Gregory vs Timber Creek

Gregory is the younger of the two, with a median age of 20 against 33 in Timber Creek. In both, most households rent. In Gregory, most homes are flats or apartments and most households are couple families. In Timber Creek, the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Gregory tends to suit families with children and 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

Timber Creek

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (86% vs 40%)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Gregory is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 60%)

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

Renters

Gregory

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($20/wk vs $90/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Timber Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (394 min vs 1047 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (602.2 km vs 831.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gregory

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (60% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Gregory

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (42.7% vs 11.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gregory Timber Creek
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.

Gregory Timber Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Gregory — Walkability: 0/100 Timber Creek — Walkability: 0/100

Demographics

Timber Creek rents higher ($90/wk vs $20/wk); Timber Creek has more residents (278 vs 107).

Gregory Timber Creek
Population 107 278
+160% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +42.7% +11.6%
Median age 20 33
Median household income $48,516/yr $106,860/yr
+120% vs other
Median weekly rent $20/wk $90/wk
+350% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gregory Timber Creek
0-4 11.2% / 6.8%
Gregory — 0-4: 11.2% Timber Creek — 0-4: 6.8%
5-14 14.0% / 12.6%
Gregory — 5-14: 14.0% Timber Creek — 5-14: 12.6%
15-19 17.8% / 5.8%
Gregory — 15-19: 17.8% Timber Creek — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 17.8% / 7.6%
Gregory — 20-24: 17.8% Timber Creek — 20-24: 7.6%
25-34 7.5% / 20.1%
Gregory — 25-34: 7.5% Timber Creek — 25-34: 20.1%
35-44 9.3% / 11.9%
Gregory — 35-44: 9.3% Timber Creek — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 10.3% / 14.7%
Gregory — 45-54: 10.3% Timber Creek — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 — / 7.6%
Gregory — 55-64: not among its largest Timber Creek — 55-64: 7.6%
65-74 9.3% / 9.7%
Gregory — 65-74: 9.3% Timber Creek — 65-74: 9.7%
75-84 3.7% / 1.1%
Gregory — 75-84: 3.7% Timber Creek — 75-84: 1.1%
85+ — / —
Gregory — 85+: not among its largest Timber Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gregory 57.9% couple families
Gregory — Couple Families: 57.9% Gregory — One Parent Families: 26.3% Gregory — Lone Person: 15.8% Gregory — Group Household: 0.0% Gregory — Other Families: 0.0%
Timber Creek 37.9% couple families
Timber Creek — Couple Families: 37.9% Timber Creek — One Parent Families: 22.4% Timber Creek — Lone Person: 29.3% Timber Creek — Group Household: 5.2% Timber Creek — Other Families: 5.2%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gregory 72.7% renting
Gregory — Owned Outright: 27.3% Gregory — Mortgage: 0.0% Gregory — Renting: 72.7%
Timber Creek 62.8% renting
Timber Creek — Owned Outright: 23.3% Timber Creek — Mortgage: 14.0% Timber Creek — Renting: 62.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gregory 40.0% houses
Gregory — Houses: 40.0% Gregory — Flats / Apartments: 60.0%
Timber Creek 86.0% houses
Timber Creek — Houses: 86.0% Timber Creek — Flats / Apartments: 14.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Gregory Timber Creek
Certificate III & IV 11.2% / 15.1%
Gregory — Certificate III & IV: 11.2% Timber Creek — Certificate III & IV: 15.1%
Bachelor Degree — / 5.0%
Gregory — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Timber Creek — Bachelor Degree: 5.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 4.3%
Gregory — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Timber Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.4%
Gregory — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Timber Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.1%
Gregory — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Timber Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.1%).

Development activity

Gregory Timber Creek
New dwellings approved 4
across Victoria Daly
same for both
Approvals change year on year -100%
same for both

Ranking within NT

Gregory Timber Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 18% of NT Higher than 68% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 9% of NT Higher than 49% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 9% of NT Higher than 53% of NT

Liveability

Gregory Timber Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Gregory Timber Creek
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Gregory Timber Creek
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Gregory

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

Schools in Timber Creek

  • Timber Creek School Government · Combined above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Gregory Timber Creek
Parks & reserves 2 1
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 1
same for both
Waterways 29 0

Mobility

Gregory sits further from the CBD (831.1 km vs 602.2 km).

Gregory Timber Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Darwin 831.1 km
+28% vs other
 602.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1047 min 394 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.

Gregory Timber Creek
Car (driver) 66.7% / 51.2%
Gregory — Car (driver): 66.7% Timber Creek — Car (driver): 51.2%
Car (passenger) 33.3% / 19.0%
Gregory — Car (passenger): 33.3% Timber Creek — Car (passenger): 19.0%
Walked Only — / 23.8%
Gregory — Walked Only: not among its largest Timber Creek — Walked Only: 23.8%
Worked from Home — / 6.0%
Gregory — Worked from Home: not among its largest Timber Creek — Worked from Home: 6.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.7%).

Setting

Gregory Timber Creek
Elevation 226 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 153 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gregory Timber Creek
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
8 premises
 0%
16 premises

Council rates

Gregory Timber Creek
Average residential rate $1,399/yr
same for both
Council Victoria Daly
same for both

Federal electorate

Gregory Timber Creek
Division Lingiari
same for both
Member Marion Scrymgour
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Gregory

Family Multicultural Professionals Rural Students Young Families

Timber Creek

Multicultural Rural

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