NT · Unincorporated NT Council

Vernon Islands, 0822

    What Vernon Islands is known for:

    Suburb profile

    In Unincorporated NT, Vernon Islands keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Distance from the metro area around Darwin is part of the appeal, with regional hubs closer to hand than the city. The community skews younger.

    Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. With limited local amenities, residents regularly travel to a neighbouring town for shops, appointments and a wider choice. Local green pockets are modest, with bigger outdoor outings usually found in neighbouring areas.

    A car helps for most daily errands, with fewer amenities clustered within an easy walk. Homes are neither a bargain nor a premium buy against the wider market.

    At a glance

    Vernon Islands snapshot

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

    Median house price

    No data available

    Median rent

    No data available

    Population (ERP)

    No data available

    Dwelling vacancy

    No data available

    Risks & flags

    Quick scan — open a section below for full context

    Living here

    Population

    2021 Census figures

    2021 Census

    Population
    0
    Median age
    0
    Median household income / week
    $0
    Unoccupied private dwellings
    0 of 0
    Median monthly mortgage
    $0
    Employment rate
    0%
    Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
    0 / 0 / 0

    Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

    Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

    Data sources & freshness

    • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

      The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

    • Estimated Resident PopulationAustralian 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 ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

      The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

    Family & Lifestyle

    Amenities

    No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

    Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

    Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

    Data sources & freshness

    • Local amenity insightsSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
    • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

    Health access

    Nearest hospital
    Royal Darwin Hospital (37.4 km)
    Nearest hospital type
    Hospital
    Nearest hospital emergency
    Emergency department

    Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

    Hospitals and GP clinics

    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 (15%)

    Temperature and humidity comfort

    Data sources & freshness

    • Seasonal climate normalsWorldClim 2.1 · Updated

    Future & Planning

    Hazards

    Bushfire planning zone
    Overlay applies

    Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via state planning hazard mapping.

    Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

    Bushfire hazard overlays

    Data sources & freshness

    Politics & representation

    Federal electorate
    Lingiari
    Member of Parliament
    Marion SCRYMGOUR (Australian Labor Party)
    Results from
    2025 federal election
    Electorate enrolment (2025)
    76,817
    Turnout (2025)
    62.2%
    Swing since 2022 (2025)
    +6.5 pp toward Labor

    Two-party preferred (2025)

    Coalition 41.9%Labor 58.1%

    Estimated suburb voting profile

    Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 294.4 km away).

    Coalition 60.3%Labor 39.7%

    18.4 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

    Estimated swing since 2022: -0.7 pp toward Coalition

    Nearest polling places

    • Howard SpringsLabor 37.1% · Coalition 62.9% TPP (2025)42.7 km away
    • CoolalingaLabor 35.3% · Coalition 64.7% TPP (2025)45.5 km away
    • Bees CreekLabor 33.8% · Coalition 66.2% TPP (2025)47.7 km away
    • Wagait BeachLabor 57.1% · Coalition 42.9% TPP (2025)47.9 km away
    • Humpty DooLabor 37.6% · Coalition 62.4% TPP (2025)52.7 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

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