Burt Plain vs Mount Zeil

Mount Zeil is the younger of the two, with a median age of 26 against 34 in Burt Plain. In both, the large majority of households rent, most homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Mount Zeil tends to suit renters, young adults, and families with children.

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

Burt Plain

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (86% vs 67%)

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

Renters

Mount Zeil

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $25/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 79%)

Weighs rent and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Burt Plain

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1054 min vs 1145 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1556.7 km vs 1649.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Zeil

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (33% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Burt Plain

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-8.0% vs -16.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Burt Plain Mount Zeil
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.

Burt Plain Mount Zeil
Walkability 0 / 0
Burt Plain — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Zeil — Walkability: 0/100

Demographics

Burt Plain rents higher ($25/wk vs $0/wk); Burt Plain has more residents (230 vs 69).

Burt Plain Mount Zeil
Population 230
+70% vs other
 69
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.0% -16.9%
Median age 34 26
Median household income $42,848/yr $46,800/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $25/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Burt Plain Mount Zeil
0-4 10.9% / 14.5%
Burt Plain — 0-4: 10.9% Mount Zeil — 0-4: 14.5%
5-14 16.1% / 27.5%
Burt Plain — 5-14: 16.1% Mount Zeil — 5-14: 27.5%
15-19 2.6% / —
Burt Plain — 15-19: 2.6% Mount Zeil — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 6.5% / 15.9%
Burt Plain — 20-24: 6.5% Mount Zeil — 20-24: 15.9%
25-34 13.9% / 26.1%
Burt Plain — 25-34: 13.9% Mount Zeil — 25-34: 26.1%
35-44 16.1% / 13.0%
Burt Plain — 35-44: 16.1% Mount Zeil — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 11.7% / 13.0%
Burt Plain — 45-54: 11.7% Mount Zeil — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 13.9% / —
Burt Plain — 55-64: 13.9% Mount Zeil — 55-64: not among its largest
65-74 5.2% / 7.2%
Burt Plain — 65-74: 5.2% Mount Zeil — 65-74: 7.2%
75-84 — / —
Burt Plain — 75-84: not among its largest Mount Zeil — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Burt Plain — 85+: not among its largest Mount Zeil — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Burt Plain 46.2% lone person
Burt Plain — Lone Person: 46.2% Burt Plain — Couple Families: 30.8% Burt Plain — One Parent Families: 18.5% Burt Plain — Other Families: 4.6%
Mount Zeil 50.0% lone person
Mount Zeil — Lone Person: 50.0% Mount Zeil — Couple Families: 50.0% Mount Zeil — One Parent Families: 0.0% Mount Zeil — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Burt Plain 79.1% renting
Burt Plain — Owned Outright: 20.9% Burt Plain — Mortgage: 0.0% Burt Plain — Renting: 79.1%
Mount Zeil 100.0% renting
Mount Zeil — Owned Outright: 0.0% Mount Zeil — Mortgage: 0.0% Mount Zeil — Renting: 100.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Burt Plain 85.7% houses
Burt Plain — Houses: 85.7% Burt Plain — Flats / Apartments: 14.3%
Mount Zeil 66.7% houses
Mount Zeil — Houses: 66.7% Mount Zeil — Flats / Apartments: 33.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Burt Plain Mount Zeil
Certificate III & IV 5.7% / 5.8%
Burt Plain — Certificate III & IV: 5.7% Mount Zeil — Certificate III & IV: 5.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.0% / 4.3%
Burt Plain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.0% Mount Zeil — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3%
Bachelor Degree 1.7% / 4.3%
Burt Plain — Bachelor Degree: 1.7% Mount Zeil — Bachelor Degree: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / —
Burt Plain — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Mount Zeil — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

Development activity

Burt Plain Mount Zeil
New dwellings approved 7
across MacDonnell
same for both
Approvals change year on year -100%
same for both

Ranking within NT

Burt Plain Mount Zeil
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 12% of NT Higher than 17% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of NT Higher than 31% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 32% of NT Higher than 34% of NT

Liveability

Burt Plain Mount Zeil
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Burt Plain Mount Zeil
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

Burt Plain Mount Zeil
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Burt Plain

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Mount Zeil

  • Mbunghara School Government · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Burt Plain Mount Zeil
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 1
Police stations 1 0
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 29 19

Mobility

Mount Zeil sits further from the CBD (1649.1 km vs 1556.7 km).

Burt Plain Mount Zeil
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Darwin 1556.7 km 1649.1 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 1054 min 1145 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 0872
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 8
postcode 0872
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.

Burt Plain Mount Zeil
Walked Only 26.1% / 69.2%
Burt Plain — Walked Only: 26.1% Mount Zeil — Walked Only: 69.2%
Car (driver) 43.5% / 30.8%
Burt Plain — Car (driver): 43.5% Mount Zeil — Car (driver): 30.8%
Worked from Home 17.4% / —
Burt Plain — Worked from Home: 17.4% Mount Zeil — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 13.0% / —
Burt Plain — Car (passenger): 13.0% Mount Zeil — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.2%).

Setting

Burt Plain Mount Zeil
Elevation 659 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 620 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Burt Plain Mount Zeil
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
33 premises
 0%
27 premises

Council rates

Burt Plain Mount Zeil
Average residential rate $1,387/yr
same for both
Council MacDonnell
same for both

Federal electorate

Burt Plain Mount Zeil
Division Lingiari
same for both
Member Marion Scrymgour
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Burt Plain Mount Zeil
Grant amount $50,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Burt Plain

Family Multicultural Rural Young Families

Mount Zeil

Family Multicultural Professionals Rural Young Families

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