Anmatjere vs Burt Plain

Anmatjere is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 34 in Burt Plain. In both, the large majority of households rent and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Anmatjere, about half of households are couple families. In Burt Plain, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Anmatjere tends to suit couples, while Burt Plain suits people living alone.

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

Anmatjere

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 49%)

Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

Renters

Burt Plain

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (3% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($25/wk vs $73/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Anmatjere

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (1326.7 km vs 1556.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (899 min vs 1054 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Anmatjere and Burt Plain drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Anmatjere Burt Plain
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Anmatjere Burt Plain
Walkability 0 / 0
Anmatjere — Walkability: 0/100 Burt Plain — Walkability: 0/100

Demographics

Anmatjere rents higher ($73/wk vs $25/wk); Anmatjere has more residents (446 vs 230).

Anmatjere Burt Plain
Population 446
+48% vs other
 230
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.5% -8.0%
Median age 30 34
Median household income $38,844/yr $42,848/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $73/wk
+66% vs other
 $25/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Anmatjere Burt Plain
0-4 8.1% / 10.9%
Anmatjere — 0-4: 8.1% Burt Plain — 0-4: 10.9%
5-14 16.8% / 16.1%
Anmatjere — 5-14: 16.8% Burt Plain — 5-14: 16.1%
15-19 8.1% / 2.6%
Anmatjere — 15-19: 8.1% Burt Plain — 15-19: 2.6%
20-24 8.3% / 6.5%
Anmatjere — 20-24: 8.3% Burt Plain — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 16.6% / 13.9%
Anmatjere — 25-34: 16.6% Burt Plain — 25-34: 13.9%
35-44 11.9% / 16.1%
Anmatjere — 35-44: 11.9% Burt Plain — 35-44: 16.1%
45-54 12.1% / 11.7%
Anmatjere — 45-54: 12.1% Burt Plain — 45-54: 11.7%
55-64 9.9% / 13.9%
Anmatjere — 55-64: 9.9% Burt Plain — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 4.5% / 5.2%
Anmatjere — 65-74: 4.5% Burt Plain — 65-74: 5.2%
75-84 2.5% / —
Anmatjere — 75-84: 2.5% Burt Plain — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Anmatjere — 85+: not among its largest Burt Plain — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Anmatjere 47.7% couple families
Anmatjere — Couple Families: 47.7% Anmatjere — Lone Person: 17.4% Anmatjere — One Parent Families: 31.4% Anmatjere — Other Families: 3.5%
Burt Plain 30.8% couple families
Burt Plain — Couple Families: 30.8% Burt Plain — Lone Person: 46.2% Burt Plain — One Parent Families: 18.5% Burt Plain — Other Families: 4.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Anmatjere 81.2% renting
Anmatjere — Owned Outright: 10.9% Anmatjere — Mortgage: 7.8% Anmatjere — Renting: 81.2%
Burt Plain 79.1% renting
Burt Plain — Owned Outright: 20.9% Burt Plain — Mortgage: 0.0% Burt Plain — Renting: 79.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Anmatjere 88.8% houses
Anmatjere — Houses: 88.8% Anmatjere — Flats / Apartments: 11.2%
Burt Plain 85.7% houses
Burt Plain — Houses: 85.7% Burt Plain — Flats / Apartments: 14.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Anmatjere Burt Plain
Certificate III & IV 3.1% / 5.7%
Anmatjere — Certificate III & IV: 3.1% Burt Plain — Certificate III & IV: 5.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 1.1% / 3.0%
Anmatjere — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.1% Burt Plain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.0%
Bachelor Degree 2.0% / 1.7%
Anmatjere — Bachelor Degree: 2.0% Burt Plain — Bachelor Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.3%
Anmatjere — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Burt Plain — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

Development activity

Anmatjere Burt Plain
New dwellings approved 19
across Central Desert
 7
across MacDonnell
Approvals change year on year -100%
same for both

Ranking within NT

Anmatjere Burt Plain
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 8% of NT Higher than 12% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 22% of NT Higher than 29% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 24% of NT Higher than 32% of NT

Liveability

Anmatjere Burt Plain
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Anmatjere Burt Plain
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

Anmatjere Burt Plain
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 Anmatjere

  • Mulga Bore School Government · Combined

Schools in Burt Plain

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Anmatjere Burt Plain
Parks & reserves 5 0
Police stations 0 1
Fuel stations 4 0
Waterways 15 29

Mobility

Burt Plain sits further from the CBD (1556.7 km vs 1326.7 km).

Anmatjere Burt Plain
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Darwin 1326.7 km 1556.7 km
+17% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 899 min 1054 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.

Anmatjere Burt Plain
Car (driver) 39.7% / 43.5%
Anmatjere — Car (driver): 39.7% Burt Plain — Car (driver): 43.5%
Worked from Home 32.8% / 17.4%
Anmatjere — Worked from Home: 32.8% Burt Plain — Worked from Home: 17.4%
Walked Only 22.4% / 26.1%
Anmatjere — Walked Only: 22.4% Burt Plain — Walked Only: 26.1%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / 13.0%
Anmatjere — Car (passenger): 5.2% Burt Plain — Car (passenger): 13.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (43.5%).

Setting

Anmatjere Burt Plain
Elevation 564 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 659 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Anmatjere Burt Plain
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
118 premises
 0%
33 premises

Council rates

Anmatjere Burt Plain
Average residential rate $2,391/yr $1,387/yr
Council Central Desert MacDonnell

Federal electorate

Anmatjere Burt Plain
Division Lingiari
same for both
Member Marion Scrymgour
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Anmatjere Burt Plain
Grant amount $50,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Anmatjere

Family Multicultural Rural

Burt Plain

Family Multicultural Rural Young Families

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