NT · Darwin Council
Stuart Park, NT, 0820
Current weather
28.1°CMainly clear
65% humidity · 3.3 km/h wind · 28.1° / 23.2° today · 1 mm rain
Desirability index
#8 among Metro Darwin suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Stuart Park is a smaller suburban community in the Darwin area, home to around 4,101 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 1 school and preschool site in the area, strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, 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
- 4,101
- Median age
- 34
- Median household income / week
- $2,278
- Dwelling vacancy
- 11.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 210 of 1,820
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,980
- Employment rate
- 75.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 95 / 417 / 780
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.
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 1,054
- Stuart Park Primary SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
15 public transport stops in this suburb
- 19 Westralia Street
- 39 Stuart Hwy
- Stuart Hwy after King St
- Stuart Hwy at St Johns College
- Stuart Hwy before Westralia St
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
43 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- BWSAlcohol
27 Stuart Highway, Stuart Park
- Dinah Beach Cruising Yacht Association IncBar
- Bench
- Bicycle Parking (5)
- Boat
- Dinah Beach Road (326)Bus stop
- Duke Street (317)Bus stop
- Gothenburg Crescent (315)Bus stop
- Guy Street (314)Bus stop
- Kerry Mazda (176)Bus stop
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
- Anne ParkPark
- Antony Memorial ParkPark
- Beatrice ParkPark
- Bill Sullivan ParkPark
- Dinah Beach OvalPark
- Duke Street ParkPark
- Duke Street RainforestPark
- Que Noy ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Western Diagnostic PathologyStuart Highwaysample_collection
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
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 55
- Parks (OSM)
- 10
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
- 86.8/100
- Cohort rank
- #8 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
- Western Diagnostic PathologyhealthStuart Highwaysample_collection
- Anne Parkgovernmentpark
- Antony Memorial Parkgovernmentpark
- Beatrice Parkgovernmentpark
- Bill Sullivan Parkgovernmentpark
- Dinah Beach Ovalgovernmentpark
- Duke Street Parkgovernmentpark
- Duke Street Rainforestgovernmentpark
- Que Noy Parkgovernmentpark
- 19 Westralia Streettransport
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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