Douglas-Daly vs Pine Creek

Douglas-Daly is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 36 in Pine Creek. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Douglas-Daly, the large majority of households own their home and about half of households are people living alone. In Pine Creek, about half of households rent. On these figures, Douglas-Daly tends to suit young adults, while Pine Creek suits renters and families with children.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Douglas-Daly has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • Pine Creek is already more of a family suburb (47% vs 38%)

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

First-home buyers

Pine Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 54%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Douglas-Daly has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $120/wk)
  • Pine Creek has a bigger rental market to choose from (52% vs 25%)

Weighs rent and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Pine Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (146 min vs 254 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Pine Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Pine Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-3.0% vs -27.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Douglas-Daly and Pine Creek drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Douglas-Daly Pine Creek
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.

Douglas-Daly Pine Creek
Walkability 0 / 21
Douglas-Daly — Walkability: 0/100 Pine Creek — Walkability: 21/100

Demographics

Pine Creek rents higher ($120/wk vs $0/wk); Pine Creek has more residents (318 vs 173).

Douglas-Daly Pine Creek
Population 173 318
+84% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -27.3% -3.0%
Median age 33 36
Median household income $74,048/yr
+21% vs other
 $58,500/yr
Median weekly rent — $120/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Douglas-Daly Pine Creek
0-4 2.9% / 4.7%
Douglas-Daly — 0-4: 2.9% Pine Creek — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 6.4% / 14.5%
Douglas-Daly — 5-14: 6.4% Pine Creek — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 2.3% / 8.5%
Douglas-Daly — 15-19: 2.3% Pine Creek — 15-19: 8.5%
20-24 10.4% / 6.0%
Douglas-Daly — 20-24: 10.4% Pine Creek — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 26.6% / 14.5%
Douglas-Daly — 25-34: 26.6% Pine Creek — 25-34: 14.5%
35-44 13.3% / 7.5%
Douglas-Daly — 35-44: 13.3% Pine Creek — 35-44: 7.5%
45-54 11.0% / 15.4%
Douglas-Daly — 45-54: 11.0% Pine Creek — 45-54: 15.4%
55-64 11.0% / 14.2%
Douglas-Daly — 55-64: 11.0% Pine Creek — 55-64: 14.2%
65-74 8.7% / 11.0%
Douglas-Daly — 65-74: 8.7% Pine Creek — 65-74: 11.0%
75-84 1.7% / 3.8%
Douglas-Daly — 75-84: 1.7% Pine Creek — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ — / —
Douglas-Daly — 85+: not among its largest Pine Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Douglas-Daly 51.7% lone person
Douglas-Daly — Lone Person: 51.7% Douglas-Daly — Couple Families: 37.9% Douglas-Daly — One Parent Families: 0.0% Douglas-Daly — Group Household: 10.3%
Pine Creek 44.9% lone person
Pine Creek — Lone Person: 44.9% Pine Creek — Couple Families: 28.2% Pine Creek — One Parent Families: 19.2% Pine Creek — Group Household: 7.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Douglas-Daly 25.0% renting
Douglas-Daly — Owned Outright: 56.2% Douglas-Daly — Mortgage: 18.8% Douglas-Daly — Renting: 25.0%
Pine Creek 51.8% renting
Pine Creek — Owned Outright: 32.9% Pine Creek — Mortgage: 15.3% Pine Creek — Renting: 51.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Douglas-Daly Pine Creek
Certificate III & IV 10.4% / 9.7%
Douglas-Daly — Certificate III & IV: 10.4% Pine Creek — Certificate III & IV: 9.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 3.8%
Douglas-Daly — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Pine Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8%
Bachelor Degree 4.6% / 0.9%
Douglas-Daly — Bachelor Degree: 4.6% Pine Creek — Bachelor Degree: 0.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.6%
Douglas-Daly — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Pine Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.4%).

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.

Douglas-Daly Pine Creek
New Zealand 3.5% / 4.1%
Douglas-Daly — New Zealand: 3.5% Pine Creek — New Zealand: 4.1%
France 1.7% / 1.6%
Douglas-Daly — France: 1.7% Pine Creek — France: 1.6%
England 2.9% / —
Douglas-Daly — England: 2.9% Pine Creek — England: not among its largest
Italy 2.3% / —
Douglas-Daly — Italy: 2.3% Pine Creek — Italy: not among its largest
Indonesia — / 2.2%
Douglas-Daly — Indonesia: not among its largest Pine Creek — Indonesia: 2.2%
India — / 1.3%
Douglas-Daly — India: not among its largest Pine Creek — India: 1.3%
China — / 1.3%
Douglas-Daly — China: not among its largest Pine Creek — China: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Douglas-Daly 80.0% houses
Douglas-Daly — Houses: 80.0% Douglas-Daly — Flats / Apartments: 20.0% Douglas-Daly — Townhouses: 0.0%
Pine Creek 76.9% houses
Pine Creek — Houses: 76.9% Pine Creek — Flats / Apartments: 13.2% Pine Creek — Townhouses: 9.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Douglas-Daly Pine Creek
Median house price — $182,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 49 days
from 3 sales

Development activity

Douglas-Daly Pine Creek
New dwellings approved 89
across Unincorporated NT
 4
across Victoria Daly
Approvals change year on year -67% -100%

Ranking within NT

Douglas-Daly Pine Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 43% of NT Higher than 26% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 48% of NT Higher than 70% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 42% of NT —
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of NT Higher than 48% of NT

Liveability

Pine Creek is more walkable (21 vs 0).

Douglas-Daly Pine Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Douglas-Daly Pine Creek
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

Douglas-Daly Pine Creek
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Douglas-Daly

  • Douglas Daly School Government · Primary

Schools in Pine Creek

  • Pine Creek School Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Douglas-Daly Pine Creek
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 5 0
GPs 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 27 1

Mobility

Douglas-Daly Pine Creek
Walkability score 0/100 21/100
Distance to Darwin 224.9 km 225.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 254 min 146 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 0822
 0.0%
postcode 0847
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 26
postcode 0822
 19
postcode 0847

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.

Douglas-Daly Pine Creek
Car (driver) 29.1% / 48.1%
Douglas-Daly — Car (driver): 29.1% Pine Creek — Car (driver): 48.1%
Walked Only 27.3% / 39.0%
Douglas-Daly — Walked Only: 27.3% Pine Creek — Walked Only: 39.0%
Worked from Home 30.9% / 3.9%
Douglas-Daly — Worked from Home: 30.9% Pine Creek — Worked from Home: 3.9%
Car (passenger) 12.7% / 9.1%
Douglas-Daly — Car (passenger): 12.7% Pine Creek — Car (passenger): 9.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (48.1%).

Setting

Douglas-Daly Pine Creek
Elevation 93 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 207 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Douglas-Daly Pine Creek
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
76 premises
 0%
31 premises

Federal electorate

Douglas-Daly Pine Creek
Division Lingiari
same for both
Member Marion Scrymgour
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Douglas-Daly Pine Creek
Grant amount $50,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Douglas-Daly

Multicultural Rural

Pine Creek

Multicultural Quiet Rural

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