Delamere vs Florina
Delamere is the younger of the two, with a median age of 26 against 41 in Florina. In Delamere, the large majority of households rent, most homes are flats or apartments, and most households are people living alone. In Florina, the large majority of households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Delamere tends to suit renters and people living alone, while Florina suits 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
Florina
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (53% vs 27%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (64% vs 36%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
Delamere
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $277/wk)
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 19%)
Weighs rent and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Florina
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (361.9 km vs 461.3 km)
- has a shorter drive in (239 min vs 304 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Delamere
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (64% vs 36%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Delamere
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (75.7% vs 21.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Delamere and Florina 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
Florina rents higher ($277/wk vs $0/wk); Florina has higher household incomes ($147,316 vs $56,316).
| Delamere | Florina | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 65 | 118 +82% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +75.7% | +21.6% |
| Median age | 26 | 41 |
| Median household income | $56,316/yr | $147,316/yr +162% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | — | $277/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 (20.0%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (13.6%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Delamere | Florina | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 4 across Victoria Daly | 31 across Katherine |
| Approvals change year on year | -100% | — |
Ranking within NT
| Delamere | Florina | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 24% of NT | Higher than 95% of NT |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 42% of NT | Higher than 39% of NT |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 47% of NT | Higher than 42% of NT |
Liveability
| Delamere | Florina | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
| Delamere | Florina | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Delamere | Florina | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Delamere | Florina | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 66 | 8 |
Mobility
Delamere sits further from the CBD (461.3 km vs 361.9 km).
| Delamere | Florina | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Darwin | 461.3 km +22% vs other | 361.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 304 min | 239 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 0852 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 24 postcode 0852 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 (70.8%).
Setting
| Delamere | Florina | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 235 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 155 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Delamere | Florina | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 30 premises | 0% 24 premises |
Council rates
| Delamere | Florina | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,399/yr | $2,781/yr |
| Council | Victoria Daly | Katherine |
Federal electorate
| Delamere | Florina | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lingiari same for both | |
| Member | Marion Scrymgour same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Delamere | Florina | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $50,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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