Holtze vs Howard Springs
Holtze is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 43 in Howard Springs. In both, most households own their home. In Holtze, most homes are flats or apartments and most households are people living alone. In Howard Springs, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. Holtze is closer to the city centre: 26.4 km, against 31.7 km. On these figures, Holtze tends to suit young adults and people living alone, while Howard Springs suits 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
Howard Springs
ahead on 5 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more childcare (7 vs 0)
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
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
Holtze
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 17%)
- has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $400/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Holtze
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (26.4 km vs 31.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Holtze has more units and townhouses to downsize into (68% vs 5%)
- Howard Springs has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 4%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Holtze
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (7.2% vs -38.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Holtze and Howard Springs 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
Howard Springs has higher household incomes ($133,120 vs $76,336); Howard Springs rents higher ($400/wk vs $230/wk).
| Holtze | Howard Springs | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,940 | 3,153 +63% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.2% | -38.6% |
| Median age | 31 | 43 |
| Median household income | $76,336/yr | $133,120/yr +74% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $230/wk | $400/wk +74% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.9%).
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 (22.0%).
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 (3.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Holtze | Howard Springs | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $897,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $775,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 41 days from 33 sales |
Development activity
| Holtze | Howard Springs | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 130 across Litchfield same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NT
| Holtze | Howard Springs | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 45% of NT | Higher than 89% of NT |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 53% of NT | Higher than 5% of NT |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 50% of NT | Higher than 81% of NT |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 74% of NT | Higher than 60% of NT |
Liveability
Howard Springs scores higher overall (50 vs 28).
| Holtze | Howard Springs | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C same for both | |
| Score | 28/100 | 50/100 |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
| Holtze | Howard Springs | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | High 100/100 | None 0/100 |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 2 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Holtze | Howard Springs | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Holtze
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Howard Springs
- Howard Springs Primary School Government · Primary below peers
- Good Shepherd Lutheran College Independent · Combined
Amenities in the suburb
| Holtze | Howard Springs | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 4 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 3 |
| Childcare | 0 | 7 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 2 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 3 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 4 |
Mobility
Howard Springs sits further from the CBD (31.7 km vs 26.4 km).
| Holtze | Howard Springs | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 4/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Darwin | 26.4 km | 31.7 km +20% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 27 min | 29 min |
| Public transport score | 53/100 Bus | 30/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 13.8 7-9am + 5-7pm | 8.0 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual | 2 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 0829 | 0.5% postcode 0835 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 45 postcode 0829 | 61 postcode 0835 |
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 (84.3%).
Setting
| Holtze | Howard Springs | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 34 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 29 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 8.9 km | 11.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Holtze | Howard Springs | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 74/100 | 26/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the building | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 26% 1,507 premises | 0% 1,096 premises |
Climate
| Holtze | Howard Springs | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,836 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 19.8°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Holtze | Howard Springs | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,153/yr same for both | |
| Council | Litchfield same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Holtze | Howard Springs | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lingiari same for both | |
| Member | Marion Scrymgour same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Holtze | Howard Springs | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $50,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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