Darwin City vs Larrakeyah

In both, most households rent and most homes are flats or apartments. In Darwin City, most households are people living alone. Darwin City is the city centre itself; Larrakeyah is 3.7 km out. On these figures, Darwin City tends to suit renters and people living alone.

Darwin City is larger with 7149 residents and sits at the CBD with a notably higher walkability score of 74 compared to Larrakeyah's 45, making it more pedestrian-friendly. Larrakeyah offers a higher median household income of $123,344 versus Darwin City's $111,852, and slightly cheaper weekly rent at $395 rather than $450. Both suburbs share the same median age of 33 years and carry no measurable bushfire, crime, or flood risk, though Darwin City scores higher on liveability at 78 versus 73. The choice between them hinges on whether you prioritise walkability and central location or prefer a quieter pocket with stronger household incomes.

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

Larrakeyah

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (22% vs 0%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (43% vs 26%)
  • But Darwin City has more parks and reserves (14 vs 8)

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

First-home buyers

Darwin City

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($519,000 vs $1,125,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Darwin City has a bigger rental market to choose from (77% vs 67%)
  • Larrakeyah has cheaper rent ($395/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Darwin City

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (0 min vs 10 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (0 km vs 3.7 km)
  • is more walkable (73/100 vs 45/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Darwin City

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (73/100 vs 45/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (100% vs 78%)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Darwin City returns a higher gross yield on houses (7.5% vs 2.3%)
  • Larrakeyah returns a higher gross yield on units (7.0% vs 6.3%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Darwin City Larrakeyah
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.

Darwin City Larrakeyah
Walkability 73 / 45
Darwin City — Walkability: 73/100 Larrakeyah — Walkability: 45/100

Demographics

Darwin City has more residents (7,149 vs 3,943); Darwin City rents higher ($450/wk vs $395/wk).

Darwin City Larrakeyah
Population 7,149
+45% vs other
 3,943
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.6% +5.7%
Median age 33
same for both
Median household income $111,852/yr $123,344/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+12% vs other
 $395/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Darwin City Larrakeyah
0-4 3.6% / 5.6%
Darwin City — 0-4: 3.6% Larrakeyah — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 4.8% / 8.2%
Darwin City — 5-14: 4.8% Larrakeyah — 5-14: 8.2%
15-19 2.1% / 3.7%
Darwin City — 15-19: 2.1% Larrakeyah — 15-19: 3.7%
20-24 9.2% / 10.0%
Darwin City — 20-24: 9.2% Larrakeyah — 20-24: 10.0%
25-34 33.6% / 26.4%
Darwin City — 25-34: 33.6% Larrakeyah — 25-34: 26.4%
35-44 18.0% / 16.1%
Darwin City — 35-44: 18.0% Larrakeyah — 35-44: 16.1%
45-54 11.5% / 11.0%
Darwin City — 45-54: 11.5% Larrakeyah — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 9.9% / 9.9%
Darwin City — 55-64: 9.9% Larrakeyah — 55-64: 9.9%
65-74 5.5% / 6.1%
Darwin City — 65-74: 5.5% Larrakeyah — 65-74: 6.1%
75-84 1.4% / 2.4%
Darwin City — 75-84: 1.4% Larrakeyah — 75-84: 2.4%
85+ 0.3% / 0.5%
Darwin City — 85+: 0.3% Larrakeyah — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (33.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Darwin City 56.5% lone person
Darwin City — Lone Person: 56.5% Darwin City — Couple Families: 19.7% Darwin City — Group Household: 15.0% Darwin City — One Parent Families: 6.5% Darwin City — Other Families: 2.3%
Larrakeyah 41.6% lone person
Larrakeyah — Lone Person: 41.6% Larrakeyah — Couple Families: 36.5% Larrakeyah — Group Household: 14.8% Larrakeyah — One Parent Families: 6.5% Larrakeyah — Other Families: 0.6%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Darwin City 77.3% renting
Darwin City — Owned Outright: 7.6% Darwin City — Mortgage: 15.1% Darwin City — Renting: 77.3%
Larrakeyah 66.9% renting
Larrakeyah — Owned Outright: 15.9% Larrakeyah — Mortgage: 17.2% Larrakeyah — Renting: 66.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Darwin City Larrakeyah
Bachelor Degree 23.1% / 21.0%
Darwin City — Bachelor Degree: 23.1% Larrakeyah — Bachelor Degree: 21.0%
Postgraduate Degree 12.3% / 10.3%
Darwin City — Postgraduate Degree: 12.3% Larrakeyah — Postgraduate Degree: 10.3%
Certificate III & IV 10.0% / 10.1%
Darwin City — Certificate III & IV: 10.0% Larrakeyah — Certificate III & IV: 10.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 8.2%
Darwin City — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Larrakeyah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 3.2%
Darwin City — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Larrakeyah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

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.

