Bayview vs Woolner

In both, most homes are flats or apartments. In Bayview, about half of households rent and about half of households are couple families. In Woolner, most households rent. Units cost more in Bayview: a median of $550,000, against $478,000 in Woolner, and rent is higher there too. Bayview is closer to the city centre: 4.9 km, against 5.5 km. On these figures, Bayview tends to suit couples, while Woolner suits renters and 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

Bayview

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (38% vs 24%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 48%)

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

First-home buyers

Woolner

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($750,000 vs $1,150,000)
  • has cheaper units ($477,500 vs $550,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Woolner

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($440/wk vs $560/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (60% vs 48%)

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

Commuting to the city

Woolner

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (61/100 vs 40/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Woolner

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (61/100 vs 40/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (76% vs 62%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs unit yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Bayview and Woolner 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 Woolner
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 Woolner
Walkability 40 / 61
Bayview — Walkability: 40/100 Woolner — Walkability: 61/100

Demographics

Bayview has more residents (1,702 vs 962); Bayview rents higher ($560/wk vs $440/wk).

Bayview Woolner
Population 1,702
+43% vs other
 962
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.1% +3.4%
Median age 34
same for both
Median household income $172,224/yr
+21% vs other
 $136,656/yr
Median weekly rent $560/wk
+21% vs other
 $440/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bayview Woolner
0-4 4.9% / 5.3%
Bayview — 0-4: 4.9% Woolner — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 12.0% / 12.1%
Bayview — 5-14: 12.0% Woolner — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 6.5% / 3.1%
Bayview — 15-19: 6.5% Woolner — 15-19: 3.1%
20-24 6.9% / 5.3%
Bayview — 20-24: 6.9% Woolner — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 20.0% / 26.1%
Bayview — 25-34: 20.0% Woolner — 25-34: 26.1%
35-44 14.6% / 18.8%
Bayview — 35-44: 14.6% Woolner — 35-44: 18.8%
45-54 16.5% / 15.3%
Bayview — 45-54: 16.5% Woolner — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 11.4% / 7.9%
Bayview — 55-64: 11.4% Woolner — 55-64: 7.9%
65-74 5.1% / 3.3%
Bayview — 65-74: 5.1% Woolner — 65-74: 3.3%
75-84 1.2% / 1.6%
Bayview — 75-84: 1.2% Woolner — 75-84: 1.6%
85+ 0.4% / 0.5%
Bayview — 85+: 0.4% Woolner — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bayview 49.6% couple families
Bayview — Couple Families: 49.6% Bayview — Lone Person: 22.8% Bayview — Group Household: 12.5% Bayview — One Parent Families: 12.5% Bayview — Other Families: 2.6%
Woolner 35.0% couple families
Woolner — Couple Families: 35.0% Woolner — Lone Person: 35.3% Woolner — Group Household: 14.7% Woolner — One Parent Families: 12.6% Woolner — Other Families: 2.4%
Couple Families Lone Person 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%
Woolner 60.1% renting
Woolner — Owned Outright: 11.8% Woolner — Mortgage: 28.2% Woolner — Renting: 60.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bayview Woolner
Bachelor Degree 21.4% / 20.9%
Bayview — Bachelor Degree: 21.4% Woolner — Bachelor Degree: 20.9%
Certificate III & IV 13.0% / 14.3%
Bayview — Certificate III & IV: 13.0% Woolner — Certificate III & IV: 14.3%
Postgraduate Degree 5.9% / 11.6%
Bayview — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9% Woolner — Postgraduate Degree: 11.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 8.9%
Bayview — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Woolner — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 2.8%
Bayview — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Woolner — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

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 Woolner
India 2.2% / 7.4%
Bayview — India: 2.2% Woolner — India: 7.4%
England 3.8% / 1.9%
Bayview — England: 3.8% Woolner — England: 1.9%
Sri Lanka — / 4.5%
Bayview — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Woolner — Sri Lanka: 4.5%
Philippines 1.5% / 2.3%
Bayview — Philippines: 1.5% Woolner — Philippines: 2.3%
New Zealand 1.2% / 2.1%
Bayview — New Zealand: 1.2% Woolner — New Zealand: 2.1%
China 0.8% / 2.3%
Bayview — China: 0.8% Woolner — China: 2.3%
Greece 1.6% / —
Bayview — Greece: 1.6% Woolner — Greece: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.4%).

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%
Woolner 73.8% flats / apartments
Woolner — Flats / Apartments: 73.8% Woolner — Houses: 24.2% Woolner — Townhouses: 2.1%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Bayview Woolner
Median house price $1,150,000 $750,000
Median unit price $550,000 $477,500
Median land price $650,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 13 days
from 7 sales
 3 days
from 4 sales

Development activity

Bayview Woolner
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 Woolner
Houses 4.3%
$1,025/wk on $1.25M
 —
Units 6.8%
$750/wk on $575K
 6.7%
$720/wk on $558K

Ranking within NT

Bayview Woolner
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 98% of NT Higher than 90% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 79% of NT Higher than 89% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 97% of NT Higher than 94% of NT
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of NT Higher than 79% of NT
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 13% of NT —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 62% of NT Higher than 46% of NT

Liveability

Woolner is more walkable (61 vs 40).

Bayview Woolner
Grade A A+
Score 83/100 86/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bayview Woolner
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
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bayview Woolner
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, 3.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.9% 1.6%

Amenities in the suburb

Bayview Woolner
Parks & reserves 5 2
Childcare 0 2
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Bayview Woolner
Walkability score 40/100 61/100
Distance to Darwin 4.9 km 5.5 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 9 min 10 min
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 Woolner
Car (driver) 83.5% / 83.6%
Bayview — Car (driver): 83.5% Woolner — Car (driver): 83.6%
Car (passenger) 6.6% / 6.7%
Bayview — Car (passenger): 6.6% Woolner — Car (passenger): 6.7%
Worked from Home 6.0% / 3.8%
Bayview — Worked from Home: 6.0% Woolner — Worked from Home: 3.8%
Bus 1.4% / 2.9%
Bayview — Bus: 1.4% Woolner — Bus: 2.9%
Bicycle 1.7% / 2.3%
Bayview — Bicycle: 1.7% Woolner — Bicycle: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.6%).

Setting

Bayview Woolner
Elevation 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 303 m
2.7 km to a named beach
 684 m
2.0 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Bayview Woolner
Connectivity score 100/100 97/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
749 premises
 91%
744 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Bayview Woolner
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

Woolner

Apartments Coastal Inner Parks Premium

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