Wagaman vs Wulagi

In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Wulagi tends to suit 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

Wulagi

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 4)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 80%)
  • But Wagaman has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Wagaman

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($310,000 vs $457,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wagaman

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (42% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($340/wk vs $425/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wagaman

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 79/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wagaman

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 2%)
  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 79/100)

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

Investors

Wulagi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.1% vs -6.5%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wagaman Wulagi
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.

Wagaman Wulagi
Walkability 88 / 79
Wagaman — Walkability: 88/100 Wulagi — Walkability: 79/100

Demographics

Wulagi rents higher ($425/wk vs $340/wk); Wulagi has higher household incomes ($121,212 vs $108,316).

Wagaman Wulagi
Population 2,023 2,510
+24% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.5% +3.1%
Median age 35 36
Median household income $108,316/yr $121,212/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $340/wk $425/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wagaman Wulagi
0-4 7.3% / 7.4%
Wagaman — 0-4: 7.3% Wulagi — 0-4: 7.4%
5-14 13.0% / 17.9%
Wagaman — 5-14: 13.0% Wulagi — 5-14: 17.9%
15-19 6.3% / 7.0%
Wagaman — 15-19: 6.3% Wulagi — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 6.5% / 4.3%
Wagaman — 20-24: 6.5% Wulagi — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 16.3% / 11.2%
Wagaman — 25-34: 16.3% Wulagi — 25-34: 11.2%
35-44 14.8% / 15.6%
Wagaman — 35-44: 14.8% Wulagi — 35-44: 15.6%
45-54 13.6% / 15.6%
Wagaman — 45-54: 13.6% Wulagi — 45-54: 15.6%
55-64 10.3% / 9.7%
Wagaman — 55-64: 10.3% Wulagi — 55-64: 9.7%
65-74 7.8% / 7.6%
Wagaman — 65-74: 7.8% Wulagi — 65-74: 7.6%
75-84 3.2% / 2.9%
Wagaman — 75-84: 3.2% Wulagi — 75-84: 2.9%
85+ 0.7% / 0.4%
Wagaman — 85+: 0.7% Wulagi — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wagaman 48.3% couple families
Wagaman — Couple Families: 48.3% Wagaman — One Parent Families: 20.4% Wagaman — Lone Person: 20.6% Wagaman — Group Household: 9.2% Wagaman — Other Families: 1.5%
Wulagi 52.2% couple families
Wulagi — Couple Families: 52.2% Wulagi — One Parent Families: 23.5% Wulagi — Lone Person: 17.5% Wulagi — Group Household: 4.8% Wulagi — Other Families: 2.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wagaman 42.1% renting
Wagaman — Owned Outright: 22.7% Wagaman — Mortgage: 35.2% Wagaman — Renting: 42.1%
Wulagi 28.2% renting
Wulagi — Owned Outright: 23.4% Wulagi — Mortgage: 48.3% Wulagi — Renting: 28.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Wagaman Wulagi
Certificate III & IV 12.0% / 13.5%
Wagaman — Certificate III & IV: 12.0% Wulagi — Certificate III & IV: 13.5%
Bachelor Degree 12.3% / 10.4%
Wagaman — Bachelor Degree: 12.3% Wulagi — Bachelor Degree: 10.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 6.9%
Wagaman — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Wulagi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree 5.8% / 3.7%
Wagaman — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8% Wulagi — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 1.7%
Wagaman — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Wulagi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.5%).

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.

