Venn vs Tindal

Tindal is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 35 in Venn. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Venn, most households own their home and about half of households are people living alone. In Tindal, the large majority of households rent and the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Venn tends to suit people living alone, while Tindal suits renters, 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

Tindal

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 50%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 74%)

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

Renters

Tindal

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 37%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $398/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Tindal

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (330.8 km vs 351.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (213 min vs 223 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Venn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (9% vs 1%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Venn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.7% vs -0.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Venn Tindal
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.

Venn Tindal
Walkability 0 / 0
Venn — Walkability: 0/100 Tindal — Walkability: 0/100

Demographics

Tindal has more residents (850 vs 189); Venn rents higher ($398/wk vs $260/wk).

Venn Tindal
Population 189 850
+350% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.7% -0.8%
Median age 35 29
Median household income $110,500/yr $148,980/yr
+35% vs other
Median weekly rent $398/wk
+35% vs other
 $260/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Venn Tindal
0-4 3.7% / 10.0%
Venn — 0-4: 3.7% Tindal — 0-4: 10.0%
5-14 6.3% / 17.2%
Venn — 5-14: 6.3% Tindal — 5-14: 17.2%
15-19 4.8% / 1.9%
Venn — 15-19: 4.8% Tindal — 15-19: 1.9%
20-24 2.6% / 10.4%
Venn — 20-24: 2.6% Tindal — 20-24: 10.4%
25-34 29.1% / 30.7%
Venn — 25-34: 29.1% Tindal — 25-34: 30.7%
35-44 23.8% / 19.1%
Venn — 35-44: 23.8% Tindal — 35-44: 19.1%
45-54 13.8% / 8.1%
Venn — 45-54: 13.8% Tindal — 45-54: 8.1%
55-64 5.8% / 2.7%
Venn — 55-64: 5.8% Tindal — 55-64: 2.7%
65-74 6.9% / 0.4%
Venn — 65-74: 6.9% Tindal — 65-74: 0.4%
75-84 2.1% / —
Venn — 75-84: 2.1% Tindal — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / 0.4%
Venn — 85+: not among its largest Tindal — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Venn 50.0% couple families
Venn — Couple Families: 50.0% Venn — Lone Person: 50.0% Venn — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Tindal 82.3% couple families
Tindal — Couple Families: 82.3% Tindal — Lone Person: 13.8% Tindal — One Parent Families: 3.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Venn 37.0% renting
Venn — Owned Outright: 33.3% Venn — Mortgage: 29.6% Venn — Renting: 37.0%
Tindal 100.0% renting
Tindal — Owned Outright: 0.0% Tindal — Mortgage: 0.0% Tindal — Renting: 100.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Venn Tindal
Certificate III & IV 9.0% / 25.9%
Venn — Certificate III & IV: 9.0% Tindal — Certificate III & IV: 25.9%
Bachelor Degree 10.1% / 10.1%
Venn — Bachelor Degree: 10.1% Tindal — Bachelor Degree: 10.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.1% / 8.9%
Venn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.1% Tindal — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.5%
Venn — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Tindal — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.5%
Venn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Tindal — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.9%).

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.

Venn Tindal
New Zealand 3.2% / 1.5%
Venn — New Zealand: 3.2% Tindal — New Zealand: 1.5%
Germany 2.6% / —
Venn — Germany: 2.6% Tindal — Germany: not among its largest
England 1.6% / 0.9%
Venn — England: 1.6% Tindal — England: 0.9%
India — / 0.7%
Venn — India: not among its largest Tindal — India: 0.7%
Malaysia — / 0.5%
Venn — Malaysia: not among its largest Tindal — Malaysia: 0.5%
Philippines — / 0.4%
Venn — Philippines: not among its largest Tindal — Philippines: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Venn 74.3% houses
Venn — Houses: 74.3% Venn — Flats / Apartments: 25.7%
Tindal 100.0% houses
Tindal — Houses: 100.0% Tindal — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Venn Tindal
New dwellings approved 31
across Katherine
same for both

Ranking within NT

Venn Tindal
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 73% of NT Higher than 96% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 51% of NT Higher than 23% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 81% of NT
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of NT Higher than 81% of NT

Liveability

Venn Tindal
Grade — B
Score — 55/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Venn Tindal
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 Moderate
50/100
 High
100/100
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Venn Tindal
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

Amenities in the suburb

Venn Tindal
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1

Mobility

Venn sits further from the CBD (351.2 km vs 330.8 km).

Venn Tindal
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Darwin 351.2 km
+6% vs other
 330.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 223 min 213 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 0852
 0.5%
postcode 0853
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 24
postcode 0852
 1
postcode 0853

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.

Venn Tindal
Car (driver) 30.6% / 73.3%
Venn — Car (driver): 30.6% Tindal — Car (driver): 73.3%
Walked Only 47.2% / 7.4%
Venn — Walked Only: 47.2% Tindal — Walked Only: 7.4%
Bicycle — / 12.4%
Venn — Bicycle: not among its largest Tindal — Bicycle: 12.4%
Worked from Home 7.4% / 3.0%
Venn — Worked from Home: 7.4% Tindal — Worked from Home: 3.0%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / 3.9%
Venn — Car (passenger): 5.6% Tindal — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Bus 9.3% / —
Venn — Bus: 9.3% Tindal — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.3%).

Setting

Venn Tindal
Elevation 194 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 138 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Venn Tindal
Connectivity score 15/100 99/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
30 premises
 99%
522 premises

Climate

Venn Tindal
Annual rainfall 990 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 35.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 14.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Venn Tindal
Average residential rate $2,781/yr
same for both
Council Katherine
same for both

Federal electorate

Venn Tindal
Division Lingiari
same for both
Member Marion Scrymgour
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Venn Tindal
Grant amount $50,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Venn

Multicultural Rural

Tindal

Family Rural Young Families

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