Bees Creek vs Mcminns Lagoon

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in McMinns Lagoon: a median of $890,000, against $800,000 in Bees Creek.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Bees Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($800,500 vs $890,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

McMinns Lagoon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (35.6 km vs 38.9 km)

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

Bees Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-4.2% vs -13.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bees Creek Mcminns Lagoon
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.

Bees Creek Mcminns Lagoon
Walkability 16 / 10
Bees Creek — Walkability: 16/100 Mcminns Lagoon — Walkability: 10/100

Demographics

McMinns Lagoon has higher household incomes ($130,832 vs $117,416); McMinns Lagoon skews older (43 vs 41).

Bees Creek Mcminns Lagoon
Population 803
+14% vs other
 687
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.2% -13.7%
Median age 41 43
Median household income $117,416/yr $130,832/yr
+11% vs other
Median weekly rent $408/wk
+2% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bees Creek Mcminns Lagoon
0-4 4.5% / 4.5%
Bees Creek — 0-4: 4.5% Mcminns Lagoon — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 13.8% / 14.6%
Bees Creek — 5-14: 13.8% Mcminns Lagoon — 5-14: 14.6%
15-19 7.1% / 8.3%
Bees Creek — 15-19: 7.1% Mcminns Lagoon — 15-19: 8.3%
20-24 4.7% / 5.5%
Bees Creek — 20-24: 4.7% Mcminns Lagoon — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 10.5% / 7.9%
Bees Creek — 25-34: 10.5% Mcminns Lagoon — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 13.3% / 11.9%
Bees Creek — 35-44: 13.3% Mcminns Lagoon — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 14.8% / 18.0%
Bees Creek — 45-54: 14.8% Mcminns Lagoon — 45-54: 18.0%
55-64 14.6% / 12.2%
Bees Creek — 55-64: 14.6% Mcminns Lagoon — 55-64: 12.2%
65-74 10.2% / 9.2%
Bees Creek — 65-74: 10.2% Mcminns Lagoon — 65-74: 9.2%
75-84 5.7% / 6.7%
Bees Creek — 75-84: 5.7% Mcminns Lagoon — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ — / 1.3%
Bees Creek — 85+: not among its largest Mcminns Lagoon — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bees Creek 53.4% couple families
Bees Creek — Couple Families: 53.4% Bees Creek — Lone Person: 23.3% Bees Creek — One Parent Families: 17.5% Bees Creek — Group Household: 5.8%
Mcminns Lagoon 54.5% couple families
Mcminns Lagoon — Couple Families: 54.5% Mcminns Lagoon — Lone Person: 20.8% Mcminns Lagoon — One Parent Families: 20.1% Mcminns Lagoon — Group Household: 4.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bees Creek 13.2% renting
Bees Creek — Owned Outright: 38.3% Bees Creek — Mortgage: 48.6% Bees Creek — Renting: 13.2%
Mcminns Lagoon 14.7% renting
Mcminns Lagoon — Owned Outright: 32.2% Mcminns Lagoon — Mortgage: 53.1% Mcminns Lagoon — Renting: 14.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bees Creek Mcminns Lagoon
Certificate III & IV 21.4% / 22.4%
Bees Creek — Certificate III & IV: 21.4% Mcminns Lagoon — Certificate III & IV: 22.4%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 8.9%
Bees Creek — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Mcminns Lagoon — Bachelor Degree: 8.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 6.8%
Bees Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Mcminns Lagoon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / 2.2%
Bees Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Mcminns Lagoon — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 2.5%
Bees Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Mcminns Lagoon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

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.

Bees Creek Mcminns Lagoon
England 4.2% / 3.2%
Bees Creek — England: 4.2% Mcminns Lagoon — England: 3.2%
New Zealand 2.4% / 1.9%
Bees Creek — New Zealand: 2.4% Mcminns Lagoon — New Zealand: 1.9%
Scotland 1.6% / 0.6%
Bees Creek — Scotland: 1.6% Mcminns Lagoon — Scotland: 0.6%
Thailand 1.0% / 1.0%
Bees Creek — Thailand: 1.0% Mcminns Lagoon — Thailand: 1.0%
Netherlands 1.2% / 0.7%
Bees Creek — Netherlands: 1.2% Mcminns Lagoon — Netherlands: 0.7%
Philippines 1.1% / —
Bees Creek — Philippines: 1.1% Mcminns Lagoon — Philippines: not among its largest
Indonesia 0.4% / 0.7%
Bees Creek — Indonesia: 0.4% Mcminns Lagoon — Indonesia: 0.7%
South Africa — / 1.0%
Bees Creek — South Africa: not among its largest Mcminns Lagoon — South Africa: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bees Creek 98.1% houses
Bees Creek — Houses: 98.1% Bees Creek — Flats / Apartments: 1.9%
Mcminns Lagoon 98.6% houses
Mcminns Lagoon — Houses: 98.6% Mcminns Lagoon — Flats / Apartments: 1.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bees Creek Mcminns Lagoon
Median house price $800,500 $890,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $710,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 17 sales
 30 days
from 7 sales

Development activity

Bees Creek Mcminns Lagoon
New dwellings approved 130
across Litchfield
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
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.

Bees Creek Mcminns Lagoon
Houses 5.4%
$950/wk on $920K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NT

Bees Creek Mcminns Lagoon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 80% of NT Higher than 88% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of NT Higher than 57% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 12% of NT Higher than 8% of NT
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of NT Higher than 62% of NT
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 53% of NT —

Liveability

Bees Creek Mcminns Lagoon
Grade C B
Score 51/100 53/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bees Creek Mcminns Lagoon
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

Bees Creek Mcminns Lagoon
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

Amenities in the suburb

Bees Creek Mcminns Lagoon
Childcare 1 0

Mobility

Bees Creek sits further from the CBD (38.9 km vs 35.6 km).

Bees Creek Mcminns Lagoon
Walkability score 16/100 10/100
Distance to Darwin 38.9 km
+8% vs other
 35.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 34 min 32 min
Public transport score 26/100
Bus
 23/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 4.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
same for both
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 0822
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 26
postcode 0822
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.

Bees Creek Mcminns Lagoon
Car (driver) 82.4% / 80.3%
Bees Creek — Car (driver): 82.4% Mcminns Lagoon — Car (driver): 80.3%
Worked from Home 6.6% / 10.9%
Bees Creek — Worked from Home: 6.6% Mcminns Lagoon — Worked from Home: 10.9%
Car (passenger) 6.4% / 7.0%
Bees Creek — Car (passenger): 6.4% Mcminns Lagoon — Car (passenger): 7.0%
Bus 2.4% / 0.9%
Bees Creek — Bus: 2.4% Mcminns Lagoon — Bus: 0.9%
Walked Only 2.1% / 0.9%
Bees Creek — Walked Only: 2.1% Mcminns Lagoon — Walked Only: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.4%).

Setting

Bees Creek Mcminns Lagoon
Elevation 30 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.6 km 10.2 km

NBN connectivity

Bees Creek Mcminns Lagoon
Connectivity score 29/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
309 premises
 0%
262 premises

Climate

Bees Creek Mcminns Lagoon
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

Bees Creek Mcminns Lagoon
Average residential rate $1,153/yr
same for both
Council Litchfield
same for both

Federal electorate

Bees Creek Mcminns Lagoon
Division Lingiari
same for both
Member Marion Scrymgour
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bees Creek Mcminns Lagoon
Grant amount $50,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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