Darwin City vs Stuart Park

In both, most households rent. In Darwin City, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments and most households are people living alone. In Stuart Park, about half of homes are flats or apartments. Darwin City is the city centre itself; Stuart Park is 4 km out. On these figures, Darwin City tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone.

Darwin City is the larger, more central suburb with a population of 7149 compared to Stuart Park's 4101, and sits right at the CBD with a walkability score of 74 versus Stuart Park's 67. Stuart Park offers a higher median household income of $118,456 against Darwin City's $111,852, though Darwin City has a slightly better liveability score of 78. Rental costs are lower in Stuart Park at $400 per week versus $450 in Darwin City, while Darwin City offers a better rental yield at 6.4% compared to 5.7%. Both suburbs share the same socio-economic decile and face no bushfire, crime, or flood risk.

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

Stuart Park

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (25% vs 0%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (44% vs 26%)
  • But Darwin City has more parks and reserves (14 vs 9)

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 $1,000,000)

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 58%)
  • Stuart Park has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Darwin City

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (0 min vs 8 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (0 km vs 4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Darwin City

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 2)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (100% vs 75%)

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

Investors

Darwin City

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (10.6% vs -1.2%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (7.5% vs 4.5%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Darwin City and Stuart Park 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 Stuart Park
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 Stuart Park
Walkability 73 / 67
Darwin City — Walkability: 73/100 Stuart Park — Walkability: 67/100

Demographics

Darwin City has more residents (7,149 vs 4,101); Darwin City rents higher ($450/wk vs $400/wk).

Darwin City Stuart Park
Population 7,149
+43% vs other
 4,101
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.6% -1.2%
Median age 33 34
Median household income $111,852/yr $118,456/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+11% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Darwin City Stuart Park
0-4 3.6% / 4.9%
Darwin City — 0-4: 3.6% Stuart Park — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 4.8% / 8.8%
Darwin City — 5-14: 4.8% Stuart Park — 5-14: 8.8%
15-19 2.1% / 4.3%
Darwin City — 15-19: 2.1% Stuart Park — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 9.2% / 7.5%
Darwin City — 20-24: 9.2% Stuart Park — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 33.6% / 25.7%
Darwin City — 25-34: 33.6% Stuart Park — 25-34: 25.7%
35-44 18.0% / 17.2%
Darwin City — 35-44: 18.0% Stuart Park — 35-44: 17.2%
45-54 11.5% / 12.4%
Darwin City — 45-54: 11.5% Stuart Park — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 9.9% / 10.9%
Darwin City — 55-64: 9.9% Stuart Park — 55-64: 10.9%
65-74 5.5% / 5.5%
Darwin City — 65-74: 5.5% Stuart Park — 65-74: 5.5%
75-84 1.4% / 2.3%
Darwin City — 75-84: 1.4% Stuart Park — 75-84: 2.3%
85+ 0.3% / 0.4%
Darwin City — 85+: 0.3% Stuart Park — 85+: 0.4%

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%
Stuart Park 38.8% lone person
Stuart Park — Lone Person: 38.8% Stuart Park — Couple Families: 33.7% Stuart Park — Group Household: 15.3% Stuart Park — One Parent Families: 10.3% Stuart Park — Other Families: 1.8%
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%
Stuart Park 58.3% renting
Stuart Park — Owned Outright: 14.9% Stuart Park — Mortgage: 26.8% Stuart Park — Renting: 58.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Darwin City Stuart Park
Bachelor Degree 23.1% / 18.5%
Darwin City — Bachelor Degree: 23.1% Stuart Park — Bachelor Degree: 18.5%
Certificate III & IV 10.0% / 12.7%
Darwin City — Certificate III & IV: 10.0% Stuart Park — Certificate III & IV: 12.7%
Postgraduate Degree 12.3% / 9.3%
Darwin City — Postgraduate Degree: 12.3% Stuart Park — Postgraduate Degree: 9.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 8.7%
Darwin City — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Stuart Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 3.2%
Darwin City — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Stuart Park — 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 Stuart Park
Nepal 7.0% / 4.6%
Darwin City — Nepal: 7.0% Stuart Park — Nepal: 4.6%
Philippines 2.6% / 4.9%
Darwin City — Philippines: 2.6% Stuart Park — Philippines: 4.9%
England 3.8% / 3.2%
Darwin City — England: 3.8% Stuart Park — England: 3.2%
India 3.7% / 2.4%
Darwin City — India: 3.7% Stuart Park — India: 2.4%
China 3.8% / 1.3%
Darwin City — China: 3.8% Stuart Park — China: 1.3%
New Zealand 2.2% / 2.9%
Darwin City — New Zealand: 2.2% Stuart Park — New Zealand: 2.9%
Sri Lanka 1.8% / 2.8%
Darwin City — Sri Lanka: 1.8% Stuart Park — Sri Lanka: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.0%).

