Eva Valley vs Stapleton
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Eva Valley, about half of households are people living alone. In Stapleton, most households are people living alone.
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Eva Valley
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $577/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (31% vs 44%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Eva Valley
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (84 min vs 115 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (108.4 km vs 123.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Stapleton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 24%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Eva Valley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (7.4% vs -7.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Eva Valley and Stapleton 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
Eva Valley has more residents (101 vs 63); Stapleton rents higher ($577/wk vs $400/wk).
| Eva Valley | Stapleton | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 101 +38% vs other | 63 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.4% | -7.4% |
| Median age | 55 same for both | |
| Median household income | $67,132/yr | $68,224/yr +2% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $400/wk | $577/wk +44% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).
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 (9.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Eva Valley | Stapleton | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $150,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Ranking within NT
| Eva Valley | Stapleton | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 33% of NT | Higher than 34% of NT |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 36% of NT | Higher than 1% of NT |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 33% of NT | Higher than 5% of NT |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 39% of NT | Higher than 1% of NT |
Liveability
| Eva Valley | Stapleton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Eva Valley | Stapleton | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Eva Valley | Stapleton | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Mobility
Stapleton sits further from the CBD (123.8 km vs 108.4 km).
| Eva Valley | Stapleton | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Darwin | 108.4 km | 123.8 km +14% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 84 min | 115 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 0822 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 26 postcode 0822 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 (90.0%).
Setting
| Eva Valley | Stapleton | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 82 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 73 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Eva Valley | Stapleton | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 32 premises | 0% 8 premises |
Council rates
| Eva Valley | Stapleton | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,132/yr same for both | |
| Council | Coomalie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Eva Valley | Stapleton | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lingiari same for both | |
| Member | Marion Scrymgour same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Eva Valley | Stapleton | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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