Birdum vs Daly Waters
In both, most households are people living alone. In Birdum, about half of households rent and most homes are detached houses. In Daly Waters, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are flats or apartments. On these figures, Daly Waters tends to suit young adults 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
Birdum
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more separate houses rather than flats (67% vs 0%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, and childcare.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Daly Waters
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 5%)
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (100% vs 33%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Daly Waters
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (511.1% vs -26.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Birdum and Daly Waters drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Birdum has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $71,500).
| Birdum | Daly Waters | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 63 +13% vs other | 55 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -26.7% | +511.1% |
| Median age | 34 | 33 |
| Median household income | $117,000/yr +39% vs other | $71,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | — same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Birdum | Daly Waters | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 36 across Roper Gulf same for both | |
Ranking within NT
| Birdum | Daly Waters | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 80% of NT | Higher than 40% of NT |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 36% of NT | Higher than 38% of NT |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 39% of NT | Higher than 41% of NT |
Liveability
| Birdum | Daly Waters | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Birdum | Daly Waters | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Birdum | Daly Waters | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Birdum | Daly Waters | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 2 | 0 |
Mobility
| Birdum | Daly Waters | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Darwin | 589.6 km | 589.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 374 min | 378 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 0852 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 24 postcode 0852 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).
Setting
| Birdum | Daly Waters | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 217 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 212 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Birdum | Daly Waters | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 29 premises | 0% 5 premises |
Climate
| Birdum | Daly Waters | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 799 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 36.3°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 11.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Birdum | Daly Waters | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,569/yr same for both | |
| Council | Roper Gulf same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Birdum | Daly Waters | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lingiari same for both | |
| Member | Marion Scrymgour same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Birdum | Daly Waters | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $50,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.