Holtze vs Johnston
Johnston is the younger of the two, with a median age of 28 against 31 in Holtze. In Holtze, most households own their home, most homes are flats or apartments, and most households are people living alone. In Johnston, most households rent, most homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Holtze tends to suit young adults and people living alone, while Johnston suits renters, 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
Johnston
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 30%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (58% vs 32%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Holtze
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 25%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Holtze has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $370/wk)
- Johnston has a bigger rental market to choose from (64% vs 40%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Johnston
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (52/100 vs 4/100)
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 42%)
- Johnston is more walkable (52/100 vs 4/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Johnston
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (17.7% vs 7.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Holtze and Johnston 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
Johnston rents higher ($370/wk vs $230/wk); Johnston has higher household incomes ($117,208 vs $76,336).
| Holtze | Johnston | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,940 | 2,386 +23% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.2% | +17.7% |
| Median age | 31 | 28 |
| Median household income | $76,336/yr | $117,208/yr +54% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $230/wk | $370/wk +61% 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 (16.1%).
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 (4.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Holtze | Johnston | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $770,000 |
| Median unit price | — | $476,250 |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 18 days from 15 sales |
Development activity
| Holtze | Johnston | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 130 across Litchfield | 247 across Palmerston |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% | -3% |
Gross rental yield
| Holtze | Johnston | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 4.4% $750/wk on $895K |
| Units | — | 6.2% $580/wk on $490K |
Ranking within NT
| Holtze | Johnston | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 45% of NT | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 53% of NT | Higher than 84% of NT |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 50% of NT | Higher than 69% of NT |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 74% of NT | Higher than 90% of NT |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 15% of NT |
| Rental yield (units) | — | Higher than 15% of NT |
Liveability
Johnston is more walkable (52 vs 4); Johnston scores higher overall (58 vs 28).
| Holtze | Johnston | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | B |
| Score | 28/100 | 58/100 |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
| Holtze | Johnston | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Johnston | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Holtze
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Johnston
- MacKillop Catholic College Catholic · Secondary
Amenities in the suburb
| Holtze | Johnston | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 same for both | |
| Cafes & restaurants | 4 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 4 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 3 | 0 |
Mobility
| Holtze | Johnston | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 4/100 | 52/100 |
| Distance to Darwin | 26.4 km same for both | |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 27 min | 25 min |
| Public transport score | 53/100 Bus | 50/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 13.8 7-9am + 5-7pm | 13.5 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 0829 | 0.4% postcode 0832 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 45 postcode 0829 | 51 postcode 0832 |
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 (84.9%).
Setting
| Holtze | Johnston | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 34 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 25 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 8.9 km | 5.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Holtze | Johnston | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 74/100 | 100/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the building | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 26% 1,507 premises | 100% 529 premises |
Climate
| Holtze | Johnston | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Johnston | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,153/yr | $1,608/yr |
| Council | Litchfield | Palmerston |
Federal electorate
| Holtze | Johnston | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lingiari | Solomon |
| Member | Marion Scrymgour | Luke John Gosling |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Holtze | Johnston | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $50,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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