TradersGift

    Unit Shop 4-5 27 Smith Street Mall

  • Darwin Souvenirs and GiftsGift
  • Gift
  • NT SouvenirsGift
  • Crystal Hair ClinicHairdresser
  • Helmet HairstudioHairdresser

    8 Knuckey Street

  • Life n Style DarwinHouseware
  • La GranitaIce Cream

    Unit 12 69 Mitchell Street

  • Information (2)
  • Tourism Top End Visitor Information CentreInformation

    Bennett Street

  • Hoskings JewellersJewelry
  • Loading Dock (3)
  • OptusMobile Phone
  • TelstraMobile Phone
  • The Scooter ShopMotorcycle

    Daly Street

  • Motorcycle Parking
  • Fishing & Outdoor worldOutdoor
  • The N.T. General StoreOutdoor
  • City Of DarwinParking
  • Dragonfly Car ParkParking
  • Legislative Assembly of the Northern TerritoryParking
  • Parking (129)
  • Rental Car ParkParking
  • State Square Underground CarparkParking
  • Parking Entrance

    Shepherd Street

  • Parking Entrance (5)
  • Parking Space (2)
  • Picnic Table (8)
  • Christ Church CathedralPlace of worship
  • Darwin Uniting ChurchPlace of worship
  • Saint Nicholaus ChurchPlace of worship
  • St Mary's CathedralPlace of worship

    90 Smith Street

  • Darwin Police StationPolice
  • Mr BarraSeafood
  • Shelter (10)
  • R.M.WilliamsShoes

    Unit SHOP M13/S1 19 Smith Street Mall

  • Shower (4)
  • IntersportSports
  • Honey PotStripclub

    39 Mitchell Street

  • ABC RadioStudio
  • Hot 100 FMStudio

    4 Peary Street

  • Taxi
  • Bobar DarwinTea
  • Travel Agency
  • Charles Darwin University - WaterfrontUniversity
  • Waste Basket

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

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

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
12.5%
Woodland / forest cover
8.1%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
95
Parks (OSM)
18
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

Places of worship

4 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Christ Church Cathedral
  • Darwin Uniting Church
  • Saint Nicholaus Church
  • St Mary's Cathedral

    90 Smith Street

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
6
Nearest hospital
Darwin Private Hospital (12.3 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
2
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 2
Aged-care services
4

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

  • AmcalPharmacy
  • Cavenagh Medical CentreWoods StreetClinic
  • Chemist WarehousePharmacy
  • Chemist WarehouseCavenagh StreetPharmacy
  • Smith St DentalDentist
  • The SpotSearcy StreetClinic
Aged-care services
  • ARRCS - Community Care DarwinDARWINHome Care
  • Danila Dilba Aged Care SupportÃ,ÂÂDARWIN CITYNational Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Program
  • Groote Archipelago Regional CouncilDARWIN CITYHome Care
  • TEAMhealth Aged CareDARWIN CITYHome Care

Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
68
Participants per 1,000 residents
7.9

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

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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 9.6 km away).

Coalition 44.0%Labor 56.0%

4.6 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -6.6 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • DarwinLabor 56.0% · Coalition 44.0% TPP (2025)0.3 km away
  • Stuart ParkLabor 52.2% · Coalition 47.8% TPP (2025)2.5 km away
  • ParapLabor 58.2% · Coalition 41.8% TPP (2025)3.7 km away
  • LudmillaLabor 56.8% · Coalition 43.2% TPP (2025)4.5 km away
  • MillnerLabor 58.8% · Coalition 41.2% TPP (2025)8.1 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.

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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)

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