Emungalan vs Nitmiluk

Nitmiluk is the younger of the two, with a median age of 27 against 42 in Emungalan. In both, the large majority of households rent. In Emungalan, the large majority of homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. In Nitmiluk, about half of homes are flats or apartments. On these figures, Emungalan tends to suit couples, while Nitmiluk suits young adults, people living alone, 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

Emungalan

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (85% vs 43%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (92% vs 61%)

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

First-home buyers

Emungalan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (30% vs 40%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Nitmiluk

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($69/wk vs $200/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 11%)

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

Commuting to the city

Emungalan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (208 min vs 315 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (318.9 km vs 359.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Emungalan has more residents already 65 and over (9% vs 2%)
  • Nitmiluk has more units and townhouses to downsize into (57% vs 15%)

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

Investors

Nitmiluk

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.4% vs -15.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Emungalan Nitmiluk
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.

Emungalan Nitmiluk
Walkability 6 / 0
Emungalan — Walkability: 6/100 Nitmiluk — Walkability: 0/100

Demographics

Emungalan rents higher ($200/wk vs $69/wk); Emungalan skews older (42 vs 27).

Emungalan Nitmiluk
Population 254
+17% vs other
 212
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -15.9% +25.4%
Median age 42 27
Median household income $92,612/yr
+29% vs other
 $65,572/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+66% vs other
 $69/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Emungalan Nitmiluk
0-4 6.3% / 9.9%
Emungalan — 0-4: 6.3% Nitmiluk — 0-4: 9.9%
5-14 10.2% / 15.6%
Emungalan — 5-14: 10.2% Nitmiluk — 5-14: 15.6%
15-19 8.7% / 8.5%
Emungalan — 15-19: 8.7% Nitmiluk — 15-19: 8.5%
20-24 5.9% / 9.4%
Emungalan — 20-24: 5.9% Nitmiluk — 20-24: 9.4%
25-34 11.0% / 22.6%
Emungalan — 25-34: 11.0% Nitmiluk — 25-34: 22.6%
35-44 12.6% / 16.0%
Emungalan — 35-44: 12.6% Nitmiluk — 35-44: 16.0%
45-54 21.7% / 6.6%
Emungalan — 45-54: 21.7% Nitmiluk — 45-54: 6.6%
55-64 10.6% / 6.1%
Emungalan — 55-64: 10.6% Nitmiluk — 55-64: 6.1%
65-74 6.3% / 2.4%
Emungalan — 65-74: 6.3% Nitmiluk — 65-74: 2.4%
75-84 3.1% / —
Emungalan — 75-84: 3.1% Nitmiluk — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Emungalan — 85+: not among its largest Nitmiluk — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

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.

Emungalan Nitmiluk
Germany — / 1.9%
Emungalan — Germany: not among its largest Nitmiluk — Germany: 1.9%
New Zealand 1.6% / —
Emungalan — New Zealand: 1.6% Nitmiluk — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Emungalan 51.4% couple families
Emungalan — Couple Families: 51.4% Emungalan — One Parent Families: 40.5% Emungalan — Lone Person: 8.1% Emungalan — Group Household: 0.0%
Nitmiluk 35.1% couple families
Nitmiluk — Couple Families: 35.1% Nitmiluk — One Parent Families: 26.3% Nitmiluk — Lone Person: 31.6% Nitmiluk — Group Household: 7.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Emungalan 84.9% houses
Emungalan — Houses: 84.9% Emungalan — Flats / Apartments: 15.1% Emungalan — Townhouses: 0.0%
Nitmiluk 42.9% houses
Nitmiluk — Houses: 42.9% Nitmiluk — Flats / Apartments: 51.8% Nitmiluk — Townhouses: 5.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Emungalan Nitmiluk
Certificate III & IV 12.2% / 16.5%
Emungalan — Certificate III & IV: 12.2% Nitmiluk — Certificate III & IV: 16.5%
Bachelor Degree 3.1% / 9.4%
Emungalan — Bachelor Degree: 3.1% Nitmiluk — Bachelor Degree: 9.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.5% / 4.7%
Emungalan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5% Nitmiluk — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.9%
Emungalan — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Nitmiluk — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.4%
Emungalan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Nitmiluk — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Emungalan 75.0% renting
Emungalan — Owned Outright: 6.2% Emungalan — Mortgage: 18.8% Emungalan — Renting: 75.0%
Nitmiluk 78.7% renting
Nitmiluk — Owned Outright: 12.8% Nitmiluk — Mortgage: 8.5% Nitmiluk — Renting: 78.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Emungalan Nitmiluk
New dwellings approved 31
across Katherine
 36
across Roper Gulf

Ranking within NT

Emungalan Nitmiluk
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 56% of NT Higher than 32% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of NT Higher than 30% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 46% of NT —
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of NT Higher than 33% of NT

Liveability

Emungalan Nitmiluk
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Emungalan Nitmiluk
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 Moderate
50/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Emungalan Nitmiluk
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Emungalan

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Nitmiluk

  • Manyallaluk School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Emungalan Nitmiluk
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 4 44

Mobility

Nitmiluk sits further from the CBD (359.9 km vs 318.9 km).

Emungalan Nitmiluk
Walkability score 6/100 0/100
Distance to Darwin 318.9 km 359.9 km
+13% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 208 min 315 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 0850
 0.0%
postcode 0852
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 35
postcode 0850
 24
postcode 0852

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.

Emungalan Nitmiluk
Car (driver) 62.3% / 45.8%
Emungalan — Car (driver): 62.3% Nitmiluk — Car (driver): 45.8%
Walked Only 15.9% / 44.1%
Emungalan — Walked Only: 15.9% Nitmiluk — Walked Only: 44.1%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 10.2%
Emungalan — Car (passenger): 4.3% Nitmiluk — Car (passenger): 10.2%
Worked from Home 13.0% / —
Emungalan — Worked from Home: 13.0% Nitmiluk — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Bus 4.3% / —
Emungalan — Bus: 4.3% Nitmiluk — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.3%).

Setting

Emungalan Nitmiluk
Elevation 123 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 308 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Emungalan Nitmiluk
Connectivity score 84/100 15/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 81%
58 premises
 0%
30 premises

Climate

Emungalan Nitmiluk
Annual rainfall 1,002 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 34.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 13.3°C
same for both

Council rates

Emungalan Nitmiluk
Average residential rate $2,781/yr $1,569/yr
Council Katherine Roper Gulf

Federal electorate

Emungalan Nitmiluk
Division Lingiari
same for both
Member Marion Scrymgour
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Emungalan Nitmiluk
Grant amount $50,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Emungalan

Multicultural Rural

Nitmiluk

Family Multicultural Professionals Rural Young Families

More comparisons

Other comparisons with Emungalan

Emungalan vs Katherine South Emungalan vs Cossack Emungalan vs Katherine Emungalan vs Lansdowne Emungalan vs Edith

Other comparisons with Nitmiluk

Nitmiluk vs Cossack Nitmiluk vs Lansdowne Nitmiluk vs Kakadu Nitmiluk vs Venn Nitmiluk vs Edith Nitmiluk vs Flying Fox
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