Mount Zeil vs Namatjira

Mount Zeil is the younger of the two, with a median age of 26 against 29 in Namatjira. In both, the large majority of households rent and most homes are detached houses. In Mount Zeil, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Mount Zeil tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone.

Mount Zeil and Namatjira are both very small, remote NT communities with limited rental activity. Namatjira has a notably larger population at 164 people compared to Mount Zeil's 69, and significantly higher median household income at $76,648 versus $46,800. Rental options exist in Namatjira at $30 per week, while Mount Zeil shows no rental market. Both are similarly distant from the CBD and face comparable socio-economic challenges, so your choice would largely depend on whether you need rental availability and prefer the slightly larger community that Namatjira offers.

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

Namatjira

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 50%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (92% vs 67%)

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

Renters

Mount Zeil

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $30/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 78%)

Weighs rent and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Namatjira

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1053 min vs 1145 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1630.6 km vs 1649.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Zeil

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (33% vs 8%)

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

Investors

Namatjira

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-6.3% vs -16.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mount Zeil Namatjira
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.

Mount Zeil Namatjira
Walkability 0 / 0
Mount Zeil — Walkability: 0/100 Namatjira — Walkability: 0/100

Demographics

Namatjira rents higher ($30/wk vs $0/wk); Namatjira has more residents (164 vs 69).

Mount Zeil Namatjira
Population 69 164
+138% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -16.9% -6.3%
Median age 26 29
Median household income $46,800/yr $76,648/yr
+64% vs other
Median weekly rent — $30/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Zeil Namatjira
0-4 14.5% / 7.9%
Mount Zeil — 0-4: 14.5% Namatjira — 0-4: 7.9%
5-14 27.5% / 14.0%
Mount Zeil — 5-14: 27.5% Namatjira — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 — / 9.8%
Mount Zeil — 15-19: not among its largest Namatjira — 15-19: 9.8%
20-24 15.9% / 6.1%
Mount Zeil — 20-24: 15.9% Namatjira — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 26.1% / 14.0%
Mount Zeil — 25-34: 26.1% Namatjira — 25-34: 14.0%
35-44 13.0% / 13.4%
Mount Zeil — 35-44: 13.0% Namatjira — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 13.0% / 15.2%
Mount Zeil — 45-54: 13.0% Namatjira — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 — / 6.7%
Mount Zeil — 55-64: not among its largest Namatjira — 55-64: 6.7%
65-74 7.2% / 6.7%
Mount Zeil — 65-74: 7.2% Namatjira — 65-74: 6.7%
75-84 — / 2.4%
Mount Zeil — 75-84: not among its largest Namatjira — 75-84: 2.4%
85+ — / —
Mount Zeil — 85+: not among its largest Namatjira — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Zeil 50.0% couple families
Mount Zeil — Couple Families: 50.0% Mount Zeil — Lone Person: 50.0% Mount Zeil — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Namatjira 41.7% couple families
Namatjira — Couple Families: 41.7% Namatjira — Lone Person: 19.4% Namatjira — One Parent Families: 38.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Zeil 100.0% renting
Mount Zeil — Owned Outright: 0.0% Mount Zeil — Mortgage: 0.0% Mount Zeil — Renting: 100.0%
Namatjira 78.3% renting
Namatjira — Owned Outright: 21.7% Namatjira — Mortgage: 0.0% Namatjira — Renting: 78.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Zeil 66.7% houses
Mount Zeil — Houses: 66.7% Mount Zeil — Flats / Apartments: 33.3%
Namatjira 92.3% houses
Namatjira — Houses: 92.3% Namatjira — Flats / Apartments: 7.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Mount Zeil Namatjira
Bachelor Degree 4.3% / 5.5%
Mount Zeil — Bachelor Degree: 4.3% Namatjira — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%
Certificate III & IV 5.8% / 3.7%
Mount Zeil — Certificate III & IV: 5.8% Namatjira — Certificate III & IV: 3.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.3% / 2.4%
Mount Zeil — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3% Namatjira — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

Development activity

Mount Zeil Namatjira
New dwellings approved 7
across MacDonnell
same for both
Approvals change year on year -100%
same for both

Ranking within NT

Mount Zeil Namatjira
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 17% of NT Higher than 46% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 31% of NT Higher than 40% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of NT Higher than 44% of NT

Liveability

Mount Zeil Namatjira
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mount Zeil Namatjira
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

Mount Zeil Namatjira
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mount Zeil

  • Mbunghara School Government · Combined

Schools in Namatjira

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

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Zeil Namatjira
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 1 2
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 19 12

Mobility

Mount Zeil sits further from the CBD (1649.1 km vs 1630.6 km).

Mount Zeil Namatjira
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Darwin 1649.1 km
+1% vs other
 1630.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1145 min 1053 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 0872
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 8
postcode 0872
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.

Mount Zeil Namatjira
Car (driver) 30.8% / 65.2%
Mount Zeil — Car (driver): 30.8% Namatjira — Car (driver): 65.2%
Walked Only 69.2% / 13.0%
Mount Zeil — Walked Only: 69.2% Namatjira — Walked Only: 13.0%
Car (passenger) — / 21.7%
Mount Zeil — Car (passenger): not among its largest Namatjira — Car (passenger): 21.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.2%).

Setting

Mount Zeil Namatjira
Elevation 620 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 603 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mount Zeil Namatjira
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
27 premises
 0%
17 premises

Council rates

Mount Zeil Namatjira
Average residential rate $1,387/yr
same for both
Council MacDonnell
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Zeil Namatjira
Division Lingiari
same for both
Member Marion Scrymgour
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Zeil Namatjira
Grant amount $50,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Zeil

Family Multicultural Professionals Rural Young Families

Namatjira

Multicultural Professionals Rural

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