Rakula vs Dundee Forest
Rakula is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 56 in Dundee Forest. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses and the large majority of households are people living alone. In Rakula, most households rent. In Dundee Forest, the large majority of households own their home. On these figures, Rakula tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone, while Dundee Forest suits older residents.
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
Rakula
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, and childcare.
Renters
Rakula
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 30%)
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (73% vs 20%)
- has cheaper rent ($80/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Dundee Forest
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (102 min vs 119 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (136 km vs 150.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Dundee Forest
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 7%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Dundee Forest
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (16.4% vs -40.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Rakula and Dundee Forest 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
Dundee Forest rents higher ($250/wk vs $80/wk); Rakula has higher household incomes ($97,448 vs $42,848).
| Rakula | Dundee Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 59 | 85 +44% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -40.4% | +16.4% |
| Median age | 44 | 56 |
| Median household income | $97,448/yr +56% vs other | $42,848/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $80/wk | $250/wk +212% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
Property market
| Rakula | Dundee Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $207,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Rakula | Dundee Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 89 across Unincorporated NT same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -67% same for both | |
Ranking within NT
| Rakula | Dundee Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 59% of NT | Higher than 12% of NT |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 7% of NT | Higher than 27% of NT |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 10% of NT | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 7% of NT | Higher than 30% of NT |
Liveability
| Rakula | Dundee Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Rakula | Dundee Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | High 99/100 | High 80/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Rakula | Dundee Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Rakula
- Woolaning Homeland Christian College Independent · Secondary
- Woolaning School Government · Combined
Schools in Dundee Forest
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Rakula | Dundee Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Rakula sits further from the CBD (150.8 km vs 136 km).
| Rakula | Dundee Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Darwin | 150.8 km +10% vs other | 136 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 119 min | 102 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 0822 | 0.0% postcode 0840 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 26 postcode 0822 | 32 postcode 0840 |
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 (81.0%).
Setting
| Rakula | Dundee Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 5 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 24 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 16.0 km | 5.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Rakula | Dundee Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 54 premises | 0% 44 premises |
Federal electorate
| Rakula | Dundee Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lingiari same for both | |
| Member | Marion Scrymgour same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Rakula | Dundee Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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