Bynoe vs Dundee Forest
Dundee Forest is the younger of the two, with a median age of 56 against 59 in Bynoe. In both, the large majority of households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Bynoe: a median of $418,000, against $208,000 in Dundee Forest, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Dundee Forest tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Dundee Forest
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more separate houses rather than flats (85% vs 66%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Bynoe leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 38%)
- Dundee Forest has cheaper houses ($207,500 vs $417,500)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Dundee Forest
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $353/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Bynoe
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (105.9 km vs 136 km)
- has a shorter drive in (81 min vs 102 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Bynoe
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (34% vs 15%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Dundee Forest
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (16.4% vs 2.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bynoe and Dundee Forest 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
Bynoe rents higher ($353/wk vs $250/wk); Bynoe has higher household incomes ($53,092 vs $42,848).
| Bynoe | Dundee Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 98 +13% vs other | 85 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.1% | +16.4% |
| Median age | 59 | 56 |
| Median household income | $53,092/yr +19% vs other | $42,848/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $353/wk +29% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.6%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bynoe | Dundee Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $417,500 | $207,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 44 days from 3 sales | — |
Development activity
| Bynoe | Dundee Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 89 across Unincorporated NT same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -67% same for both | |
Ranking within NT
| Bynoe | Dundee Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 22% of NT | Higher than 12% of NT |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 35% of NT | Higher than 27% of NT |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 32% of NT | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 37% of NT | Higher than 30% of NT |
Liveability
| Bynoe | Dundee Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Bynoe | Dundee Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | High 71/100 | High 80/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Bynoe | Dundee Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Bynoe | Dundee Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Dundee Forest sits further from the CBD (136 km vs 105.9 km).
| Bynoe | Dundee Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Darwin | 105.9 km | 136 km +28% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 81 min | 102 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 0822 | 0.0% postcode 0840 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 26 postcode 0822 | 32 postcode 0840 |
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 (81.0%).
Setting
| Bynoe | Dundee Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 16 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 24 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 2.9 km | 5.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bynoe | Dundee Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 35 premises | 0% 44 premises |
Federal electorate
| Bynoe | Dundee Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lingiari same for both | |
| Member | Marion Scrymgour same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bynoe | Dundee Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.