Alawa NT 0810
Located in Northern Territory, Alawa sits 12 km from Darwin CBD, around 18 minutes by car. The suburb has 2,078 residents, a median age of 35, and a median household income of $108,316 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the middle range nationally. The suburb fell 2.3% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $340 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,777. Of 2 schools within the suburb boundary, 1 ranks above the state average, and walkability is high.
Is Alawa a good suburb?
Alawa scores a B (65/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit.
Mixed results
2 schools · 1 above peer schools
Walkable and central
Walkability 70/100 · 12.5 km · 18 min drive to Darwin
Median available
Median $682K
Mid-range socio-economic
SEIFA decile 5/10 · median age 35 · 2,078 residents
Liveability Rating
65 / 100 · Ranked #26 in NTEach bar is Alawa's rank among NT suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 3 of 5 factors: no school or safety data, so the other factors carry its weight.
No bushfire or crime or flood data is published for Northern Territory — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.
How do you rate the liveability in Alawa?
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Our score
65 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataAlawa's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $682,000, roughly 13% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$682,000
7% above its 7 neighbours (median $640,000)
Based on 47 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 22 days — median across 10 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 26 sales $650K
- 4 bed 16 sales $794K
Units
$430,000
Based on only 7 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Alawa are currently listed at around $720,000 on average. Based on 7 houses listed in the past six months.
$720K
7 houses listed in the last 6 months.
7 of the suburb's 679 dwellings (1.0%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Alawa rent for around $700 a week on average, based on 15 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$700/wk
15 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$550/wk
5 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
20 rentals advertised against an estimated 255 rented homes (7.8%) in the last 6 months.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$700/week ($36,000 a year) on a $720,000 median
Based on a small sample (7 listings) — indicative only.
Not enough unit sales and rentals in the window to calculate a yield.
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Crime in the Darwin area
Crime recorded across the whole area over the 12 months to Aug 2026, not in Alawa alone. NT Police publish by town and district, not by suburb, and recent months can take several months to settle.
| Type | Count | Per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| All offences | 8,760 | 95.3 |
| Assault | 2,362 | 25.7 |
| Domestic violence assault | 1,301 | 14.1 |
| Sexual offences | 217 | 2.4 |
| House burglary | 441 | 4.8 |
| Commercial burglary | 154 | 1.7 |
| Theft | 2,937 | 31.9 |
| Property damage | 2,208 | 24.0 |
| Robbery and extortion | 152 | 1.7 |
| Endangering people | 286 | 3.1 |
Rates use the Darwin area’s 91,946 residents. The latest month is preliminary and may be revised.
Schools
Two schools serve Alawa, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Alawa Primary School leads the pack.
- • 429 students across 2 schools (avg 214)
- • ICSEA 929-1011, median 970 (below the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Alawa Primary School (259 students)
Primary
Universities nearby
- 1.2 kmCasuarina CampusCharles Darwin University · 146 courses
- 9.8 kmDanala Education and Community PrecinctCharles Darwin University · 81 courses
1.1% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.
Distance is measured to the suburb centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.
Walkability
Alawa is very walkable on foot — at 70/100, most daily errands can be done on foot.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Alawa.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 45.2 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 31.4 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 19.8 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 16.1 hours
- Direct to CBD (peak)
- 2 min wait
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Alawa.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 100%
- Premises covered
- 816
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Darwin: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 5 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 3 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.
Alawa is home to about 2,100 residents, with a median age of 35, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $108,000 a year, with unemployment at 6.3%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
2,078
Median Age
35
Median Household Income
$108,316/yr
Census Median Rent
$340/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,777/mo
Avg Household Size
2.8
Median Personal Income
$47,580/yr
Unemployment Rate
6.3%
Unoccupied Dwellings
9.4%
Total Dwellings
679
Owner-Occupier Rate
62.4%
Houses
87.5%
Rental Stress
16.3%
Mortgage Stress
19.7%
Work From Home
4.9%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
38 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 9 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 245 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 53.6%
- English Spoken at Home
- 56.0%
- Employment Rate
- 61%
- Completed Year 12
- 45.9%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
214 residents (10.3%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 1,925 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
37% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (370 of 1,005).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 271 people work here; 1,005 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.3 jobs per working resident. At least 73% of employed residents must work outside the suburb.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,870 a year through Darwin based on 2026 figures.
