Bayview vs Winnellie

Bayview is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 52 in Winnellie. In both, about half of households rent. In Bayview, most homes are flats or apartments and about half of households are couple families. In Winnellie, the large majority of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Winnellie: a median of $1.8 million, against $1.15 million in Bayview, though rent is higher in Bayview. Bayview is closer to the city centre: 4.9 km, against 8.3 km. On these figures, Bayview tends to suit young adults, couples, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Winnellie suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Bayview

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 (62% vs 14%)
  • But Winnellie has more separate houses rather than flats (54% vs 38%)

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

First-home buyers

Bayview

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 39%)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,150,000 vs $1,800,000)
  • But Winnellie has cheaper units ($240,000 vs $550,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Bayview leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 27%)
  • Winnellie has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $560/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bayview

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (40/100 vs 22/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (4.9 km vs 8.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bayview

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (40/100 vs 22/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (62% vs 45%)
  • But Winnellie has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 7%)

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

Investors

Bayview

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.1% vs -5.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bayview Winnellie
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.

Bayview Winnellie
Walkability 40 / 22
Bayview — Walkability: 40/100 Winnellie — Walkability: 22/100

Demographics

Bayview has more residents (1,702 vs 197); Bayview has higher household incomes ($172,224 vs $52,832).

Bayview Winnellie
Population 1,702
+88% vs other
 197
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.1% -5.3%
Median age 34 52
Median household income $172,224/yr
+69% vs other
 $52,832/yr
Median weekly rent $560/wk
+52% vs other
 $270/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bayview Winnellie
0-4 4.9% / 2.0%
Bayview — 0-4: 4.9% Winnellie — 0-4: 2.0%
5-14 12.0% / 5.1%
Bayview — 5-14: 12.0% Winnellie — 5-14: 5.1%
15-19 6.5% / 2.0%
Bayview — 15-19: 6.5% Winnellie — 15-19: 2.0%
20-24 6.9% / 1.5%
Bayview — 20-24: 6.9% Winnellie — 20-24: 1.5%
25-34 20.0% / 13.2%
Bayview — 25-34: 20.0% Winnellie — 25-34: 13.2%
35-44 14.6% / 12.7%
Bayview — 35-44: 14.6% Winnellie — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 16.5% / 15.2%
Bayview — 45-54: 16.5% Winnellie — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 11.4% / 20.3%
Bayview — 55-64: 11.4% Winnellie — 55-64: 20.3%
65-74 5.1% / 23.4%
Bayview — 65-74: 5.1% Winnellie — 65-74: 23.4%
75-84 1.2% / 4.1%
Bayview — 75-84: 1.2% Winnellie — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ 0.4% / —
Bayview — 85+: 0.4% Winnellie — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bayview 22.8% lone person
Bayview — Lone Person: 22.8% Bayview — Couple Families: 49.6% Bayview — Group Household: 12.5% Bayview — One Parent Families: 12.5% Bayview — Other Families: 2.6%
Winnellie 86.2% lone person
Winnellie — Lone Person: 86.2% Winnellie — Couple Families: 13.8% Winnellie — Group Household: 0.0% Winnellie — One Parent Families: 0.0% Winnellie — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bayview 48.0% renting
Bayview — Owned Outright: 21.1% Bayview — Mortgage: 30.9% Bayview — Renting: 48.0%
Winnellie 50.0% renting
Winnellie — Owned Outright: 38.2% Winnellie — Mortgage: 11.8% Winnellie — Renting: 50.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bayview Winnellie
Certificate III & IV 13.0% / 23.9%
Bayview — Certificate III & IV: 13.0% Winnellie — Certificate III & IV: 23.9%
Bachelor Degree 21.4% / 10.2%
Bayview — Bachelor Degree: 21.4% Winnellie — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 6.6%
Bayview — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Winnellie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Postgraduate Degree 5.9% / 1.5%
Bayview — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9% Winnellie — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 2.5%
Bayview — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Winnellie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).

