Lee Point vs Lyons

Lyons is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 62 in Lee Point. In Lee Point, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments, and the large majority of households are people living alone. In Lyons, most households rent, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and the large majority of households are couple families. Lyons is closer to the city centre: 16 km, against 18.5 km. On these figures, Lee Point tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Lyons suits families with children.

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

Lyons

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (82% vs 0%)
  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)

Weighs schools, house stock, parks, and childcare.

First-home buyers

Lyons

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 89%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Lee Point has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $265/wk)
  • Lyons leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 27%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Lyons

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (65/100 vs 6/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (16 km vs 18.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lee Point

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (45% vs 5%)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (100% vs 18%)
  • But Lyons is more walkable (65/100 vs 6/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Lee Point Lyons
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.

Lee Point Lyons
Walkability 6 / 65
Lee Point — Walkability: 6/100 Lyons — Walkability: 65/100

Demographics

Lyons has more residents (2,219 vs 94); Lyons has higher household incomes ($152,412 vs $35,100).

Lee Point Lyons
Population 94 2,219
+2261% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% -3.6%
Median age 62 30
Median household income $35,100/yr $152,412/yr
+334% vs other
Median weekly rent $180/wk $265/wk
+47% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lee Point Lyons
0-4 3.2% / 10.1%
Lee Point — 0-4: 3.2% Lyons — 0-4: 10.1%
5-14 11.7% / 19.6%
Lee Point — 5-14: 11.7% Lyons — 5-14: 19.6%
15-19 — / 6.8%
Lee Point — 15-19: not among its largest Lyons — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 — / 5.9%
Lee Point — 20-24: not among its largest Lyons — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 13.8% / 16.9%
Lee Point — 25-34: 13.8% Lyons — 25-34: 16.9%
35-44 10.6% / 17.8%
Lee Point — 35-44: 10.6% Lyons — 35-44: 17.8%
45-54 — / 12.8%
Lee Point — 45-54: not among its largest Lyons — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 18.1% / 5.6%
Lee Point — 55-64: 18.1% Lyons — 55-64: 5.6%
65-74 24.5% / 3.3%
Lee Point — 65-74: 24.5% Lyons — 65-74: 3.3%
75-84 20.2% / 1.3%
Lee Point — 75-84: 20.2% Lyons — 75-84: 1.3%
85+ — / 0.1%
Lee Point — 85+: not among its largest Lyons — 85+: 0.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lee Point 100.0% lone person
Lee Point — Lone Person: 100.0% Lee Point — Couple Families: 0.0% Lee Point — One Parent Families: 0.0% Lee Point — Group Household: 0.0% Lee Point — Other Families: 0.0%
Lyons 11.2% lone person
Lyons — Lone Person: 11.2% Lyons — Couple Families: 76.6% Lyons — One Parent Families: 8.3% Lyons — Group Household: 2.9% Lyons — Other Families: 1.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lee Point 0.0% renting
Lee Point — Owned Outright: 100.0% Lee Point — Mortgage: 0.0% Lee Point — Renting: 0.0%
Lyons 62.9% renting
Lyons — Owned Outright: 10.7% Lyons — Mortgage: 26.4% Lyons — Renting: 62.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Lee Point Lyons
Certificate III & IV 17.0% / 12.1%
Lee Point — Certificate III & IV: 17.0% Lyons — Certificate III & IV: 12.1%
Bachelor Degree 9.6% / 13.7%
Lee Point — Bachelor Degree: 9.6% Lyons — Bachelor Degree: 13.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 8.1%
Lee Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Lyons — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.3% / 2.5%
Lee Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.3% Lyons — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 6.0%
Lee Point — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Lyons — Postgraduate Degree: 6.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

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.

Lee Point Lyons
England 4.3% / 3.7%
Lee Point — England: 4.3% Lyons — England: 3.7%
Philippines 4.3% / 3.0%
Lee Point — Philippines: 4.3% Lyons — Philippines: 3.0%
India 3.2% / 4.0%
Lee Point — India: 3.2% Lyons — India: 4.0%
New Zealand 5.3% / 1.5%
Lee Point — New Zealand: 5.3% Lyons — New Zealand: 1.5%
Indonesia 4.3% / —
Lee Point — Indonesia: 4.3% Lyons — Indonesia: not among its largest
Sri Lanka — / 2.1%
Lee Point — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Lyons — Sri Lanka: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lee Point 100.0% flats / apartments
Lee Point — Flats / Apartments: 100.0% Lee Point — Houses: 0.0% Lee Point — Townhouses: 0.0%
Lyons 15.1% flats / apartments
Lyons — Flats / Apartments: 15.1% Lyons — Houses: 82.4% Lyons — Townhouses: 2.5%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Lee Point Lyons
Median house price $893,000 $895,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 11 days
from 4 sales
 18 days
from 13 sales

Development activity

Lee Point Lyons
New dwellings approved 171
across Darwin
same for both
Approvals change year on year +47%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Lee Point Lyons
Houses — 4.8%
$1,100/wk on $1.2M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NT

Lee Point Lyons
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 6% of NT Higher than 96% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of NT Higher than 91% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 87% of NT Higher than 84% of NT
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of NT Higher than 84% of NT
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 27% of NT

Liveability

Lyons is more walkable (65 vs 6).

Lee Point Lyons
Grade — A+
Score — 86/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Lee Point Lyons
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 1
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Lee Point Lyons
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, 3.9 km
 1
Casuarina Campus, 1.8 km

Amenities in the suburb

Lee Point Lyons
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 1 5

Mobility

Lee Point sits further from the CBD (18.5 km vs 16 km).

Lee Point Lyons
Walkability score 6/100 65/100
Distance to Darwin 18.5 km
+14% vs other
 16 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 24 min 23 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 0810
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 35
postcode 0810
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.

Lee Point Lyons
Car (driver) 38.5% / 82.4%
Lee Point — Car (driver): 38.5% Lyons — Car (driver): 82.4%
Walked Only 61.5% / 2.7%
Lee Point — Walked Only: 61.5% Lyons — Walked Only: 2.7%
Car (passenger) — / 5.7%
Lee Point — Car (passenger): not among its largest Lyons — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Worked from Home — / 5.3%
Lee Point — Worked from Home: not among its largest Lyons — Worked from Home: 5.3%
Bicycle — / 2.6%
Lee Point — Bicycle: not among its largest Lyons — Bicycle: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.4%).

Setting

Lee Point Lyons
Elevation 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 415 m
2.2 km to a named beach
 1.8 km
1.7 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Lee Point Lyons
Connectivity score 100/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
101 premises
 100%
29 premises

Climate

Lee Point Lyons
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

Lee Point Lyons
Average residential rate $1,870/yr
same for both
Council Darwin
same for both

Federal electorate

Lee Point Lyons
Division Solomon
same for both
Member Luke John Gosling
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lee Point Lyons
Grant amount $50,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lee Point

Coastal Middle-Ring Quiet Retirees

Lyons

Coastal Family Middle-Ring Parks Premium Young Families

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