Stapleton vs Adelaide River
Adelaide River is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 55 in Stapleton. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Stapleton, most households are people living alone. In Adelaide River, about half of households are people living alone.
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
Stapleton
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (44% vs 34%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 82%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Adelaide River
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $577/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 44%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Adelaide River
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (98 min vs 115 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (119.8 km vs 123.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs 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
Stapleton and Adelaide River 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
Adelaide River has more residents (317 vs 63); Stapleton rents higher ($577/wk vs $200/wk).
| Stapleton | Adelaide River | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 63 | 317 +403% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -7.4% | -10.2% |
| Median age | 55 | 52 |
| Median household income | $68,224/yr +24% vs other | $51,584/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $577/wk +65% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.4%).
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 (14.3%).
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 (9.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Stapleton | Adelaide River | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $500,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Ranking within NT
| Stapleton | Adelaide River | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 34% of NT | Higher than 20% of NT |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 1% of NT | Higher than 29% of NT |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 5% of NT | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 1% of NT | Higher than 32% of NT |
Liveability
| Stapleton | Adelaide River | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
| Stapleton | Adelaide River | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Stapleton | Adelaide River | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Stapleton
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Adelaide River
- Adelaide River School Government · Combined
Amenities in the suburb
| Stapleton | Adelaide River | |
|---|---|---|
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 2 |
Mobility
Stapleton sits further from the CBD (123.8 km vs 119.8 km).
| Stapleton | Adelaide River | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Darwin | 123.8 km +3% vs other | 119.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 115 min | 98 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 0822 | 0.0% postcode 0846 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 26 postcode 0822 | 43 postcode 0846 |
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 (83.3%).
Setting
| Stapleton | Adelaide River | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 73 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 54 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Stapleton | Adelaide River | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 8 premises | 0% 47 premises |
Council rates
| Stapleton | Adelaide River | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,132/yr same for both | |
| Council | Coomalie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Stapleton | Adelaide River | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lingiari same for both | |
| Member | Marion Scrymgour same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Stapleton | Adelaide River | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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