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.

Bayview Winnellie
Philippines 1.5% / 5.6%
Bayview — Philippines: 1.5% Winnellie — Philippines: 5.6%
England 3.8% / 3.0%
Bayview — England: 3.8% Winnellie — England: 3.0%
New Zealand 1.2% / 5.1%
Bayview — New Zealand: 1.2% Winnellie — New Zealand: 5.1%
China 0.8% / 3.0%
Bayview — China: 0.8% Winnellie — China: 3.0%
France — / 3.0%
Bayview — France: not among its largest Winnellie — France: 3.0%
India 2.2% / —
Bayview — India: 2.2% Winnellie — India: not among its largest
Greece 1.6% / —
Bayview — Greece: 1.6% Winnellie — Greece: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bayview 58.1% flats / apartments
Bayview — Flats / Apartments: 58.1% Bayview — Houses: 37.5% Bayview — Townhouses: 4.4%
Winnellie 42.0% flats / apartments
Winnellie — Flats / Apartments: 42.0% Winnellie — Houses: 54.5% Winnellie — Townhouses: 3.4%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Bayview Winnellie
Median house price $1,150,000 $1,800,000
Median unit price $550,000 $240,000
Median land price $650,000 $709,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 13 days
from 7 sales
 —

Development activity

Bayview Winnellie
New dwellings approved 171
across Darwin
same for both
Approvals change year on year +47%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bayview Winnellie
Houses 4.3%
$1,025/wk on $1.25M
 —
Units 6.8%
$750/wk on $575K
 —

Ranking within NT

Bayview Winnellie
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 98% of NT Higher than 21% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 79% of NT Higher than 71% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 97% of NT Higher than 93% of NT
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of NT Higher than 83% of NT
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 13% of NT —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 62% of NT —

Liveability

Bayview is more walkable (40 vs 22).

Bayview Winnellie
Grade A —
Score 83/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Bayview Winnellie
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 Low
13/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 High
83/100
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bayview Winnellie
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Danala Education and Community Precinct, 3.0 km
 2
Danala Education and Community Precinct, 5.7 km

Amenities in the suburb

Bayview Winnellie
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 5 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 4
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Winnellie sits further from the CBD (8.3 km vs 4.9 km).

Bayview Winnellie
Walkability score 40/100 22/100
Distance to Darwin 4.9 km 8.3 km
+69% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 9 min 12 min
Public transport score 41/100
Bus
 91/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 3.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 52.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 0820
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 19
postcode 0820
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.

Bayview Winnellie
Car (driver) 83.5% / 65.3%
Bayview — Car (driver): 83.5% Winnellie — Car (driver): 65.3%
Worked from Home 6.0% / 13.3%
Bayview — Worked from Home: 6.0% Winnellie — Worked from Home: 13.3%
Walked Only 0.7% / 17.3%
Bayview — Walked Only: 0.7% Winnellie — Walked Only: 17.3%
Car (passenger) 6.6% / 4.0%
Bayview — Car (passenger): 6.6% Winnellie — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Bicycle 1.7% / —
Bayview — Bicycle: 1.7% Winnellie — Bicycle: not among its largest
Bus 1.4% / —
Bayview — Bus: 1.4% Winnellie — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.5%).

Setting

Bayview Winnellie
Elevation 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 303 m
2.7 km to a named beach
 3.3 km

NBN connectivity

Bayview Winnellie
Connectivity score 100/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
749 premises
 100%
1,317 premises

Climate

Bayview Winnellie
Annual rainfall 1,836 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 19.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Bayview Winnellie
Average residential rate $1,870/yr
same for both
Council Darwin
same for both

Federal electorate

Bayview Winnellie
Division Solomon
same for both
Member Luke John Gosling
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bayview Winnellie
Grant amount $50,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bayview

Apartments Coastal Easy Commute Inner Luxury Parks Professionals River

Winnellie

Affordable Easy Commute Inner Retirees Transport Hub

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