Buchanan vs Tanami
Buchanan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 23 against 42 in Tanami. In Buchanan, about half of households are couple families. In Tanami, the large majority of households rent. On these figures, Buchanan tends to suit young adults.
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 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, 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
Buchanan
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (682 min vs 1303 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (931.2 km vs 1230.5 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 45.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Buchanan 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.
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
Tanami skews older (42 vs 23); Buchanan has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $65,000).
| Buchanan | Tanami | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 80 | 144 +80% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +45.5% | +97.3% |
| Median age | 23 | 42 |
| Median household income | $117,000/yr +44% vs other | $65,000/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 (31.2%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).
Development activity
| Buchanan | Tanami | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 4 across Victoria Daly | 19 across Central Desert |
| Approvals change year on year | -100% same for both | |
Ranking within NT
| Buchanan | Tanami | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 79% of NT | Higher than 31% of NT |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 15% of NT | Higher than 4% of NT |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 14% of NT | Higher than 4% of NT |
Liveability
| Buchanan | Tanami | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | — same for both | |
Risk profile
| Buchanan | 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
| Buchanan | Tanami | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Buchanan | Tanami | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 16 | 3 |
Mobility
Tanami sits further from the CBD (1230.5 km vs 931.2 km).
| Buchanan | Tanami | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Darwin | 931.2 km | 1230.5 km +32% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 682 min | 1303 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 0852 | 0.0% postcode 0872 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 24 postcode 0852 | 8 postcode 0872 |
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 (55.6%).
Setting
| Buchanan | Tanami | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 408 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 364 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Buchanan | Tanami | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 31 premises | 0% 12 premises |
Council rates
| Buchanan | Tanami | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,399/yr | $2,391/yr |
| Council | Victoria Daly | Central Desert |
Federal electorate
| Buchanan | Tanami | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lingiari same for both | |
| Member | Marion Scrymgour same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Buchanan | Tanami | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $50,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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