Knuckey Lagoon vs Holtze

Holtze is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 35 in Knuckey Lagoon. In both, most households own their home. In Knuckey Lagoon, the large majority of homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. In Holtze, most homes are flats or apartments and most households are people living alone. Knuckey Lagoon is closer to the city centre: 17.2 km, against 26.4 km. On these figures, Knuckey Lagoon tends to suit couples, while Holtze suits young adults and people living alone.

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

Knuckey Lagoon

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 32%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 30%)

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 33%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Holtze

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Knuckey Lagoon

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (17.2 km vs 26.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (20 min vs 27 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Knuckey Lagoon has more residents already 65 and over (11% vs 4%)
  • Holtze has more units and townhouses to downsize into (68% vs 4%)

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

Investors

Knuckey Lagoon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.6% vs 7.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Knuckey Lagoon Holtze
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.

Knuckey Lagoon Holtze
Walkability 0 / 4
Knuckey Lagoon — Walkability: 0/100 Holtze — Walkability: 4/100

Demographics

Holtze has more residents (1,940 vs 498); Knuckey Lagoon has higher household incomes ($131,300 vs $76,336).

Knuckey Lagoon Holtze
Population 498 1,940
+290% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.6% +7.2%
Median age 35 31
Median household income $131,300/yr
+42% vs other
 $76,336/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+23% vs other
 $230/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Knuckey Lagoon Holtze
0-4 5.0% / 0.7%
Knuckey Lagoon — 0-4: 5.0% Holtze — 0-4: 0.7%
5-14 12.9% / 1.4%
Knuckey Lagoon — 5-14: 12.9% Holtze — 5-14: 1.4%
15-19 7.0% / 5.1%
Knuckey Lagoon — 15-19: 7.0% Holtze — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 6.4% / 22.6%
Knuckey Lagoon — 20-24: 6.4% Holtze — 20-24: 22.6%
25-34 17.1% / 29.9%
Knuckey Lagoon — 25-34: 17.1% Holtze — 25-34: 29.9%
35-44 12.9% / 19.4%
Knuckey Lagoon — 35-44: 12.9% Holtze — 35-44: 19.4%
45-54 12.2% / 11.6%
Knuckey Lagoon — 45-54: 12.2% Holtze — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 15.7% / 5.4%
Knuckey Lagoon — 55-64: 15.7% Holtze — 55-64: 5.4%
65-74 8.0% / 2.5%
Knuckey Lagoon — 65-74: 8.0% Holtze — 65-74: 2.5%
75-84 2.6% / 0.7%
Knuckey Lagoon — 75-84: 2.6% Holtze — 75-84: 0.7%
85+ 0.8% / 0.4%
Knuckey Lagoon — 85+: 0.8% Holtze — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Knuckey Lagoon 17.6% lone person
Knuckey Lagoon — Lone Person: 17.6% Knuckey Lagoon — Couple Families: 54.9% Knuckey Lagoon — One Parent Families: 19.8% Knuckey Lagoon — Group Household: 4.4% Knuckey Lagoon — Other Families: 3.3%
Holtze 70.0% lone person
Holtze — Lone Person: 70.0% Holtze — Couple Families: 23.3% Holtze — One Parent Families: 6.7% Holtze — Group Household: 0.0% Holtze — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Knuckey Lagoon 35.1% renting
Knuckey Lagoon — Owned Outright: 36.8% Knuckey Lagoon — Mortgage: 28.1% Knuckey Lagoon — Renting: 35.1%
Holtze 40.2% renting
Holtze — Owned Outright: 47.1% Holtze — Mortgage: 12.6% Holtze — Renting: 40.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Knuckey Lagoon Holtze
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 9.9%
Knuckey Lagoon — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% Holtze — Certificate III & IV: 9.9%
Bachelor Degree 10.0% / 4.7%
Knuckey Lagoon — Bachelor Degree: 10.0% Holtze — Bachelor Degree: 4.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 2.0%
Knuckey Lagoon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Holtze — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 0.8%
Knuckey Lagoon — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Holtze — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 0.3%
Knuckey Lagoon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Holtze — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

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.

