Cossack vs Nitmiluk

Nitmiluk is the younger of the two, with a median age of 27 against 39 in Cossack. In Cossack, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. In Nitmiluk, the large majority of households rent and about half of homes are flats or apartments. On these figures, Cossack tends to suit couples, while Nitmiluk suits 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

Cossack

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (83% vs 43%)

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

First-home buyers

Cossack

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 40%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Nitmiluk

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($69/wk vs $250/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (79% vs 27%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 11%)

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

Commuting to the city

Cossack

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (210 min vs 315 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (329.1 km vs 359.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Cossack has more residents already 65 and over (13% vs 2%)
  • Nitmiluk has more units and townhouses to downsize into (57% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Nitmiluk

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.4% vs 5.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cossack Nitmiluk
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.

Cossack Nitmiluk
Walkability 0 / 0
Cossack — Walkability: 0/100 Nitmiluk — Walkability: 0/100

Demographics

Cossack has more residents (1,293 vs 212); Cossack rents higher ($250/wk vs $69/wk).

Cossack Nitmiluk
Population 1,293
+84% vs other
 212
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.7% +25.4%
Median age 39 27
Median household income $117,364/yr
+44% vs other
 $65,572/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+72% vs other
 $69/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cossack Nitmiluk
0-4 6.5% / 9.9%
Cossack — 0-4: 6.5% Nitmiluk — 0-4: 9.9%
5-14 14.2% / 15.6%
Cossack — 5-14: 14.2% Nitmiluk — 5-14: 15.6%
15-19 5.9% / 8.5%
Cossack — 15-19: 5.9% Nitmiluk — 15-19: 8.5%
20-24 5.3% / 9.4%
Cossack — 20-24: 5.3% Nitmiluk — 20-24: 9.4%
25-34 11.9% / 22.6%
Cossack — 25-34: 11.9% Nitmiluk — 25-34: 22.6%
35-44 13.1% / 16.0%
Cossack — 35-44: 13.1% Nitmiluk — 35-44: 16.0%
45-54 14.6% / 6.6%
Cossack — 45-54: 14.6% Nitmiluk — 45-54: 6.6%
55-64 14.4% / 6.1%
Cossack — 55-64: 14.4% Nitmiluk — 55-64: 6.1%
65-74 9.7% / 2.4%
Cossack — 65-74: 9.7% Nitmiluk — 65-74: 2.4%
75-84 3.3% / —
Cossack — 75-84: 3.3% Nitmiluk — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 0.3% / —
Cossack — 85+: 0.3% Nitmiluk — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cossack 52.3% couple families
Cossack — Couple Families: 52.3% Cossack — Lone Person: 27.3% Cossack — One Parent Families: 13.3% Cossack — Group Household: 5.3% Cossack — Other Families: 1.9%
Nitmiluk 35.1% couple families
Nitmiluk — Couple Families: 35.1% Nitmiluk — Lone Person: 31.6% Nitmiluk — One Parent Families: 26.3% Nitmiluk — Group Household: 7.0% Nitmiluk — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cossack 26.8% renting
Cossack — Owned Outright: 32.1% Cossack — Mortgage: 41.1% Cossack — Renting: 26.8%
Nitmiluk 78.7% renting
Nitmiluk — Owned Outright: 12.8% Nitmiluk — Mortgage: 8.5% Nitmiluk — Renting: 78.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Cossack Nitmiluk
Germany 0.7% / 1.9%
Cossack — Germany: 0.7% Nitmiluk — Germany: 1.9%
New Zealand 2.0% / —
Cossack — New Zealand: 2.0% Nitmiluk — New Zealand: not among its largest
Philippines 1.8% / —
Cossack — Philippines: 1.8% Nitmiluk — Philippines: not among its largest
England 1.4% / —
Cossack — England: 1.4% Nitmiluk — England: not among its largest
Italy 0.6% / —
Cossack — Italy: 0.6% Nitmiluk — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.0%).

Qualifications

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

Cossack Nitmiluk
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 16.5%
Cossack — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Nitmiluk — Certificate III & IV: 16.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.0% / 9.4%
Cossack — Bachelor Degree: 6.0% Nitmiluk — Bachelor Degree: 9.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 4.7%
Cossack — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Nitmiluk — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 1.9%
Cossack — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Nitmiluk — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.4%
Cossack — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Nitmiluk — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cossack 82.7% houses
Cossack — Houses: 82.7% Cossack — Flats / Apartments: 17.3% Cossack — Townhouses: 0.0%
Nitmiluk 42.9% houses
Nitmiluk — Houses: 42.9% Nitmiluk — Flats / Apartments: 51.8% Nitmiluk — Townhouses: 5.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Cossack Nitmiluk
Median house price $732,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,825,000 —

Development activity

Cossack Nitmiluk
New dwellings approved 31
across Katherine
 36
across Roper Gulf

Ranking within NT

Cossack Nitmiluk
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 80% of NT Higher than 32% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 45% of NT Higher than 30% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 48% of NT —
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of NT Higher than 33% of NT

Liveability

Cossack Nitmiluk
Grade C —
Score 30/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Cossack Nitmiluk
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

Cossack Nitmiluk
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 Cossack

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

Schools in Nitmiluk

  • Manyallaluk School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Cossack Nitmiluk
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 7 44

Mobility

Nitmiluk sits further from the CBD (359.9 km vs 329.1 km).

Cossack Nitmiluk
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Darwin 329.1 km 359.9 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 210 min 315 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 0850
 0.0%
postcode 0852
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 35
postcode 0850
 24
postcode 0852

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.

Cossack Nitmiluk
Car (driver) 82.8% / 45.8%
Cossack — Car (driver): 82.8% Nitmiluk — Car (driver): 45.8%
Walked Only 3.4% / 44.1%
Cossack — Walked Only: 3.4% Nitmiluk — Walked Only: 44.1%
Car (passenger) 7.4% / 10.2%
Cossack — Car (passenger): 7.4% Nitmiluk — Car (passenger): 10.2%
Worked from Home 6.4% / —
Cossack — Worked from Home: 6.4% Nitmiluk — Worked from Home: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.8%).

Setting

Cossack Nitmiluk
Elevation 138 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 308 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cossack Nitmiluk
Connectivity score 27/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 14%
148 premises
 0%
30 premises

Climate

Cossack Nitmiluk
Annual rainfall 956 mm 1,002 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 34.4°C
Winter min (Jul) — 13.3°C

Council rates

Cossack Nitmiluk
Average residential rate $2,781/yr $1,569/yr
Council Katherine Roper Gulf

Federal electorate

Cossack Nitmiluk
Division Lingiari
same for both
Member Marion Scrymgour
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cossack Nitmiluk
Grant amount $50,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cossack

Rural

Nitmiluk

Family Multicultural Professionals Rural Young Families

More comparisons

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Other comparisons with Nitmiluk

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