Anmatjere vs Tanami

Anmatjere is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 42 in Tanami. In both, the large majority of households rent. In Anmatjere, the large majority of homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Tanami tends to suit renters and young adults.

Anmatjere and Tanami are both remote Northern Territory communities with notably different economic profiles. Tanami has a substantially higher median household income at $65,000 per year compared to Anmatjere's $38,844, though Anmatjere is the larger settlement with 446 residents versus Tanami's 144. Anmatjere's population skews younger with a median age of 30 years, while Tanami's is 42 years. Both are distant from Darwin CBD, with Tanami slightly closer at 1230.5 kilometres.

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

Anmatjere

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)

Weighs schools, parks, and childcare.

Renters

Tanami

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $73/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 81%)

Weighs rent and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Anmatjere has a shorter drive in (899 min vs 1303 min)
  • Tanami sits closer to the CBD (1230.5 km vs 1326.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs GPs and walkability.

Investors

Tanami

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (97.3% vs -6.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Anmatjere and Tanami 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 Tanami
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 Tanami
Walkability 0 / 0
Anmatjere — Walkability: 0/100 Tanami — Walkability: 0/100

Demographics

Anmatjere rents higher ($73/wk vs $0/wk); Anmatjere has more residents (446 vs 144).

Anmatjere Tanami
Population 446
+68% vs other
 144
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.5% +97.3%
Median age 30 42
Median household income $38,844/yr $65,000/yr
+67% vs other
Median weekly rent $73/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Anmatjere Tanami
0-4 8.1% / —
Anmatjere — 0-4: 8.1% Tanami — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 16.8% / —
Anmatjere — 5-14: 16.8% Tanami — 5-14: not among its largest
15-19 8.1% / 2.1%
Anmatjere — 15-19: 8.1% Tanami — 15-19: 2.1%
20-24 8.3% / 9.0%
Anmatjere — 20-24: 8.3% Tanami — 20-24: 9.0%
25-34 16.6% / 26.4%
Anmatjere — 25-34: 16.6% Tanami — 25-34: 26.4%
35-44 11.9% / 15.3%
Anmatjere — 35-44: 11.9% Tanami — 35-44: 15.3%
45-54 12.1% / 31.2%
Anmatjere — 45-54: 12.1% Tanami — 45-54: 31.2%
55-64 9.9% / 14.6%
Anmatjere — 55-64: 9.9% Tanami — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 4.5% / —
Anmatjere — 65-74: 4.5% Tanami — 65-74: not among its largest
75-84 2.5% / —
Anmatjere — 75-84: 2.5% Tanami — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Anmatjere — 85+: not among its largest Tanami — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.2%).

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%
Tanami 100.0% renting
Tanami — Owned Outright: 0.0% Tanami — Mortgage: 0.0% Tanami — Renting: 100.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Anmatjere Tanami
New Zealand 1.8% / 2.1%
Anmatjere — New Zealand: 1.8% Tanami — New Zealand: 2.1%
England — / 2.8%
Anmatjere — England: not among its largest Tanami — England: 2.8%
Thailand 1.1% / —
Anmatjere — Thailand: 1.1% Tanami — Thailand: not among its largest
Ireland 1.1% / —
Anmatjere — Ireland: 1.1% Tanami — Ireland: not among its largest
Malaysia 0.7% / —
Anmatjere — Malaysia: 0.7% Tanami — Malaysia: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).

Qualifications

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

Anmatjere Tanami
Certificate III & IV 3.1% / 21.5%
Anmatjere — Certificate III & IV: 3.1% Tanami — Certificate III & IV: 21.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.1%
Anmatjere — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Tanami — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Bachelor Degree 2.0% / —
Anmatjere — Bachelor Degree: 2.0% Tanami — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 1.1% / —
Anmatjere — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.1% Tanami — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

Development activity

Anmatjere Tanami
New dwellings approved 19
across Central Desert
same for both
Approvals change year on year -100%
same for both

Ranking within NT

Anmatjere Tanami
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 8% of NT Higher than 31% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 22% of NT Higher than 4% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 24% of NT Higher than 4% of NT

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Anmatjere Tanami
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 Tanami
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 Tanami

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

Amenities in the suburb

Anmatjere Tanami
Parks & reserves 5 0
Fuel stations 4 0
Waterways 15 3

Mobility

Anmatjere sits further from the CBD (1326.7 km vs 1230.5 km).

Anmatjere Tanami
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Darwin 1326.7 km
+7% vs other
 1230.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 899 min 1303 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 Tanami
Car (driver) 39.7% / 25.0%
Anmatjere — Car (driver): 39.7% Tanami — Car (driver): 25.0%
Bus — / 55.6%
Anmatjere — Bus: not among its largest Tanami — Bus: 55.6%
Walked Only 22.4% / 19.4%
Anmatjere — Walked Only: 22.4% Tanami — Walked Only: 19.4%
Worked from Home 32.8% / —
Anmatjere — Worked from Home: 32.8% Tanami — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 5.2% / —
Anmatjere — Car (passenger): 5.2% Tanami — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.6%).

Setting

Anmatjere Tanami
Elevation 564 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 364 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

Anmatjere Tanami
Average residential rate $2,391/yr
same for both
Council Central Desert
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Anmatjere

Family Multicultural Rural

Tanami

Multicultural Rural

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