Knuckey Lagoon Holtze
England 3.6% / 1.3%
Knuckey Lagoon — England: 3.6% Holtze — England: 1.3%
New Zealand 3.0% / 0.8%
Knuckey Lagoon — New Zealand: 3.0% Holtze — New Zealand: 0.8%
Philippines 1.0% / 0.6%
Knuckey Lagoon — Philippines: 1.0% Holtze — Philippines: 0.6%
Vietnam 1.4% / —
Knuckey Lagoon — Vietnam: 1.4% Holtze — Vietnam: not among its largest
Germany 1.0% / 0.4%
Knuckey Lagoon — Germany: 1.0% Holtze — Germany: 0.4%
South Africa — / 0.4%
Knuckey Lagoon — South Africa: not among its largest Holtze — South Africa: 0.4%
Thailand — / 0.4%
Knuckey Lagoon — Thailand: not among its largest Holtze — Thailand: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Knuckey Lagoon 96.5% houses
Knuckey Lagoon — Houses: 96.5% Knuckey Lagoon — Flats / Apartments: 0.9% Knuckey Lagoon — Townhouses: 2.6%
Holtze 31.7% houses
Holtze — Houses: 31.7% Holtze — Flats / Apartments: 68.3% Holtze — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Knuckey Lagoon Holtze
Median house price $1,715,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Knuckey Lagoon Holtze
New dwellings approved 130
across Litchfield
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NT

Knuckey Lagoon Holtze
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 88% of NT Higher than 45% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 31% of NT Higher than 53% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 79% of NT Higher than 50% of NT
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of NT Higher than 74% of NT

Liveability

Knuckey Lagoon Holtze
Grade — C
Score — 28/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Knuckey Lagoon Holtze
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
70/100
 High
100/100
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Knuckey Lagoon Holtze
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
Universities within 10 km 1
Casuarina Campus, 9.0 km
 None

Amenities in the suburb

Knuckey Lagoon Holtze
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 2 0
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 1 3
Waterways 4 0

Mobility

Holtze sits further from the CBD (26.4 km vs 17.2 km).

Knuckey Lagoon Holtze
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Darwin 17.2 km 26.4 km
+53% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 20 min 27 min
Public transport score 62/100
Bus
 53/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 12.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 13.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 0828
 0.1%
postcode 0829
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings —
postcode 0828
 45
postcode 0829

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.

Knuckey Lagoon Holtze
Car (driver) 61.7% / 58.7%
Knuckey Lagoon — Car (driver): 61.7% Holtze — Car (driver): 58.7%
Walked Only 28.0% / 27.0%
Knuckey Lagoon — Walked Only: 28.0% Holtze — Walked Only: 27.0%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 5.7%
Knuckey Lagoon — Car (passenger): 4.2% Holtze — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Bicycle — / 7.4%
Knuckey Lagoon — Bicycle: not among its largest Holtze — Bicycle: 7.4%
Worked from Home 6.1% / 1.1%
Knuckey Lagoon — Worked from Home: 6.1% Holtze — Worked from Home: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.7%).

Setting

Knuckey Lagoon Holtze
Elevation 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 6.5 km 8.9 km

NBN connectivity

Knuckey Lagoon Holtze
Connectivity score 93/100 74/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the building
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 81%
176 premises
 26%
1,507 premises

Climate

Knuckey Lagoon Holtze
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

Knuckey Lagoon Holtze
Average residential rate $1,153/yr
same for both
Council Litchfield
same for both

Federal electorate

Knuckey Lagoon Holtze
Division Lingiari
same for both
Member Marion Scrymgour
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Knuckey Lagoon Holtze
Grant amount $50,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Knuckey Lagoon

Acreage Easy Commute Middle-Ring

Holtze

Middle-Ring Multicultural Students

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