NT · Darwin Council

Lee Point, 0810

Est. population · Jun 2025

115

Growth (1 yr)

+2.7%

Growth (5 yr)

+19.8%

Median age

62

Median income

$675/wk

Employment rate

26.4%

University qualified

15.7%

Work from home

0%

Languages at home

25%non-English

Most common: Cantonese

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Beach
  • Green suburb
  • Regional centre
What Lee Point is known for: Beach, Green suburb, Regional centre

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Suburb profile

Lee Point is a major regional centre in the Northern Territory, in Darwin Council.

Dining and café access is an exceptional strength, well above typical levels for major regional centres. Open-space access is exceptionally strong. Green cover is an exceptional strength, and population growth is an exceptional strength. Household incomes are a relative weakness, with household incomes 58% below the peer median.

Overall, Lee Point suits people prioritising open space and dining.

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

Major regional centre · compared with major regional centres in Northern Territory (33)

Strengths

  • Open-space access is exceptionally strong
  • Green cover is a relative strength
  • Population growth is a relative strength
  • Dining and café access is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Household incomes are a relative weakness

What stands out

  • Lee Point Beach

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Lee Point compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent (Census)

$180/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

115

+2.7% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

0.0%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Pop. growth

91st

percentile in NT

Rented dwellings

0%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

1/10

national SEIFA decile

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

Population

Estimated resident population

115(June 2025)

+2.7% annual · +19.8% over 5 years · 91th percentile in NT

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+2.7%
5-year growth
+19.8%
Change in 1 year
+3
Change in 5 years
+19
Growth rank in NT
91th 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 (~200), extrapolated at +9.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
94
Median age
62
Median household income / week
$675
Dwelling vacancy
0%
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 33
Median monthly mortgage
$2,600
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$180
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
100% / 0% / 0%
Employment rate
26.4%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
0% / 0% / 20.8%
Walked or cycled to work
33.3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 0 / 0 (+ 30 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

15.7% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.4% across Northern Territory. 18% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified15.7% · 21.4% NT
  • Diploma qualified7.9% · 7.5% NT
  • Trade / vocational18% · 16.1% NT
  • Year 12 or below58.4% · 55% NT

Highest qualification field

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

  • Society and culture22.2%
  • Health13.9%
  • Management and commerce13.9%
  • Creative arts11.1%
  • Engineering and related technologies11.1%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services11.1%
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)
$68,443

53rd percentile in NT · +17% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$72,396

56th percentile in NT · +11% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
16.0%

71st percentile in NT · +16% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$53,004

47th percentile in NT · -16% vs Australia

Residents with business income
11.0%

91st percentile in NT · +6% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 0810 — 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
23,103
Taxpayers reporting net rent
3,700
Median net rent
-$1,439
Taxpayers reporting business income
2,543
Taxable income vs state median
+1%
Salary / wages vs state median
+1%
Rental investment vs state median
+14%
Super vs state median
-1%
Business income vs state median
+57%

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

25% speak a language other than English at home; 38.9% born overseas

Language at home
60 English only · 20 other
Non-English at home
25%
Born overseas
28 (38.9%)
Australian citizens
63
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
1

Top languages other than English

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

  • Cantonese4 · 100%

Religion

36.2%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 36.2%, while Christianity accounts for 28.7%. Hinduism is more prevalent locally than across the state.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion36.2%38.1%
Christianity28.7%40.5%
Hinduism11.7%2.7%
Other / not stated23.4%18.8%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic14.9%16.9%

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
38th (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

Amenities

34 mapped amenities

2 restaurants · 1 bars · 2 swimming pools · 1 beaches · 1 caravan parks

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 1 parks mapped in suburb
Walkability proxy
6/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
31.91
Parks per 1,000 residents
10.64
Food & drink(3)
  • Sole PoolsideBar
  • Di LussoRestaurant
  • Sole RestaurantRestaurant
Sport & outdoors(11)
  • BBQ
  • Beach
  • Casuarina Coastal PathCycling route
  • Lee Pt Rd Shared PathCycling route
  • Drinking water (2)
  • Lee Point BeachPark
  • Picnic area
  • Public toilets
  • Swimming pool (2)
Camping & holiday parks(1)
  • Lee Point Village ResortCaravan park

    Lee Point Road

Places to stay(1)
  • Club Tropical ResortHotel
Other(6)
  • Bird Hide
  • Information
  • Parking (11)
  • Picnic Table (2)
  • Public Building
  • Shower (2)

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

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Lee Point BeachPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
22.4%
Woodland / forest cover
21%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
6
Parks (OSM)
1
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

Health access

Nearest hospital
Royal Darwin Hospital (1.8 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

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

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
3
Participants per 1,000 residents
26.1

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

Data sources & freshness

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 7.0 km away).

Coalition 43.0%Labor 57.0%

5.7 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -7.0 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • WanguriLabor 55.1% · Coalition 44.9% TPP (2025)3.5 km away
  • NakaraLabor 60.1% · Coalition 39.9% TPP (2025)3.9 km away
  • LeanyerLabor 54.7% · Coalition 45.3% TPP (2025)4.4 km away
  • MalakLabor 57.8% · Coalition 42.2% TPP (2025)5.3 km away
  • MoilLabor 52.5% · Coalition 47.5% TPP (2025)5.6 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

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
1/10
IRSD decile (2021)
1/10

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)

Data sources & freshness

More in Darwin Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile elsewhere in Northern Territory or interstate.