Daly River vs Tipperary
Tipperary is the younger of the two, with a median age of 27 against 47 in Daly River. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Daly River, the large majority of households own their home and most households are people living alone. In Tipperary, the large majority of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Daly River tends to suit people living alone, while Tipperary suits renters, young adults, and families with children.
Daly River and Tipperary are both remote NT communities, but they differ notably in income and demographics. Tipperary has a median household income of $123,448 compared to Daly River's $50,908, while Daly River skews older with a median age of 47 years versus Tipperary's 27 years. Daly River is slightly closer to the CBD at 232.3 km, and has rental options available at a median of $90 per week, whereas Tipperary shows no rental data. Both are very small, isolated settlements with similar socio-economic profiles and low recorded risk across natural hazards and crime.
Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.
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
Tipperary
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 25%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 72%)
- But Daly River has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
Tipperary
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $90/wk)
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 12%)
Weighs rent and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Daly River
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (232.3 km vs 239.5 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
Tipperary
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (74.2% vs -8.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Daly River and Tipperary 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
Daly River rents higher ($90/wk vs $0/wk); Tipperary has higher household incomes ($123,448 vs $50,908).
| Daly River | Tipperary | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 116 +53% vs other | 54 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -8.7% | +74.2% |
| Median age | 47 | 27 |
| Median household income | $50,908/yr | $123,448/yr +142% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $90/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (25.9%).
Development activity
| Daly River | Tipperary | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 89 across Unincorporated NT | 4 across Victoria Daly |
| Approvals change year on year | -67% | -100% |
Ranking within NT
| Daly River | Tipperary | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 20% of NT | Higher than 84% of NT |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 41% of NT | Higher than 16% of NT |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 37% of NT | Higher than 19% of NT |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 46% of NT | Higher than 16% of NT |
Liveability
| Daly River | Tipperary | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Daly River | Tipperary | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 100/100 | High 76/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Daly River | Tipperary | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Daly River
- Woolianna School Government · Combined above peers
- St Francis Xavier Catholic School Catholic · Combined below peers
Schools in Tipperary
- Tipperary Station School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Daly River | Tipperary | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 2 |
| Waterways | 9 | 59 |
Mobility
Tipperary sits further from the CBD (239.5 km vs 232.3 km).
| Daly River | Tipperary | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Darwin | 232.3 km | 239.5 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 182 min | 185 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 0822 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 26 postcode 0822 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.0%).
Setting
| Daly River | Tipperary | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 23 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 60 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Daly River | Tipperary | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 14 premises | 0% 11 premises |
Climate
| Daly River | Tipperary | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,704 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 33.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 14.8°C same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Daly River | Tipperary | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lingiari same for both | |
| Member | Marion Scrymgour same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Daly River | Tipperary | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $50,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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