Darwin City Larrakeyah
Nepal 7.0% / 8.5%
Darwin City — Nepal: 7.0% Larrakeyah — Nepal: 8.5%
England 3.8% / 3.3%
Darwin City — England: 3.8% Larrakeyah — England: 3.3%
India 3.7% / 2.5%
Darwin City — India: 3.7% Larrakeyah — India: 2.5%
Philippines 2.6% / 3.4%
Darwin City — Philippines: 2.6% Larrakeyah — Philippines: 3.4%
China 3.8% / 1.0%
Darwin City — China: 3.8% Larrakeyah — China: 1.0%
New Zealand 2.2% / 1.7%
Darwin City — New Zealand: 2.2% Larrakeyah — New Zealand: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Darwin City 99.4% flats / apartments
Darwin City — Flats / Apartments: 99.4% Darwin City — Houses: 0.5% Darwin City — Townhouses: 0.1%
Larrakeyah 67.1% flats / apartments
Larrakeyah — Flats / Apartments: 67.1% Larrakeyah — Houses: 21.6% Larrakeyah — Townhouses: 11.3%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Darwin City Larrakeyah
Median house price $519,000 $1,125,000
Median unit price $471,000 $451,250
Median land price — $1,300,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 144 days
from 4 sales
 67 days
from 9 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Darwin City Larrakeyah
1 bed $310K / $250K
Darwin City — 1 bed: $310K (169 sales) Larrakeyah — 1 bed: $250K (13 sales)

169 vs 13 sales

2 bed $475K / $415K
Darwin City — 2 bed: $475K (293 sales) Larrakeyah — 2 bed: $415K (111 sales)

293 vs 111 sales

3 bed $580K / $587K
Darwin City — 3 bed: $580K (168 sales) Larrakeyah — 3 bed: $587K (55 sales)

168 vs 55 sales

Development activity

Darwin City Larrakeyah
New dwellings approved 171
across Darwin
same for both
Approvals change year on year +47%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Darwin City Larrakeyah
Houses 7.5%
$750/wk on $520K
 2.3%
$850/wk on $1.92M
Units 6.3%
$650/wk on $532K
 7.0%
$720/wk on $534K

Ranking within NT

Darwin City Larrakeyah
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 73% of NT Higher than 84% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 95% of NT Higher than 81% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 82% of NT Higher than 93% of NT
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of NT Higher than 78% of NT
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 95% of NT Higher than 2% of NT
Rental yield (units) Higher than 35% of NT Higher than 69% of NT

Liveability

Darwin City is more walkable (73 vs 45); Darwin City scores higher overall (92 vs 82).

Darwin City Larrakeyah
Grade A+ A
Score 92/100 82/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Darwin City Larrakeyah
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
81/100
 Moderate
59/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Darwin City Larrakeyah
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Danala Education and Community Precinct, 0.0 km
 1
Danala Education and Community Precinct, 2.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.4% 1.6%

Schools in Darwin City

  • St Mary's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers

Schools in Larrakeyah

  • Larrakeyah Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Darwin City Larrakeyah
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 44 7
Parks & reserves 14 8
Childcare 3 2
GPs 4 0
Pharmacies 3 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 7 0
Fuel stations 4 0
EV chargers 1 0
Beaches 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Larrakeyah sits further from the CBD (3.7 km vs 0 km).

Darwin City Larrakeyah
Walkability score 73/100 45/100
Distance to Darwin 0 km 3.7 km
(not reported on the other side)
Drive time (normal traffic) 0 min 10 min
Public transport score 92/100
Bus
 89/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 119.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 27.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 0800
 1.1%
postcode 0820
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 4
postcode 0800
 19
postcode 0820

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.

Darwin City Larrakeyah
Car (driver) 56.5% / 66.4%
Darwin City — Car (driver): 56.5% Larrakeyah — Car (driver): 66.4%
Walked Only 24.9% / 10.5%
Darwin City — Walked Only: 24.9% Larrakeyah — Walked Only: 10.5%
Car (passenger) 6.1% / 7.2%
Darwin City — Car (passenger): 6.1% Larrakeyah — Car (passenger): 7.2%
Worked from Home 5.0% / 6.0%
Darwin City — Worked from Home: 5.0% Larrakeyah — Worked from Home: 6.0%
Bus 4.1% / 5.0%
Darwin City — Bus: 4.1% Larrakeyah — Bus: 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.4%).

Setting

Darwin City Larrakeyah
Elevation 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 22 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 470 m
517 m to a named beach
 442 m
801 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Darwin City Larrakeyah
Connectivity score 97/100 96/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 91%
7,131 premises
 88%
2,327 premises

Climate

Darwin City Larrakeyah
Annual rainfall 1,836 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 19.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Darwin City Larrakeyah
Average residential rate $1,870/yr
same for both
Council Darwin
same for both

Federal electorate

Darwin City Larrakeyah
Division Solomon
same for both
Member Luke John Gosling
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Darwin City Larrakeyah
Grant amount $50,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Darwin City

Apartments Beach Cafe Culture Coastal Easy Commute Inner Multicultural Nightlife Parks Transport Hub

Larrakeyah

Apartments Beach Coastal Easy Commute Inner Parks Transport Hub

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