Delamere vs Gregory
Gregory is the younger of the two, with a median age of 20 against 26 in Delamere. In both, most households rent and most homes are flats or apartments. In Delamere, most households are people living alone. In Gregory, most households are couple families. On these figures, Delamere tends to suit renters and people living alone, while Gregory 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
Gregory
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 27%)
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 $20/wk)
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 73%)
Weighs rent and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Delamere
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (304 min vs 1047 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (461.3 km vs 831.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs smaller dwellings, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Delamere
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (75.7% vs 42.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Delamere and Gregory 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
Gregory rents higher ($20/wk vs $0/wk); Gregory has more residents (107 vs 65).
| Delamere | Gregory | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 65 | 107 +65% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +75.7% | +42.7% |
| Median age | 26 | 20 |
| Median household income | $56,316/yr +14% vs other | $48,516/yr |
| Median weekly rent | — | $20/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%).
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 (11.2%).
Development activity
| Delamere | Gregory | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 4 across Victoria Daly same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -100% same for both | |
Ranking within NT
| Delamere | Gregory | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 24% of NT | Higher than 18% of NT |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 42% of NT | Higher than 9% of NT |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 47% of NT | Higher than 9% of NT |
Liveability
| Delamere | Gregory | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Delamere | Gregory | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Gregory | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Gregory | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 2 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 66 | 29 |
Mobility
Gregory sits further from the CBD (831.1 km vs 461.3 km).
| Delamere | Gregory | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Darwin | 461.3 km | 831.1 km +80% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 304 min | 1047 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 (66.7%).
Setting
| Delamere | Gregory | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 235 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 226 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Delamere | Gregory | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 30 premises | 0% 8 premises |
Council rates
| Delamere | Gregory | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,399/yr same for both | |
| Council | Victoria Daly same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Delamere | Gregory | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lingiari same for both | |
| Member | Marion Scrymgour same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Delamere | Gregory | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $50,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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