Warumungu vs Tablelands

Warumungu is the younger of the two, with a median age of 28 against 31 in Tablelands. In both, most households rent and most homes are detached houses. In Warumungu, about half of households are couple families. In Tablelands, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Warumungu tends to suit renters, families with children, and couples, while Tablelands suits young adults and 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

Warumungu

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 28%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (79% vs 65%)
  • But Tablelands has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

Renters

Warumungu

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($60/wk vs $250/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 16%)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 56%)

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

Commuting to the city

Warumungu

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (811 min vs 882 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1054 km vs 1142 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tablelands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (35% vs 21%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Warumungu Tablelands
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.

Warumungu Tablelands
Walkability 0 / 0
Warumungu — Walkability: 0/100 Tablelands — Walkability: 0/100

Demographics

Tablelands rents higher ($250/wk vs $60/wk); Tablelands has higher household incomes ($82,316 vs $51,064).

Warumungu Tablelands
Population 146 188
+29% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.0% -10.5%
Median age 28 31
Median household income $51,064/yr $82,316/yr
+61% vs other
Median weekly rent $60/wk $250/wk
+317% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Warumungu Tablelands
0-4 11.0% / 5.9%
Warumungu — 0-4: 11.0% Tablelands — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 21.9% / 6.4%
Warumungu — 5-14: 21.9% Tablelands — 5-14: 6.4%
15-19 6.8% / 4.3%
Warumungu — 15-19: 6.8% Tablelands — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 9.6% / 19.1%
Warumungu — 20-24: 9.6% Tablelands — 20-24: 19.1%
25-34 17.8% / 25.0%
Warumungu — 25-34: 17.8% Tablelands — 25-34: 25.0%
35-44 11.6% / 7.4%
Warumungu — 35-44: 11.6% Tablelands — 35-44: 7.4%
45-54 7.5% / 12.2%
Warumungu — 45-54: 7.5% Tablelands — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 4.1% / 15.4%
Warumungu — 55-64: 4.1% Tablelands — 55-64: 15.4%
65-74 5.5% / 9.6%
Warumungu — 65-74: 5.5% Tablelands — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 — / —
Warumungu — 75-84: not among its largest Tablelands — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Warumungu — 85+: not among its largest Tablelands — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Warumungu 26.3% lone person
Warumungu — Lone Person: 26.3% Warumungu — Couple Families: 47.4% Warumungu — One Parent Families: 26.3%
Tablelands 72.0% lone person
Tablelands — Lone Person: 72.0% Tablelands — Couple Families: 28.0% Tablelands — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Warumungu 100.0% renting
Warumungu — Owned Outright: 0.0% Warumungu — Mortgage: 0.0% Warumungu — Renting: 100.0%
Tablelands 55.6% renting
Tablelands — Owned Outright: 44.4% Tablelands — Mortgage: 0.0% Tablelands — Renting: 55.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Warumungu 78.8% houses
Warumungu — Houses: 78.8% Warumungu — Flats / Apartments: 21.2%
Tablelands 64.6% houses
Tablelands — Houses: 64.6% Tablelands — Flats / Apartments: 35.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Warumungu Tablelands
Certificate III & IV 7.5% / 21.8%
Warumungu — Certificate III & IV: 7.5% Tablelands — Certificate III & IV: 21.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.8% / 3.7%
Warumungu — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8% Tablelands — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.7%
Bachelor Degree 2.7% / 4.8%
Warumungu — Bachelor Degree: 2.7% Tablelands — Bachelor Degree: 4.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.2%
Warumungu — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Tablelands — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

Development activity

Warumungu Tablelands
New dwellings approved 2
across Barkly
same for both
Approvals change year on year -100%
same for both

Ranking within NT

Warumungu Tablelands
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 20% of NT Higher than 51% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 41% of NT Higher than 48% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of NT Higher than 53% of NT

Liveability

Warumungu Tablelands
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Warumungu Tablelands
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

Warumungu Tablelands
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Warumungu

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

Schools in Tablelands

  • Alice Springs School Of The Air - Corella Creek Campus Government · Combined
  • Rockhampton Downs School Government · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Warumungu Tablelands
Cafes & restaurants 1
same for both
Parks & reserves 3 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 26 134

Mobility

Tablelands sits further from the CBD (1142 km vs 1054 km).

Warumungu Tablelands
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Darwin 1054 km 1142 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 811 min 882 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 0852
 0.0%
postcode 0862
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 24
postcode 0852
 78
postcode 0862

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.

Warumungu Tablelands
Walked Only 87.0% / 48.2%
Warumungu — Walked Only: 87.0% Tablelands — Walked Only: 48.2%
Car (driver) — / 28.9%
Warumungu — Car (driver): not among its largest Tablelands — Car (driver): 28.9%
Worked from Home 13.0% / 4.8%
Warumungu — Worked from Home: 13.0% Tablelands — Worked from Home: 4.8%
Car (passenger) — / 9.6%
Warumungu — Car (passenger): not among its largest Tablelands — Car (passenger): 9.6%
Bus — / 8.4%
Warumungu — Bus: not among its largest Tablelands — Bus: 8.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.0%).

Setting

Warumungu Tablelands
Elevation 314 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 202 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Warumungu Tablelands
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
17 premises
 0%
80 premises

Council rates

Warumungu Tablelands
Average residential rate $1,475/yr
same for both
Council Barkly
same for both

Federal electorate

Warumungu Tablelands
Division Lingiari
same for both
Member Marion Scrymgour
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Warumungu Tablelands
Grant amount $50,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Warumungu

Family Multicultural Rural Young Families

Tablelands

Rural Students

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