Wagaman Wulagi
Philippines 7.4% / 3.1%
Wagaman — Philippines: 7.4% Wulagi — Philippines: 3.1%
India 4.2% / 1.5%
Wagaman — India: 4.2% Wulagi — India: 1.5%
Greece 4.6% / —
Wagaman — Greece: 4.6% Wulagi — Greece: not among its largest
Nepal 4.3% / —
Wagaman — Nepal: 4.3% Wulagi — Nepal: not among its largest
England 1.5% / 2.2%
Wagaman — England: 1.5% Wulagi — England: 2.2%
New Zealand 1.4% / 1.4%
Wagaman — New Zealand: 1.4% Wulagi — New Zealand: 1.4%
China 2.4% / —
Wagaman — China: 2.4% Wulagi — China: not among its largest
Indonesia — / 1.4%
Wagaman — Indonesia: not among its largest Wulagi — Indonesia: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wagaman 80.4% houses
Wagaman — Houses: 80.4% Wagaman — Townhouses: 17.3% Wagaman — Flats / Apartments: 2.3%
Wulagi 98.3% houses
Wulagi — Houses: 98.3% Wulagi — Townhouses: 1.3% Wulagi — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Wagaman Wulagi
Median house price $622,000 $670,000
Median unit price $310,000 $457,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 16 days
from 17 sales
 22 days
from 24 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Wagaman Wulagi
3 bed $592K / $631K
Wagaman — 3 bed: $592K (54 sales) Wulagi — 3 bed: $631K (68 sales)

54 vs 68 sales

4 bed $715K / $768K
Wagaman — 4 bed: $715K (12 sales) Wulagi — 4 bed: $768K (16 sales)

12 vs 16 sales

Development activity

Wagaman Wulagi
New dwellings approved 171
across Darwin
same for both
Approvals change year on year +47%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Wagaman Wulagi
Houses 4.6%
$700/wk on $785K
 5.0%
$720/wk on $745K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NT

Wagaman Wulagi
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 71% of NT Higher than 83% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 99% of NT Higher than 98% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 88% of NT Higher than 76% of NT
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of NT Higher than 96% of NT
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 22% of NT Higher than 38% of NT

Liveability

Wulagi scores higher overall (72 vs 64); Wagaman is more walkable (88 vs 79).

Wagaman Wulagi
Grade B A
Score 64/100 72/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Wagaman Wulagi
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 5
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Wagaman Wulagi
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Casuarina Campus, 0.8 km
 1
Casuarina Campus, 1.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.0% 0.7%

Schools in Wagaman

  • Wagaman Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Wulagi

  • Wulagi Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Wagaman Wulagi
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 4 11
Childcare 5 3

Mobility

Wagaman Wulagi
Walkability score 88/100 79/100
Distance to Darwin 13.9 km 14.6 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 20 min 22 min
Public transport score 82/100
Bus
 67/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 24.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 22.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 0810
 0.5%
postcode 0812
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 35
postcode 0810
 36
postcode 0812

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.

Wagaman Wulagi
Car (driver) 75.6% / 82.5%
Wagaman — Car (driver): 75.6% Wulagi — Car (driver): 82.5%
Car (passenger) 9.4% / 8.8%
Wagaman — Car (passenger): 9.4% Wulagi — Car (passenger): 8.8%
Bus 4.7% / 2.8%
Wagaman — Bus: 4.7% Wulagi — Bus: 2.8%
Worked from Home 3.8% / 3.3%
Wagaman — Worked from Home: 3.8% Wulagi — Worked from Home: 3.3%
Walked Only 5.0% / 1.5%
Wagaman — Walked Only: 5.0% Wulagi — Walked Only: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.5%).

Setting

Wagaman Wulagi
Elevation 31 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 2.9 km
3.5 km to a named beach
 4.0 km
4.2 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Wagaman Wulagi
Connectivity score 100/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
745 premises
 100%
893 premises

Climate

Wagaman Wulagi
Annual rainfall 1,836 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 19.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Wagaman Wulagi
Average residential rate $1,870/yr
same for both
Council Darwin
same for both

Federal electorate

Wagaman Wulagi
Division Solomon
same for both
Member Luke John Gosling
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wagaman Wulagi
Grant amount $50,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wagaman

Coastal Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks

Wulagi

Family Middle-Ring Parks Quiet

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