Flying Fox vs Nitmiluk
Nitmiluk is the younger of the two, with a median age of 27 against 34 in Flying Fox. In Flying Fox, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Nitmiluk, the large majority of households rent and about half of homes are flats or apartments. On these figures, Flying Fox tends to suit share households, while Nitmiluk suits 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
Flying Fox
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more separate houses rather than flats (143% vs 43%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, and childcare.
Renters
Flying Fox
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($20/wk vs $69/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Nitmiluk
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (315 min vs 520 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (359.9 km vs 583.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs GPs and walkability.
Investors
Flying Fox
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (33.3% vs 25.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Flying Fox 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.
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
Nitmiluk rents higher ($69/wk vs $20/wk); Nitmiluk has more residents (212 vs 64).
| Flying Fox | Nitmiluk | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 64 | 212 +231% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +33.3% | +25.4% |
| Median age | 34 | 27 |
| Median household income | $112,632/yr +42% vs other | $65,572/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $20/wk | $69/wk +245% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).
Development activity
| Flying Fox | Nitmiluk | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 36 across Roper Gulf same for both | |
Ranking within NT
| Flying Fox | Nitmiluk | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 74% of NT | Higher than 32% of NT |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 14% of NT | Higher than 30% of NT |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 14% of NT | Higher than 33% of NT |
Liveability
| Flying Fox | Nitmiluk | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
| Flying Fox | 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 | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Flying Fox | 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 Flying Fox
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
| Flying Fox | Nitmiluk | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 4 | 44 |
Mobility
Flying Fox sits further from the CBD (583.4 km vs 359.9 km).
| Flying Fox | Nitmiluk | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Darwin | 583.4 km +38% vs other | 359.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 520 min | 315 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 0852 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 24 postcode 0852 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 (52.0%).
Setting
| Flying Fox | Nitmiluk | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 216 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 308 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Flying Fox | Nitmiluk | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 37 premises | 0% 30 premises |
Council rates
| Flying Fox | Nitmiluk | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,569/yr same for both | |
| Council | Roper Gulf same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Flying Fox | Nitmiluk | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lingiari same for both | |
| Member | Marion Scrymgour same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Flying Fox | Nitmiluk | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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