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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%
Languages at home
40.4%non-English
Most common: Nepali, Mandarin, Sinhalese
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Café precinct
- High desirability
- Cycling
- Green suburb
- Excellent transport
Suburb profile
Darwin City hums with inner-city energy, a mid-sized suburb where there is always something happening nearby. The community skews younger, with a community of people who commute and work locally. A large share of residents were born overseas, and languages other than English are widely spoken at home.
Active lifestyles are well served, with local sport and recreation venues close at hand. Green space punches above what many metro suburbs offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. Daily life works well on foot, with buses and ferries also serving the suburb.
Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs. A growing community is gradually adding fresh energy without losing its local identity.
Among similar metro suburbs, the suburb earns a good desirability read, with community and employment, plus schools and education the standout strengths.
At a glance
Darwin City snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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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
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
- 63.9/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 2% of Northern Territory's suburbs
- National rank
- 651st in Australia
- State rank
- 3rd in NT
- Peer rank
- #1 among Metro Darwin · Growth area suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #3 among Metro Darwin suburbs
- Data confidence
- 72%
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
- Employment rate
- 73.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 16 / 3 / 2,943 (+ 4 other)
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
- 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 (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
2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Milestoneskindergarten
- kindergartenkindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
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 (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
607 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
27 restaurants · 16 cafes · 7 pubs · 10 bars · 2 supermarkets · 4 pharmacies · 11 fast food · 1 libraries
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Highly walkable for everyday errands
- 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
- Cruise PortBar
- Happy YessBar
- Jabiru BarBar
- MonsoonsBar
- MonsoonsBar
46 Mitchell Street
- Stone HouseBar
33 Cavenagh Street
- The Loose Goose BarBar
Mitchell Street
- Zen Rooftop BarBar
- Aboriginal Bush TradersCafe
Shop 4-5 Smith Street Mall
- 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
2 Star Village
- FruillatiCafe
- Kopi StopCafe
Unit 1 2 Harriet Place
- Kurt's CakesCafe
Unit 1 35 Cavenagh Street
- Mad SnakeCafe
- Moorish CafeCafe
37 Knuckey Street
- Passengers CafeCafe
- PokeliciousCafe
- The Coffee ClubCafe
- 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
- 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(8)
- Convenience store
134 Smith Street
- Mr ConvenientConvenience store
- ColesSupermarket
- WoolworthsSupermarket
Community(7)
- Kindergarten
- MilestonesKindergarten
- Darwin Public LibraryLibrary
17 Harry Chan Avenue
- First Aid ProSchool
Unit 5 16 Esplanade
- St Mary's Primary SchoolSchool
3 Lindsey 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(52)
- Darwin CrossfitGym
- Gym
- Yoga TerritoryGym
- 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
- Beach VolleyballSports field
- Sports field
- Swimming pool (21)
- Waterfront Swimming LagoonSwimming pool
- Wave LagoonSwimming pool
Entertainment(17)
- Deckchair CinemaCinema
- Bombing of Darwin HarbourMuseum
- Royal Flying Doctor ServiceMuseum
- TunnelsMuseum
- AANT CentreTheatre
- BrownsmartTheatre
12 Smith Street
- Viewpoint (11)
Transport(26)
25 bus stops · 1 ferry terminals
Other(147)
- BWSAlcohol
- LiquorlandAlcohol
- Vintage CellarsAlcohol
44 Cavenagh Street
- 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
- ATM
- Comm BankATM
- Crocosaurus CoveAttraction
58 Mitchell Street
- StrandbagsBag
- ANZBank
40 Cavenagh Street
- Bendigo BankBank
- Commonwealth BankBank
69 Smith Street
- NABBank
- WestpacBank
- Bbq (2)
- 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
- VinniesCharity
Unit 5 48 Cavenagh Street
- 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
- Darwin City CouncilDrinking water
- Drinking water (20)
- EV charging
- BrightEyesFashion Accessories
- Fountain (3)
- Art WarehouseGallery
23 Daly Street
- Karen Brown Fine ArtGallery
- MayfairGallery
7 Harriet Place
- Readback Aboriginal Art GalleryGallery
- Garden (54)
- Darwin Souvenirs and GiftsGift
- Gift
- NT SouvenirsGift
- Crystal Hair ClinicHairdresser
- Helmet HairstudioHairdresser
8 Knuckey Street
- Chilli's BackpackersHostel
69a Mitchell Street
- Dingo Moon LodgeHostel
88 Mitchell Street
- Down Under HostelsHostel
4 Harriet Place
- Frogs HollowHostel
- FrogshollowHostel
27 Lindsey 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
- City Point Poinciana HotelHotel
- CourtyardHotel
81 Smith Street
- Darwin Central HotelHotel
21 Knuckey 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
- The Leea Resort DarwinHotel
64 Cavenagh Street
- The VibeHotel
- Life n Style DarwinHouseware
- La GranitaIce Cream
Unit 12 69 Mitchell St
- Information (2)
- Tourism Top End Visitor Information CentreInformation
Bennett Street
- Hoskings JewellersJewelry
- Darwin City LaundromatLaundry
McLachlan Street
- Laundry
- Loading Dock (3)
- Darwin GalleryMall
- Darwin Aqua ParkMarina
- The Duck PondMarina
- OptusMobile Phone
- TelstraMobile Phone
- Motel
38 Gardens Road, Darwin City
- Vitina Studio MotelMotel
9 Dashwood Place, Darwin City
- 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 (130)
- Rental Car ParkParking
- State Square Underground CarparkParking
- Parking Entrance
Shepherd Street
- Parking Entrance (5)
- Parking Space (2)
- Blue Taxi FuelPetrol station
- Puma FuelPetrol station
Smith Street
- ShellPetrol station
- UnitedPetrol station
- 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
- Darwin GPO PlazaPost office
- Darwin Post OfficePost office
48 Cavenagh Street
- Public toilets
- Mr BarraSeafood
- Shelter (8)
- R.M.WilliamsShoes
Unit SHOP M13/S1 19 Smith Street Mall
- Shower (4)
- Slipway
- IntersportSports
- Honey PotStripclub
39 Mitchell Street
- ABC RadioStudio
- Hot 100 FMStudio
4 Peary Street
- Taxi
- Bobar DarwinTea
- 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.
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
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 · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 95
- Parks (OSM)
- 18
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
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
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
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
- AmcalPharmacy
- Cavenagh Medical CentreWoods StreetClinic
- Chemist WarehousePharmacy
- Chemist WarehouseCavenagh StreetPharmacy
- Smith St DentalDentist
- The SpotSearcy StreetClinic
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)
- 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
- 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 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.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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