NT · Darwin Council

Wanguri, 0810

Est. population · Jun 2025

1,969

Growth (1 yr)

+1.9%

Growth (5 yr)

+0.9%

Median age

Median income

$2,439/wk

Employment rate

63.6%

University qualified

26.7%

Work from home

4.4%

Languages at home

30.9%non-English

Most common: Greek, Indonesian, Malayalam

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

44.4/100

Average

Top 22% of Northern Territory's suburbs

Verified 90% confidence

How this score is calculated

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Suburb profile

Wanguri is a middle-ring metropolitan suburb of Darwin, in Darwin Council. It is mainly residential, with little in the way of a distinct commercial centre or landmark identity.

School access is strong, with school access 57% above the peer median, and open-space access is better than in most comparable places, with park access 40% above the peer median. Working from home is more common than in comparable places, with working from home 33% above the peer median, and university qualifications are more common than in comparable places, well above typical levels for middle-ring metropolitan suburbs. Trade-offs centre on thinner mapped green cover within the suburb boundary and weaker population growth.

Wanguri's appeal is better explained by housing, access and location than by a strong standalone precinct or destination.

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

Middle-ring metropolitan suburb · compared with middle-ring metropolitan suburbs in Northern Territory (27)

Strengths

School access is strong
Open-space access is better than in most comparable places
Working from home is more common than in comparable places
University qualifications are more common than in comparable places

Weaknesses

Mapped green cover within the suburb boundary is below comparable suburbs
Population has been growing more slowly than in comparable places, or declining

What stands out

Overseas-born and multilingual community

Who it suits

Families
Professionals
Retirees
Students
Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Wanguri compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent (Census)

$410/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

1,969

+1.9% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

5.5%

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

#16

among Metro Darwin · Established

Pop. growth

81st

percentile in NT

Rented dwellings

32%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

8/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

41st

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: 44.4/100 — Average
State standing: Top 22% of Northern Territory's suburbs
National rank: 3279th in Australia
State rank: 35th in NT
Peer rank: #16 among Metro Darwin · Established suburbs
Cohort rank: #30 among Metro Darwin suburbs
Data confidence: 90%

Data sources & freshness

Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated 30 September 2026 at 1:28 am ACST

Population

Estimated resident population

1,969(June 2025)

+1.9% annual · +0.9% over 5 years · 81th percentile in NT

Growth figures & methodology

Annual growth: +1.9%
5-year growth: +0.9%
Change in 1 year: +36
Change in 5 years: +18
Growth rank in NT: 81th 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 (~2,000), extrapolated at +0.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population: 1,836
Median age: 39
Median household income / week: $2,439
Dwelling vacancy: 5.5%
Unoccupied private dwellings: 33 of 600
Median monthly mortgage: $2,167
Median weekly rent (2021 Census): $410
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented): 27.3% / 41.2% / 31.5%
Employment rate: 63.6%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car): 4.4% / 1.8% / 76.4%
Walked or cycled to work: 5.6%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats): 520 / 0 / 51

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 13 September 2026 at 1:13 pm ACST
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 20 July 2026 at 10:45 am ACST · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

26.7% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.4% across Northern Territory. 16.3% have a trade or vocational qualification.

University qualified26.7% · 21.4% NT
Diploma qualified7.9% · 7.5% NT
Trade / vocational16.3% · 16.1% NT
Year 12 or below49.2% · 55% NT

Highest qualification field

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

Management and commerce19.2%
Health17%
Engineering and related technologies15%
Society and culture13.9%
Education10.8%
Architecture and building6.4%

How these groups are defined

Measure	Definition
University qualified	Bachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualified	Advanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocational	Certificate III + IV
Year 12	Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12	Year 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 12 September 2026 at 9:17 pm ACST
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
Median salary / wages (2023–24): $72,396
Residents with rental investments: 16.0%
Median super balance (2023–24): $53,004
Residents with business income: 11.0%

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 15 September 2026 at 2:22 pm ACST · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

30.9% speak a language other than English at home; 30.6% born overseas

Language at home: 1,152 English only · 515 other
Non-English at home: 30.9%
Born overseas: 512 (30.6%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 170 (9.3%)
Australian citizens: 1,498
Languages spoken at home (other than English): 22

Top languages other than English

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

Greek54 · 26.6%
Indonesian15 · 7.4%
Malayalam11 · 5.4%
Urdu11 · 5.4%
Italian10 · 4.9%
Tagalog10 · 4.9%
Australian Indigenous languages9 · 4.4%
Bengali9 · 4.4%

Religion

40.8%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 40.8%, while 37.9% reported no religion.

