Davenport vs Sandover

Sandover is the younger of the two, with a median age of 28 against 32 in Davenport. In both, the large majority of households rent and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Sandover, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Davenport tends to suit people living alone, while Sandover suits families with children and couples.

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

Sandover

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 64%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (95% vs 80%)
  • But Davenport has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)

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

Renters

Sandover

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($50/wk vs $70/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Davenport

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (848 min vs 1357 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1227 km vs 1707.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Davenport

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 5%)

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

Investors

Sandover

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-10.3% vs -18.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Davenport Sandover
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.

Davenport Sandover
Walkability 0 / 0
Davenport — Walkability: 0/100 Sandover — Walkability: 0/100

Demographics

Sandover has more residents (569 vs 145); Davenport rents higher ($70/wk vs $50/wk).

Davenport Sandover
Population 145 569
+292% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -18.5% -10.3%
Median age 32 28
Median household income $52,884/yr $70,096/yr
+33% vs other
Median weekly rent $70/wk
+29% vs other
 $50/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Davenport Sandover
0-4 4.1% / 8.6%
Davenport — 0-4: 4.1% Sandover — 0-4: 8.6%
5-14 16.6% / 21.3%
Davenport — 5-14: 16.6% Sandover — 5-14: 21.3%
15-19 8.3% / 8.6%
Davenport — 15-19: 8.3% Sandover — 15-19: 8.6%
20-24 6.9% / 5.4%
Davenport — 20-24: 6.9% Sandover — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 17.2% / 16.5%
Davenport — 25-34: 17.2% Sandover — 25-34: 16.5%
35-44 17.2% / 13.9%
Davenport — 35-44: 17.2% Sandover — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 13.1% / 9.8%
Davenport — 45-54: 13.1% Sandover — 45-54: 9.8%
55-64 10.3% / 9.5%
Davenport — 55-64: 10.3% Sandover — 55-64: 9.5%
65-74 6.2% / 4.6%
Davenport — 65-74: 6.2% Sandover — 65-74: 4.6%
75-84 — / 1.9%
Davenport — 75-84: not among its largest Sandover — 75-84: 1.9%
85+ — / —
Davenport — 85+: not among its largest Sandover — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

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.

Davenport Sandover
England 3.4% / 1.2%
Davenport — England: 3.4% Sandover — England: 1.2%
New Zealand — / 0.9%
Davenport — New Zealand: not among its largest Sandover — New Zealand: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Davenport 27.8% couple families
Davenport — Couple Families: 27.8% Davenport — One Parent Families: 36.1% Davenport — Lone Person: 36.1% Davenport — Other Families: 0.0%
Sandover 51.2% couple families
Sandover — Couple Families: 51.2% Sandover — One Parent Families: 26.8% Sandover — Lone Person: 17.9% Sandover — Other Families: 4.1%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Other Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Davenport 80.4% houses
Davenport — Houses: 80.4% Davenport — Flats / Apartments: 19.6%
Sandover 95.4% houses
Sandover — Houses: 95.4% Sandover — Flats / Apartments: 4.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Davenport Sandover
Certificate III & IV 8.3% / 2.6%
Davenport — Certificate III & IV: 8.3% Sandover — Certificate III & IV: 2.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 1.4%
Davenport — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Sandover — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.4%
Bachelor Degree 2.1% / 1.6%
Davenport — Bachelor Degree: 2.1% Sandover — Bachelor Degree: 1.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.7%
Davenport — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Sandover — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.3%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Davenport 85.7% renting
Davenport — Owned Outright: 14.3% Davenport — Mortgage: 0.0% Davenport — Renting: 85.7%
Sandover 91.7% renting
Sandover — Owned Outright: 8.3% Sandover — Mortgage: 0.0% Sandover — Renting: 91.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Davenport Sandover
New dwellings approved 2
across Barkly
same for both
Approvals change year on year -100%
same for both

Ranking within NT

Davenport Sandover
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 21% of NT Higher than 36% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 24% of NT Higher than 47% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of NT Higher than 51% of NT

Liveability

Davenport Sandover
Grade — D
Score — 7/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Davenport Sandover
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

Davenport Sandover
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Davenport

  • Murray Downs School Government · Combined
  • Neutral Junction School Government · Combined

Schools in Sandover

  • Arlparra School Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Davenport Sandover
Parks & reserves 4 1
GPs 1 0
Police stations 0 1
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 15 2

Mobility

Sandover sits further from the CBD (1707.7 km vs 1227 km).

Davenport Sandover
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Darwin 1227 km 1707.7 km
+39% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 848 min 1357 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 0872
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 8
postcode 0872
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.

Davenport Sandover
Walked Only 51.5% / 50.6%
Davenport — Walked Only: 51.5% Sandover — Walked Only: 50.6%
Car (driver) 39.4% / 25.3%
Davenport — Car (driver): 39.4% Sandover — Car (driver): 25.3%
Car (passenger) 9.1% / 16.5%
Davenport — Car (passenger): 9.1% Sandover — Car (passenger): 16.5%
Worked from Home — / 7.6%
Davenport — Worked from Home: not among its largest Sandover — Worked from Home: 7.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (51.5%).

Setting

Davenport Sandover
Elevation 449 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 390 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Davenport Sandover
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
47 premises
 0%
99 premises

Council rates

Davenport Sandover
Average residential rate $1,475/yr
same for both
Council Barkly
same for both

Federal electorate

Davenport Sandover
Division Lingiari
same for both
Member Marion Scrymgour
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Davenport Sandover
Grant amount $50,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Davenport

Multicultural Rural

Sandover

Family Multicultural Rural Young Families

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