Fly Creek vs Livingstone

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Fly Creek, most households are couple families. In Livingstone, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Fly Creek tends to suit 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

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

Fly Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 27%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Livingstone

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $380/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Livingstone

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (45 min vs 53 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (57.6 km vs 64.6 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 who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Fly Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.9% vs -2.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Fly Creek Livingstone
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.

Fly Creek Livingstone
Walkability 0 / 0
Fly Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Livingstone — Walkability: 0/100

Demographics

Livingstone has more residents (443 vs 189); Fly Creek has higher household incomes ($139,724 vs $97,500).

Fly Creek Livingstone
Population 189 443
+134% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.9% -2.0%
Median age 38 40
Median household income $139,724/yr
+30% vs other
 $97,500/yr
Median weekly rent $380/wk
+8% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Fly Creek Livingstone
0-4 4.8% / 5.6%
Fly Creek — 0-4: 4.8% Livingstone — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 17.5% / 14.0%
Fly Creek — 5-14: 17.5% Livingstone — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 9.0% / 5.4%
Fly Creek — 15-19: 9.0% Livingstone — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 2.1% / 5.0%
Fly Creek — 20-24: 2.1% Livingstone — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 11.6% / 14.7%
Fly Creek — 25-34: 11.6% Livingstone — 25-34: 14.7%
35-44 18.0% / 13.5%
Fly Creek — 35-44: 18.0% Livingstone — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 18.0% / 14.7%
Fly Creek — 45-54: 18.0% Livingstone — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 14.8% / 17.4%
Fly Creek — 55-64: 14.8% Livingstone — 55-64: 17.4%
65-74 7.4% / 7.0%
Fly Creek — 65-74: 7.4% Livingstone — 65-74: 7.0%
75-84 1.6% / 3.2%
Fly Creek — 75-84: 1.6% Livingstone — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ 2.6% / —
Fly Creek — 85+: 2.6% Livingstone — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Fly Creek 63.6% couple families
Fly Creek — Couple Families: 63.6% Fly Creek — Lone Person: 27.3% Fly Creek — One Parent Families: 9.1% Fly Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Livingstone 52.7% couple families
Livingstone — Couple Families: 52.7% Livingstone — Lone Person: 26.9% Livingstone — One Parent Families: 17.2% Livingstone — Other Families: 3.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Fly Creek 16.1% renting
Fly Creek — Owned Outright: 17.9% Fly Creek — Mortgage: 66.1% Fly Creek — Renting: 16.1%
Livingstone 16.5% renting
Livingstone — Owned Outright: 35.7% Livingstone — Mortgage: 47.8% Livingstone — Renting: 16.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Fly Creek Livingstone
Certificate III & IV 19.6% / 18.5%
Fly Creek — Certificate III & IV: 19.6% Livingstone — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 6.1%
Fly Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Livingstone — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 5.6%
Fly Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Livingstone — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.9%
Fly Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Livingstone — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Fly Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Livingstone — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

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.

Fly Creek Livingstone
England 3.2% / 2.9%
Fly Creek — England: 3.2% Livingstone — England: 2.9%
New Zealand 1.6% / 1.6%
Fly Creek — New Zealand: 1.6% Livingstone — New Zealand: 1.6%
Vietnam — / 1.8%
Fly Creek — Vietnam: not among its largest Livingstone — Vietnam: 1.8%
Zimbabwe 1.6% / —
Fly Creek — Zimbabwe: 1.6% Livingstone — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
India — / 0.9%
Fly Creek — India: not among its largest Livingstone — India: 0.9%
Germany — / 0.7%
Fly Creek — Germany: not among its largest Livingstone — Germany: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Fly Creek 100.0% houses
Fly Creek — Houses: 100.0% Fly Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Livingstone 92.1% houses
Livingstone — Houses: 92.1% Livingstone — Flats / Apartments: 7.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Fly Creek Livingstone
Median house price $659,625 $675,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $330,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) — 11 days
from 5 sales

Development activity

Fly Creek Livingstone
New dwellings approved 130
across Litchfield
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NT

Fly Creek Livingstone
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 92% of NT Higher than 61% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 37% of NT Higher than 13% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 34% of NT Higher than 15% of NT
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of NT Higher than 63% of NT

Liveability

Fly Creek Livingstone
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Fly Creek Livingstone
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

Fly Creek Livingstone
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

Fly Creek sits further from the CBD (64.6 km vs 57.6 km).

Fly Creek Livingstone
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Darwin 64.6 km
+11% vs other
 57.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 53 min 45 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.

Fly Creek Livingstone
Car (driver) 81.1% / 80.6%
Fly Creek — Car (driver): 81.1% Livingstone — Car (driver): 80.6%
Worked from Home 5.4% / 12.5%
Fly Creek — Worked from Home: 5.4% Livingstone — Worked from Home: 12.5%
Car (passenger) 9.5% / 2.5%
Fly Creek — Car (passenger): 9.5% Livingstone — Car (passenger): 2.5%
Bus 4.1% / 2.5%
Fly Creek — Bus: 4.1% Livingstone — Bus: 2.5%
Walked Only — / 1.9%
Fly Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Livingstone — Walked Only: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.1%).

Setting

Fly Creek Livingstone
Elevation 42 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.3 km 15.3 km

NBN connectivity

Fly Creek Livingstone
Connectivity score 26/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
75 premises
 0%
181 premises

Climate

Fly Creek Livingstone
Annual rainfall 1,541 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Fly Creek Livingstone
Average residential rate $1,153/yr
same for both
Council Litchfield
same for both

Federal electorate

Fly Creek Livingstone
Division Lingiari
same for both
Member Marion Scrymgour
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Fly Creek Livingstone
Grant amount $50,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Fly Creek

Family Outer

Livingstone

Outer

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