Liveability

Best Retirement Suburbs in Northern Territory

Suburbs suited to retirees, combining safety, health access, recreation, green space and favourable weather from official datasets.

Darwin City currently leads this Northern Territory list. Suburbs suited to retirees, combining safety, health access, recreation, green space and favourable weather from official datasets. The index is relative to this list (100 = the top suburb here), not an overall suburb rating. Very small localities can rank highly when nearby services score well — check population and housing on each profile before treating a rank as a place to live.

Rank	Suburb	Index
#1	Darwin City	100
#2	Casuarina	88
#3	The Gardens	88
#4	Jabiru	87
#5	Fannie Bay	86
#6	Alice Springs	86
#7	Eaton	83
#8	Katherine	81
#9	Coconut Grove	80
#10	Tiwi	79
#11	Wagait Beach	78
#12	Farrar	77
#13	Johnston	76
#14	Zuccoli	76
#15	Marrara	75
#16	Coolalinga	74
#17	Parap	74
#18	Durack	74
#19	Elliott	72
#20	Lyons	72
#21	Rapid Creek	70
#22	The Gap	70
#23	Alyangula	69
#24	Millner	69
#25	Gunn	68
#26	Katherine South	68
#27	Brinkin	67
#28	Nhulunbuy	67
#29	Larrakeyah	66
#30	Tennant Creek	66
#31	Bellamack	65
#32	Bakewell	65
#33	Rosebery	65
#34	Ludmilla	64
#35	Humpty Doo	64
#36	Araluen	63
#37	McMinns Lagoon	62
#38	Stuart Park	62
#39	Gillen	61
#40	Borroloola	61
#41	Jingili	61
#42	Bayview	61
#43	Nightcliff	61
#44	Woolner	61
#45	Yuendumu	60
#46	Virginia	60
#47	Kalkarindji	60
#48	Moil	60
#49	Milingimbi	59
#50	Leanyer	59

Index shows relative strength within this list. 100 is the top-ranked suburb; lower values are further from the leader, not an overall suburb rating.

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