Burt Plain vs Namatjira

Namatjira is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 34 in Burt Plain. In both, the large majority of households rent and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Burt Plain, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Burt Plain tends to suit people living alone 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

Namatjira

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 49%)

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

Renters

Burt Plain

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($25/wk vs $30/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Burt Plain

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (1556.7 km vs 1630.6 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Burt Plain and Namatjira 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 Namatjira
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 Namatjira
Walkability 0 / 0
Burt Plain — Walkability: 0/100 Namatjira — Walkability: 0/100

Demographics

Namatjira has higher household incomes ($76,648 vs $42,848); Burt Plain has more residents (230 vs 164).

Burt Plain Namatjira
Population 230
+29% vs other
 164
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.0% -6.3%
Median age 34 29
Median household income $42,848/yr $76,648/yr
+79% vs other
Median weekly rent $25/wk $30/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Burt Plain Namatjira
0-4 10.9% / 7.9%
Burt Plain — 0-4: 10.9% Namatjira — 0-4: 7.9%
5-14 16.1% / 14.0%
Burt Plain — 5-14: 16.1% Namatjira — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 2.6% / 9.8%
Burt Plain — 15-19: 2.6% Namatjira — 15-19: 9.8%
20-24 6.5% / 6.1%
Burt Plain — 20-24: 6.5% Namatjira — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 13.9% / 14.0%
Burt Plain — 25-34: 13.9% Namatjira — 25-34: 14.0%
35-44 16.1% / 13.4%
Burt Plain — 35-44: 16.1% Namatjira — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 11.7% / 15.2%
Burt Plain — 45-54: 11.7% Namatjira — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 13.9% / 6.7%
Burt Plain — 55-64: 13.9% Namatjira — 55-64: 6.7%
65-74 5.2% / 6.7%
Burt Plain — 65-74: 5.2% Namatjira — 65-74: 6.7%
75-84 — / 2.4%
Burt Plain — 75-84: not among its largest Namatjira — 75-84: 2.4%
85+ — / —
Burt Plain — 85+: not among its largest Namatjira — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Burt Plain 30.8% couple families
Burt Plain — Couple Families: 30.8% Burt Plain — Lone Person: 46.2% Burt Plain — One Parent Families: 18.5% Burt Plain — Other Families: 4.6%
Namatjira 41.7% couple families
Namatjira — Couple Families: 41.7% Namatjira — Lone Person: 19.4% Namatjira — One Parent Families: 38.9% Namatjira — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person 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%
Namatjira 78.3% renting
Namatjira — Owned Outright: 21.7% Namatjira — Mortgage: 0.0% Namatjira — Renting: 78.3%
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%
Namatjira 92.3% houses
Namatjira — Houses: 92.3% Namatjira — Flats / Apartments: 7.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Burt Plain Namatjira
Certificate III & IV 5.7% / 3.7%
Burt Plain — Certificate III & IV: 5.7% Namatjira — Certificate III & IV: 3.7%
Bachelor Degree 1.7% / 5.5%
Burt Plain — Bachelor Degree: 1.7% Namatjira — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.0% / 2.4%
Burt Plain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.0% Namatjira — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / —
Burt Plain — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Namatjira — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

Development activity

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

Ranking within NT

Burt Plain Namatjira
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 12% of NT Higher than 46% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of NT Higher than 40% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 32% of NT Higher than 44% of NT

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Burt Plain Namatjira
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 Namatjira
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

Burt Plain Namatjira
Parks & reserves 0 2
Police stations 1 0
Waterways 29 12

Mobility

Namatjira sits further from the CBD (1630.6 km vs 1556.7 km).

Burt Plain Namatjira
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Darwin 1556.7 km 1630.6 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 1054 min 1053 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 Namatjira
Car (driver) 43.5% / 65.2%
Burt Plain — Car (driver): 43.5% Namatjira — Car (driver): 65.2%
Walked Only 26.1% / 13.0%
Burt Plain — Walked Only: 26.1% Namatjira — Walked Only: 13.0%
Car (passenger) 13.0% / 21.7%
Burt Plain — Car (passenger): 13.0% Namatjira — Car (passenger): 21.7%
Worked from Home 17.4% / —
Burt Plain — Worked from Home: 17.4% Namatjira — Worked from Home: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.2%).

Setting

Burt Plain Namatjira
Elevation 659 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 603 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Burt Plain Namatjira
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

Namatjira

Multicultural Professionals Rural

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