Lee Point vs Muirhead
Muirhead is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 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 Muirhead, about half of households rent, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Lee Point tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Muirhead suits young adults and 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
Muirhead
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more separate houses rather than flats (93% vs 0%)
- has more parks and reserves (8 vs 1)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, and childcare.
First-home buyers
Muirhead
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 $313/wk)
- Muirhead leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 27%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Muirhead
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (39/100 vs 6/100)
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 2%)
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (100% vs 7%)
- But Muirhead is more walkable (39/100 vs 6/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Muirhead
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (53.8% vs 0.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Lee Point and Muirhead 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
Muirhead has more residents (3,689 vs 94); Muirhead has higher household incomes ($157,508 vs $35,100).
| Lee Point | Muirhead | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 94 | 3,689 +3824% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.0% | +53.8% |
| Median age | 62 | 29 |
| Median household income | $35,100/yr | $157,508/yr +349% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $180/wk | $313/wk +74% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.5%).
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 (17.8%).
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 (9.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Lee Point | Muirhead | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $893,000 | $850,000 |
| Median unit price | — | $642,500 |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 11 days from 4 sales | 25 days from 37 sales |
Development activity
| Lee Point | Muirhead | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 171 across Darwin same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +47% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Lee Point | Muirhead | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 5.5% $950/wk on $895K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within NT
| Lee Point | Muirhead | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 6% of NT | Higher than 97% of NT |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 54% of NT | Higher than 78% of NT |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 87% of NT | Higher than 89% of NT |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 88% of NT | Higher than 92% of NT |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 69% of NT |
Liveability
Muirhead is more walkable (39 vs 6).
| Lee Point | Muirhead | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | A |
| Score | — | 77/100 |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
| Lee Point | Muirhead | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Muirhead | |
|---|---|---|
| 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, 2.3 km |
Amenities in the suburb
| Lee Point | Muirhead | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 8 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
Mobility
| Lee Point | Muirhead | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 6/100 | 39/100 |
| Distance to Darwin | 18.5 km +9% vs other | 16.8 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.4%).
Setting
| Lee Point | Muirhead | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 33 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 24 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 415 m 2.2 km to a named beach | 2.2 km 2.4 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Lee Point | Muirhead | |
|---|---|---|
| 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% 1,279 premises |
Climate
| Lee Point | Muirhead | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Muirhead | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,870/yr same for both | |
| Council | Darwin same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Lee Point | Muirhead | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Muirhead | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $50,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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