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 — Townhouses: 0.1% Darwin City — Houses: 0.5%
Stuart Park 49.3% flats / apartments
Stuart Park — Flats / Apartments: 49.3% Stuart Park — Townhouses: 25.9% Stuart Park — Houses: 24.8%
Flats / Apartments Townhouses Houses

Property market

Darwin City Stuart Park
Median house price $519,000 $1,000,000
Median unit price $471,000 $495,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 144 days
from 4 sales
 62 days
from 10 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 Stuart Park
1 bed $310K / $310K
Darwin City — 1 bed: $310K (169 sales) Stuart Park — 1 bed: $310K (5 sales)

169 vs 5 sales

2 bed $475K / $448K
Darwin City — 2 bed: $475K (293 sales) Stuart Park — 2 bed: $448K (73 sales)

293 vs 73 sales

3 bed $580K / $550K
Darwin City — 3 bed: $580K (168 sales) Stuart Park — 3 bed: $550K (59 sales)

168 vs 59 sales

Development activity

Darwin City Stuart Park
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 Stuart Park
Houses 7.5%
$750/wk on $520K
 4.5%
$700/wk on $810K
Units 6.3%
$650/wk on $532K
 5.9%
$670/wk on $590K

Ranking within NT

Darwin City Stuart Park
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 73% of NT Higher than 82% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 95% of NT Higher than 93% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 82% of NT Higher than 99% of NT
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of NT Higher than 96% of NT
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 95% of NT Higher than 18% of NT
Rental yield (units) Higher than 35% of NT Higher than 8% of NT

Liveability

Darwin City scores higher overall (92 vs 87).

Darwin City Stuart Park
Grade A+
same for both
Score 92/100 87/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Darwin City Stuart Park
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
 Low
24/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Darwin City Stuart Park
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
 2
Danala Education and Community Precinct, 1.8 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 Stuart Park

  • Stuart Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Darwin City Stuart Park
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 44 2
Parks & reserves 14 9
Childcare 3 2
GPs 4 2
Pharmacies 3 1
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

Stuart Park sits further from the CBD (4 km vs 0 km).

Darwin City Stuart Park
Walkability score 73/100 67/100
Distance to Darwin 0 km 4 km
(not reported on the other side)
Drive time (normal traffic) 0 min 8 min
Public transport score 92/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 119.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 50.2
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 Stuart Park
Car (driver) 56.5% / 75.9%
Darwin City — Car (driver): 56.5% Stuart Park — Car (driver): 75.9%
Walked Only 24.9% / 3.4%
Darwin City — Walked Only: 24.9% Stuart Park — Walked Only: 3.4%
Car (passenger) 6.1% / 8.9%
Darwin City — Car (passenger): 6.1% Stuart Park — Car (passenger): 8.9%
Worked from Home 5.0% / 4.7%
Darwin City — Worked from Home: 5.0% Stuart Park — Worked from Home: 4.7%
Bus 4.1% / 4.1%
Darwin City — Bus: 4.1% Stuart Park — Bus: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.9%).

Setting

Darwin City Stuart Park
Elevation 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 470 m
517 m to a named beach
 466 m
1.9 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Darwin City Stuart Park
Connectivity score 97/100 100/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 91%
7,131 premises
 99%
2,212 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Darwin City Stuart Park
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 Stuart Park
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

Stuart Park

Apartments Coastal Easy Commute Inner Parks Premium Townhouses Transport Hub

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