Livingstone vs Berry Springs

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Livingstone, about half of households are couple families. In Berry Springs, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Livingstone: a median of $675,000, against $570,000 in Berry Springs, and rent is higher there too. Berry Springs is closer to the city centre: 49.9 km, against 57.6 km. On these figures, Berry Springs tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Berry Springs

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (12 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Berry Springs

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($570,000 vs $675,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Berry Springs

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Berry Springs

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (49.9 km vs 57.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Berry Springs

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.4% vs -2.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Livingstone Berry Springs
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.

Livingstone Berry Springs
Walkability 0 / 0
Livingstone — Walkability: 0/100 Berry Springs — Walkability: 0/100

Demographics

Berry Springs has more residents (870 vs 443); Livingstone rents higher ($350/wk vs $300/wk).

Livingstone Berry Springs
Population 443 870
+96% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.0% +6.4%
Median age 40 38
Median household income $97,500/yr $113,516/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+14% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Livingstone Berry Springs
0-4 5.6% / 6.6%
Livingstone — 0-4: 5.6% Berry Springs — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 14.0% / 17.0%
Livingstone — 5-14: 14.0% Berry Springs — 5-14: 17.0%
15-19 5.4% / 4.3%
Livingstone — 15-19: 5.4% Berry Springs — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 5.0% / 3.8%
Livingstone — 20-24: 5.0% Berry Springs — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 14.7% / 12.3%
Livingstone — 25-34: 14.7% Berry Springs — 25-34: 12.3%
35-44 13.5% / 16.1%
Livingstone — 35-44: 13.5% Berry Springs — 35-44: 16.1%
45-54 14.7% / 12.9%
Livingstone — 45-54: 14.7% Berry Springs — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 17.4% / 15.5%
Livingstone — 55-64: 17.4% Berry Springs — 55-64: 15.5%
65-74 7.0% / 9.8%
Livingstone — 65-74: 7.0% Berry Springs — 65-74: 9.8%
75-84 3.2% / 2.4%
Livingstone — 75-84: 3.2% Berry Springs — 75-84: 2.4%
85+ — / —
Livingstone — 85+: not among its largest Berry Springs — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Livingstone 52.7% couple families
Livingstone — Couple Families: 52.7% Livingstone — Lone Person: 26.9% Livingstone — One Parent Families: 17.2% Livingstone — Other Families: 3.2% Livingstone — Group Household: 0.0%
Berry Springs 56.8% couple families
Berry Springs — Couple Families: 56.8% Berry Springs — Lone Person: 29.7% Berry Springs — One Parent Families: 11.9% Berry Springs — Other Families: 0.0% Berry Springs — Group Household: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Livingstone 16.5% renting
Livingstone — Owned Outright: 35.7% Livingstone — Mortgage: 47.8% Livingstone — Renting: 16.5%
Berry Springs 18.2% renting
Berry Springs — Owned Outright: 28.5% Berry Springs — Mortgage: 53.4% Berry Springs — Renting: 18.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Livingstone Berry Springs
Certificate III & IV 18.5% / 18.9%
Livingstone — Certificate III & IV: 18.5% Berry Springs — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 6.3%
Livingstone — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Berry Springs — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.1% / 3.6%
Livingstone — Bachelor Degree: 6.1% Berry Springs — Bachelor Degree: 3.6%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / 2.0%
Livingstone — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Berry Springs — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 1.6%
Livingstone — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Berry Springs — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

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.

Livingstone Berry Springs
England 2.9% / 2.9%
Livingstone — England: 2.9% Berry Springs — England: 2.9%
Vietnam 1.8% / 1.5%
Livingstone — Vietnam: 1.8% Berry Springs — Vietnam: 1.5%
New Zealand 1.6% / 1.5%
Livingstone — New Zealand: 1.6% Berry Springs — New Zealand: 1.5%
South Africa — / 1.1%
Livingstone — South Africa: not among its largest Berry Springs — South Africa: 1.1%
India 0.9% / —
Livingstone — India: 0.9% Berry Springs — India: not among its largest
Thailand — / 0.9%
Livingstone — Thailand: not among its largest Berry Springs — Thailand: 0.9%
Germany 0.7% / —
Livingstone — Germany: 0.7% Berry Springs — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Livingstone 92.1% houses
Livingstone — Houses: 92.1% Livingstone — Flats / Apartments: 7.9% Livingstone — Townhouses: 0.0%
Berry Springs 90.3% houses
Berry Springs — Houses: 90.3% Berry Springs — Flats / Apartments: 7.8% Berry Springs — Townhouses: 1.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Livingstone Berry Springs
Median house price $675,000 $570,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $355,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 11 days
from 5 sales
 50 days
from 4 sales

Development activity

Livingstone Berry Springs
New dwellings approved 130
across Litchfield
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NT

Livingstone Berry Springs
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 61% of NT Higher than 75% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 13% of NT Higher than 43% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 15% of NT Higher than 57% of NT
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of NT Higher than 65% of NT

Liveability

Livingstone Berry Springs
Grade — C
Score — 33/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Livingstone Berry Springs
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Livingstone Berry Springs
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Livingstone

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Berry Springs

  • Berry Springs Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Livingstone Berry Springs
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 12
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Livingstone sits further from the CBD (57.6 km vs 49.9 km).

Livingstone Berry Springs
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Darwin 57.6 km
+13% vs other
 49.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 45 min 44 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 0822
 0.4%
postcode 0838
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 26
postcode 0822
 57
postcode 0838

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.

Livingstone Berry Springs
Car (driver) 80.6% / 80.1%
Livingstone — Car (driver): 80.6% Berry Springs — Car (driver): 80.1%
Worked from Home 12.5% / 13.4%
Livingstone — Worked from Home: 12.5% Berry Springs — Worked from Home: 13.4%
Car (passenger) 2.5% / 2.8%
Livingstone — Car (passenger): 2.5% Berry Springs — Car (passenger): 2.8%
Walked Only 1.9% / 2.5%
Livingstone — Walked Only: 1.9% Berry Springs — Walked Only: 2.5%
Bus 2.5% / —
Livingstone — Bus: 2.5% Berry Springs — Bus: not among its largest
Bicycle — / 1.2%
Livingstone — Bicycle: not among its largest Berry Springs — Bicycle: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.6%).

Setting

Livingstone Berry Springs
Elevation 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.3 km 9.3 km

NBN connectivity

Livingstone Berry Springs
Connectivity score 28/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
181 premises
 0%
339 premises

Climate

Livingstone Berry Springs
Annual rainfall 1,541 mm 1,836 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 32.5°C
Winter min (Jul) — 19.8°C

Council rates

Livingstone Berry Springs
Average residential rate $1,153/yr
same for both
Council Litchfield
same for both

Federal electorate

Livingstone Berry Springs
Division Lingiari
same for both
Member Marion Scrymgour
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Livingstone Berry Springs
Grant amount $50,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Livingstone

Outer

Berry Springs

Family Outer

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