Finniss Valley vs Rum Jungle

Finniss Valley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 55 in Rum Jungle. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most households are people living alone. In Rum Jungle, the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Finniss Valley tends to suit young adults.

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

  • Finniss Valley is already more of a family suburb (31% vs 18%)
  • Rum Jungle has more separate houses rather than flats (88% vs 50%)

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

First-home buyers

Finniss Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 38%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Rum Jungle

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $100/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Finniss Valley has a shorter drive in (86 min vs 101 min)
  • Rum Jungle sits closer to the CBD (108.3 km vs 113.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Finniss Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (50% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Finniss Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (31.2% vs 4.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Finniss Valley Rum Jungle
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.

Finniss Valley Rum Jungle
Walkability 0 / 0
Finniss Valley — Walkability: 0/100 Rum Jungle — Walkability: 0/100

Demographics

Finniss Valley rents higher ($100/wk vs $0/wk); Finniss Valley has higher household incomes ($74,724 vs $32,448).

Finniss Valley Rum Jungle
Population 84 88
+5% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +31.2% +4.8%
Median age 38 55
Median household income $74,724/yr
+57% vs other
 $32,448/yr
Median weekly rent $100/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Finniss Valley Rum Jungle
0-4 4.8% / 3.4%
Finniss Valley — 0-4: 4.8% Rum Jungle — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 11.9% / 5.7%
Finniss Valley — 5-14: 11.9% Rum Jungle — 5-14: 5.7%
15-19 — / 3.4%
Finniss Valley — 15-19: not among its largest Rum Jungle — 15-19: 3.4%
20-24 9.5% / —
Finniss Valley — 20-24: 9.5% Rum Jungle — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 21.4% / 5.7%
Finniss Valley — 25-34: 21.4% Rum Jungle — 25-34: 5.7%
35-44 9.5% / 9.1%
Finniss Valley — 35-44: 9.5% Rum Jungle — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 13.1% / 11.4%
Finniss Valley — 45-54: 13.1% Rum Jungle — 45-54: 11.4%
55-64 10.7% / 33.0%
Finniss Valley — 55-64: 10.7% Rum Jungle — 55-64: 33.0%
65-74 15.5% / 21.6%
Finniss Valley — 65-74: 15.5% Rum Jungle — 65-74: 21.6%
75-84 9.5% / 4.5%
Finniss Valley — 75-84: 9.5% Rum Jungle — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ — / —
Finniss Valley — 85+: not among its largest Rum Jungle — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (33.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Finniss Valley 69.2% lone person
Finniss Valley — Lone Person: 69.2% Finniss Valley — Couple Families: 30.8% Finniss Valley — Group Household: 0.0%
Rum Jungle 64.7% lone person
Rum Jungle — Lone Person: 64.7% Rum Jungle — Couple Families: 17.6% Rum Jungle — Group Household: 17.6%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Finniss Valley 15.8% renting
Finniss Valley — Owned Outright: 31.6% Finniss Valley — Mortgage: 52.6% Finniss Valley — Renting: 15.8%
Rum Jungle 0.0% renting
Rum Jungle — Owned Outright: 46.2% Rum Jungle — Mortgage: 53.8% Rum Jungle — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Finniss Valley 50.0% houses
Finniss Valley — Houses: 50.0% Finniss Valley — Flats / Apartments: 38.5% Finniss Valley — Townhouses: 11.5%
Rum Jungle 88.5% houses
Rum Jungle — Houses: 88.5% Rum Jungle — Flats / Apartments: 11.5% Rum Jungle — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Finniss Valley Rum Jungle
Certificate III & IV 7.1% / 18.2%
Finniss Valley — Certificate III & IV: 7.1% Rum Jungle — Certificate III & IV: 18.2%
Bachelor Degree 10.7% / 8.0%
Finniss Valley — Bachelor Degree: 10.7% Rum Jungle — Bachelor Degree: 8.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 5.7%
Finniss Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Rum Jungle — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Property market

Finniss Valley Rum Jungle
Median house price — $465,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Ranking within NT

Finniss Valley Rum Jungle
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 44% of NT Higher than 6% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of NT Higher than 3% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 23% of NT Higher than 7% of NT
NBN connectivity Higher than 28% of NT Higher than 4% of NT

Liveability

Finniss Valley Rum Jungle
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Finniss Valley Rum Jungle
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

Finniss Valley Rum Jungle
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

Finniss Valley Rum Jungle
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Finniss Valley sits further from the CBD (113.3 km vs 108.3 km).

Finniss Valley Rum Jungle
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Darwin 113.3 km
+4% vs other
 108.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 86 min 101 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.

Finniss Valley Rum Jungle
Car (driver) 34.4% / 100.0%
Finniss Valley — Car (driver): 34.4% Rum Jungle — Car (driver): 100.0%
Walked Only 56.2% / —
Finniss Valley — Walked Only: 56.2% Rum Jungle — Walked Only: not among its largest
Worked from Home 9.4% / —
Finniss Valley — Worked from Home: 9.4% Rum Jungle — Worked from Home: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Finniss Valley Rum Jungle
Elevation 72 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 41.0 km 39.5 km

NBN connectivity

Finniss Valley Rum Jungle
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
12 premises
 0%
44 premises

Council rates

Finniss Valley Rum Jungle
Average residential rate $1,132/yr
same for both
Council Coomalie
same for both

Federal electorate

Finniss Valley Rum Jungle
Division Lingiari
same for both
Member Marion Scrymgour
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Finniss Valley Rum Jungle
Grant amount $50,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Finniss Valley

Multicultural Quiet Retirees Rural

Rum Jungle

Retirees Rural

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