Lansdowne vs Tindal

Tindal is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 39 in Lansdowne. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lansdowne, the large majority of households own their home and about half of households are couple families. In Tindal, the large majority of households rent and the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Lansdowne tends to suit people living alone, while Tindal suits renters, young adults, and families with children.

Tindal is the larger suburb with 850 residents compared to Lansdowne's 499, and has a notably younger population with a median age of 29 years versus Lansdowne's 39 years. Household incomes are higher in Tindal at $148,980 annually against $139,100 in Lansdowne, and Tindal also ranks higher on the socio-economic decile at 10 compared to Lansdowne's 8. Rental costs are similar between the two at $260 per week in Tindal and $250 in Lansdowne, and both are roughly equidistant from the CBD at around 331–334 kilometres away.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Tindal

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 58%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 87%)

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

Renters

Tindal

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

Tindal

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (330.8 km vs 333.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lansdowne

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (12% vs 1%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lansdowne Tindal
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.

Lansdowne Tindal
Walkability 0 / 0
Lansdowne — Walkability: 0/100 Tindal — Walkability: 0/100

Demographics

Tindal has more residents (850 vs 499); Lansdowne skews older (39 vs 29).

Lansdowne Tindal
Population 499 850
+70% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.2% -0.8%
Median age 39 29
Median household income $139,100/yr $148,980/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $260/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lansdowne Tindal
0-4 3.2% / 10.0%
Lansdowne — 0-4: 3.2% Tindal — 0-4: 10.0%
5-14 12.6% / 17.2%
Lansdowne — 5-14: 12.6% Tindal — 5-14: 17.2%
15-19 5.6% / 1.9%
Lansdowne — 15-19: 5.6% Tindal — 15-19: 1.9%
20-24 6.0% / 10.4%
Lansdowne — 20-24: 6.0% Tindal — 20-24: 10.4%
25-34 14.2% / 30.7%
Lansdowne — 25-34: 14.2% Tindal — 25-34: 30.7%
35-44 10.8% / 19.1%
Lansdowne — 35-44: 10.8% Tindal — 35-44: 19.1%
45-54 19.0% / 8.1%
Lansdowne — 45-54: 19.0% Tindal — 45-54: 8.1%
55-64 15.8% / 2.7%
Lansdowne — 55-64: 15.8% Tindal — 55-64: 2.7%
65-74 7.4% / 0.4%
Lansdowne — 65-74: 7.4% Tindal — 65-74: 0.4%
75-84 4.8% / —
Lansdowne — 75-84: 4.8% Tindal — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / 0.4%
Lansdowne — 85+: not among its largest Tindal — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lansdowne 47.4% couple families
Lansdowne — Couple Families: 47.4% Lansdowne — Lone Person: 32.0% Lansdowne — One Parent Families: 10.3% Lansdowne — Group Household: 5.2% Lansdowne — Other Families: 5.2%
Tindal 82.3% couple families
Tindal — Couple Families: 82.3% Tindal — Lone Person: 13.8% Tindal — One Parent Families: 3.8% Tindal — Group Household: 0.0% Tindal — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lansdowne 23.7% renting
Lansdowne — Owned Outright: 34.4% Lansdowne — Mortgage: 42.0% Lansdowne — Renting: 23.7%
Tindal 100.0% renting
Tindal — Owned Outright: 0.0% Tindal — Mortgage: 0.0% Tindal — Renting: 100.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Lansdowne Tindal
Certificate III & IV 19.8% / 25.9%
Lansdowne — Certificate III & IV: 19.8% Tindal — Certificate III & IV: 25.9%
Bachelor Degree 7.6% / 10.1%
Lansdowne — Bachelor Degree: 7.6% Tindal — Bachelor Degree: 10.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 8.9%
Lansdowne — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Tindal — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 1.5%
Lansdowne — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Tindal — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 1.5%
Lansdowne — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Tindal — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.9%).

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.

Lansdowne Tindal
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.5%
Lansdowne — New Zealand: 1.0% Tindal — New Zealand: 1.5%
England 1.4% / 0.9%
Lansdowne — England: 1.4% Tindal — England: 0.9%
Germany 1.8% / —
Lansdowne — Germany: 1.8% Tindal — Germany: not among its largest
Philippines 0.8% / 0.4%
Lansdowne — Philippines: 0.8% Tindal — Philippines: 0.4%
Canada 1.0% / —
Lansdowne — Canada: 1.0% Tindal — Canada: not among its largest
India — / 0.7%
Lansdowne — India: not among its largest Tindal — India: 0.7%
Malaysia — / 0.5%
Lansdowne — Malaysia: not among its largest Tindal — Malaysia: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lansdowne 86.6% houses
Lansdowne — Houses: 86.6% Lansdowne — Flats / Apartments: 13.4%
Tindal 100.0% houses
Tindal — Houses: 100.0% Tindal — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Lansdowne Tindal
New dwellings approved 31
across Katherine
same for both

Ranking within NT

Lansdowne Tindal
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 91% of NT Higher than 96% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of NT Higher than 23% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 47% of NT Higher than 81% of NT
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of NT Higher than 81% of NT

Liveability

Lansdowne Tindal
Grade — B
Score — 55/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Lansdowne Tindal
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 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Lansdowne Tindal
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

Amenities in the suburb

Lansdowne Tindal
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Lansdowne sits further from the CBD (333.9 km vs 330.8 km).

Lansdowne Tindal
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Darwin 333.9 km 330.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 213 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 0850
 0.5%
postcode 0853
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 35
postcode 0850
 1
postcode 0853

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.

Lansdowne Tindal
Car (driver) 75.4% / 73.3%
Lansdowne — Car (driver): 75.4% Tindal — Car (driver): 73.3%
Walked Only 11.0% / 7.4%
Lansdowne — Walked Only: 11.0% Tindal — Walked Only: 7.4%
Bicycle 3.0% / 12.4%
Lansdowne — Bicycle: 3.0% Tindal — Bicycle: 12.4%
Worked from Home 6.8% / 3.0%
Lansdowne — Worked from Home: 6.8% Tindal — Worked from Home: 3.0%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 3.9%
Lansdowne — Car (passenger): 3.8% Tindal — Car (passenger): 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.4%).

Setting

Lansdowne Tindal
Elevation 135 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 138 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Lansdowne Tindal
Connectivity score 48/100 99/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 38%
102 premises
 99%
522 premises

Climate

Lansdowne Tindal
Annual rainfall 990 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 35.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 14.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Lansdowne Tindal
Average residential rate $2,781/yr
same for both
Council Katherine
same for both

Federal electorate

Lansdowne Tindal
Division Lingiari
same for both
Member Marion Scrymgour
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lansdowne Tindal
Grant amount $50,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lansdowne

Rural

Tindal

Family Rural Young Families

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