Building Approvals: Darwin
In the year to August 2026, 171 new dwellings were approved across Darwin. That mix is 107 houses and 64 units. Approvals are up 47.1% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Darwin Airport, 5.4 kmHigh rainfall — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 12 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 1.6 km
- 2.1 km to a named beach
- Annual rainfall
- 1,836 mm
- 98 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 32.5°C
- 27 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 19.8°C
- 0 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
3 facilities within 5 km- 2.4 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Toluene (methylbenzene) · Xylenes (individual or mixed isomers)
- 3.4 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Xylenes (individual or mixed isomers) · Toluene (methylbenzene)
- 4.4 kmSewerage and Drainage ServicesTop reported: Total Nitrogen · Ammonia (total) · Total Phosphorus
EV adoption
In postcode 0810, 155 of 22,872 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 4.2% (961 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 4.9%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 0810, 4,423 rooftop-solar systems totalling 33.2 MW have been installed since 2001, against 12,605 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 205 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$50,000 for new homes.
Administered as the HomeGrown Territory Grant. Established-home buyers may also be eligible for the separate BuildBonus Grant.
Mortgage repayments
8 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 810.
Stamp duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Territory Revenue Office
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-26 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Luke John Gosling Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Luke John Gosling | 51.3% | 48.7% | -7.1 |
| 2022 | Luke Gosling | 59.4% | 40.6% | -6.3 |
| 2019 | Luke John Gosling | 53.1% | 46.9% | +3.0 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Justine Davis Independent
Next state election: 26 August 2028.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Justine Davis IND | 57.6% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2023, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Northern Territory Electoral Commission.
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- #3 in Sportiest Darwin suburbs
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- #6 in Where the Greek community lives in Darwin
- #6 in Darwin suburbs where the most homes are owned outright
- #6 in Darwin suburbs where seniors live
- #6 in Darwin suburbs with the best public transport
- #7 in Best Darwin suburbs to rent in
- #8 in The best beachside suburbs in Darwin
- #8 in Best Darwin suburbs for first-home buyers (houses)
- #8 in Darwin suburbs where the most Greek is spoken at home
- #8 in Darwin suburbs where the most Nepali is spoken at home
- #9 in Where the Nepali community lives in Darwin
- #9 in Darwin's most owner-occupied suburbs
- #9 in Darwin suburbs that suit young professionals
- #10 in Where the Indian community lives in Darwin
- #11 in Darwin's most educated suburbs
- #13 in Darwin suburbs with the best NBN connectivity
- #14 in Darwin's highest-income suburbs
- #14 in Highest-yielding Darwin suburbs (houses)
- #14 in Most walkable suburbs in Darwin
- #14 in Darwin suburbs with the largest non-religious population
- #14 in Darwin suburbs where young families live
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Common questions about Alawa
Is Alawa a safe place to live?
NT does not publish suburb-level crime statistics, so there is no crime figure for Alawa.
Is Alawa a good place to live?
Alawa has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (65/100), ranked against other NT suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Alawa?
Alawa, NT had a population of 2,078 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Alawa, NT?
The postcode for Alawa, NT is 0810.
How far is Alawa from Darwin?
Alawa is 12 km from Darwin CBD by road, about 18 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Alawa?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Alawa was $108,316 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Alawa?
The median advertised rent in Alawa is $700 a week for houses (15 listings) and $550 a week for units (5 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Alawa?
The median age of residents in Alawa was 35 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Alawa?
There are 2 schools inside the Alawa boundary: 1 above similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Alawa walkable?
Alawa scores 70/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Alawa?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Alawa, Darwin Airport (5.4 km away), summer days average 32.5°C, winter nights 19.8°C, 1,836 mm of rain a year over 98 rainy days, and 27 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Alawa?
First-home buyers in NT may be eligible for $50,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by Territory Revenue Office; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Alawa belong to?
Alawa sits within the Darwin local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Alawa?
The average residential rates bill through Darwin is $1,870 a year (2026). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Alawa?
Across Darwin, 171 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 47.1% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Alawa in?
Alawa sits within the federal Division of Solomon, currently held by Luke John Gosling (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2026–27
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2024
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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