Anatye vs Hart
Anatye is the younger of the two, with a median age of 23 against 30 in Hart. In both, the large majority of households rent and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Anatye, about half of households are couple families. In Hart, most households are couple families. On these figures, Anatye tends to suit families with children, while Hart suits renters, people living alone, and couples.
Anatye and Hart are both small, remote NT communities with notably different economic profiles. Anatye has a substantially higher median household income at $79,872 compared to Hart's $53,612, and significantly cheaper weekly rent at $25 versus $53. Anatye also skews younger with a median age of 23 years against Hart's 30 years. Hart is somewhat closer to the CBD at 1602.4 km, though both are deeply remote. Both communities share similar risk profiles and socio-economic standing, so the choice largely depends on whether affordable housing and higher household income matter more to your circumstances.
Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Anatye
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 62%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (108% vs 96%)
- But Hart has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Anatye has cheaper rent ($25/wk vs $53/wk)
- Hart has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 86%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Hart
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (1049 min vs 1446 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (1602.4 km vs 1819 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Hart
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (9% vs 2%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Anatye
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (44.1% vs -37.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Anatye and Hart drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Hart rents higher ($53/wk vs $25/wk); Anatye has more residents (160 vs 105).
| Anatye | Hart | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 160 +34% vs other | 105 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +44.1% | -37.9% |
| Median age | 23 | 30 |
| Median household income | $79,872/yr +33% vs other | $53,612/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $25/wk | $53/wk +112% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).
Development activity
| Anatye | Hart | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 19 across Central Desert same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -100% same for both | |
Ranking within NT
| Anatye | Hart | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 48% of NT | Higher than 22% of NT |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 33% of NT | Higher than 41% of NT |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 35% of NT | Higher than 47% of NT |
Liveability
| Anatye | Hart | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Anatye | Hart | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Crime | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Anatye | Hart | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Anatye
- Bonya School Government · Combined
Schools in Hart
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Anatye | Hart | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 3 |
| GPs | 2 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 56 | 22 |
Mobility
Anatye sits further from the CBD (1819 km vs 1602.4 km).
| Anatye | Hart | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Darwin | 1819 km +12% vs other | 1602.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 1446 min | 1049 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 0872 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 8 postcode 0872 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (45.2%).
Setting
| Anatye | Hart | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 266 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 575 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Anatye | Hart | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 43 premises | 0% 40 premises |
Council rates
| Anatye | Hart | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,391/yr same for both | |
| Council | Central Desert same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Anatye | Hart | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lingiari same for both | |
| Member | Marion Scrymgour same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Anatye | Hart | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $50,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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