Measure	Suburb	State
No religion	37.9%	38.1%
Christianity	40.8%	40.5%
Hinduism	2.5%	2.7%
Islam	3.9%	1.4%
Buddhism	4%	2.1%
Other / not stated	10.9%	15.3%

Christian denominations

Denomination	Suburb	State
Catholic	19.8%	16.9%
Eastern Orthodox	7%	1.9%
Anglican	4.5%	6%
Uniting Church	2.9%	3.7%

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 13 September 2026 at 1:13 pm ACST
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: 55.6th (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 28 September 2026 at 1:15 am ACST · Monthly CSV; regional totals where suburb-level data unavailable

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km: 11
Median school ICSEA (11 schools): 987
Median ICSEA percentile: 41th

School list

Wanguri Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 987 · 41th percentile · LBOTE 40% · 327 students · Top SEA quarter 17% · 0.1 km awayView on My School →
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1035 · 62th percentile · LBOTE 56% · 243 students · Top SEA quarter 25% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
Henbury SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 894 · 10th percentile · LBOTE 41% · 195 students · Top SEA quarter 11% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
Dripstone Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 994 · 44th percentile · LBOTE 46% · 605 students · Top SEA quarter 18% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
Wagaman Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 944 · 22th percentile · LBOTE 51% · 213 students · Top SEA quarter 12% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
Nakara Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1051 · 69th percentile · LBOTE 58% · 409 students · Top SEA quarter 35% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
Leanyer Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1024 · 57th percentile · LBOTE 60% · 538 students · Top SEA quarter 22% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
Alawa Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1011 · 52th percentile · LBOTE 30% · 259 students · Top SEA quarter 24% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
Wulagi Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 890 · 9th percentile · LBOTE 28% · 144 students · Top SEA quarter 5% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
Casuarina Senior CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 949 · 24th percentile · LBOTE 44% · 690 students · Top SEA quarter 12% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated 13 July 2026 at 4:13 pm ACST · Annual release
School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated 13 July 2026 at 4:13 pm ACST · Annual release

Public transport

11 public transport stops in this suburb

51 Gsell Street
74 Wanguri Tce
8 Canaris St
Vanderlin Drive after Gsell St
Vanderlin Drive before Lee Point Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated 1 July 2026 at 3:17 pm ACST

Amenities

44 mapped amenities

2 places of worship · 3 playgrounds · 1 petrol stations

Local character & venue list

Local character

Limited walkable amenities nearby
Great for outdoor family life — 6 parks mapped in suburb, 3 playgrounds nearby
Reasonable bus and transport access — 11 public transport stops

Walkability proxy: 17/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents: 0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents: 0
Parks per 1,000 residents: 3.27

Shopping(1)

Wanguri Shopping CentreConvenience store

Everyday services(1)

UnitedPetrol station

Community(2)

Mimik-Ga CentreSchool
Wanguri PrimarySchool

Health & services(1)

Veterinary

Sport & outdoors(17)

Henbury AveCycling route
Lee Pt Rd Shared PathCycling route
Trower Rd (N/W) Shared PathCycling route
Vanderlin Drive Bike PathCycling route
Drinking water
Fitness station
Harmanis ParkPark
Park (5)
Playground (3)
Sports field
Wanguri OvalSports field

Transport(6)

6 bus stops

Other(8)

Damibilia StatueArtwork
Car wash
Chris WilliamsJewelry
22 Cubillo Street
Parking (9)
Baptist ChurchPlace of worship
Place of worship
Shelter
Islamic CentreSocial Facility

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 8 September 2026 at 1:16 am ACST
OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated 5 September 2026 at 1:17 pm ACST

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

Harmanis ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated 1 July 2026 at 3:18 pm ACST

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area: 2.9%
Woodland / forest cover: 0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM): 6
Parks (OSM): 6
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 7 September 2026 at 5:49 pm ACST · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Places of worship

2 places of worship within ~1.5 km

Baptist Church
Place of worship

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated 4 July 2026 at 11:45 am ACST

Health access

Nearest hospital: Darwin Private Hospital (1.7 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

Hospitals, GPs and aged care — OpenStreetMap + AIHW GEN aged care service list · current · Updated 7 September 2026 at 5:49 pm ACST

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026): 46
Participants per 1,000 residents: 23.4

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 20 July 2026 at 10:58 am ACST · 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 (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated 4 July 2026 at 8:27 pm ACST

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

NT Fire Protection and Fire Management zones — Bushfires NT / Department of Lands, Planning and Environment · current · Updated 10 July 2026 at 4:09 pm ACST · 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 3.9 km away).

Coalition 44.8%Labor 55.2%

3.8 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -7.6 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

WanguriLabor 55.1% · Coalition 44.9% TPP (2025)0.1 km away
NakaraLabor 60.1% · Coalition 39.9% TPP (2025)1.2 km away
LeanyerLabor 54.7% · Coalition 45.3% TPP (2025)1.8 km away
MoilLabor 52.5% · Coalition 47.5% TPP (2025)2.0 km away
MalakLabor 57.8% · Coalition 42.2% TPP (2025)2.2 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 11 July 2026 at 5:29 pm ACST · 2025 election with by-election overlays

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021): 8/10
IRSD decile (2021): 5/10

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

SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated 1 July 2026 at 3:07 pm ACST

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Last updated 30 September 2026 at 1:28 am ACST