Brinkin NT 0810
Located in Northern Territory, Brinkin sits 17 km from Darwin CBD, around 24 minutes by car. The suburb has 1,117 residents, a median age of 34, and a median household income of $118,248 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 20% nationally. Population fell 11.9% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $360 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,593. Walkability is low.
Is Brinkin a good suburb?
Brinkin scores a A (72/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on community.
Somewhat walkable
Walkability 38/100 · 16.6 km · 24 min drive to Darwin
Median available
Median $1.38M
Very advantaged
SEIFA decile 10/10 · median age 34 · 1,117 residents
Liveability Rating
72 / 100 · Ranked #18 in NTEach bar is Brinkin'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 Brinkin?
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Our score
72 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Median Unit Price
Public listings dataBrinkin's unit market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $455,000, roughly 24% above where it sat a year earlier.
Units
$455,000
Based on 37 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 25 days — median across 5 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 31 sales $425K
- 3 bed 6 sales $514K
Houses
$1,375,000
102% above its 4 neighbours (median $682,000)
Based on 18 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 21 days — median across 7 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 4 bed 9 sales $1.46M
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsActive asking-price coverage for houses in Brinkin is too thin to publish a meaningful median right now — only 2 active houses.
$520K
5 units listed in the last 6 months.
7 of the suburb's 364 dwellings (1.9%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsUnits in Brinkin rent for around $625 a week on average, based on 6 units listed for rent in the past six months.
$625/wk
6 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
6 rentals advertised against an estimated 156 rented homes (3.8%) in the last 6 months.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$625/week ($32,000 a year) on a $520,000 median
Based on a small sample (5 listings) — indicative only.
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 Brinkin 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
Universities nearby
4.3% 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
Brinkin is car-dependent on foot — at 38/100, most errands require a car.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Brinkin.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 16.0 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 9.1 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 7.7 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 2 min
- Span of service
- 16.1 hours
- Direct to CBD (peak)
- 20 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 Brinkin.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 100%
- Premises covered
- 427
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
Brinkin is home to about 1,100 residents, with a median age of 34, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $118,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.2%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
1,117
Median Age
34
Median Household Income
$118,248/yr
Census Median Rent
$360/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,593/mo
Avg Household Size
2.5
Median Personal Income
$56,836/yr
Unemployment Rate
3.2%
Unoccupied Dwellings
7.4%
Total Dwellings
364
Owner-Occupier Rate
57.1%
Houses
42.6%
Rental Stress
15.8%
Mortgage Stress
16.2%
Work From Home
4.8%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 49.7%
- English Spoken at Home
- 50.2%
- Employment Rate
- 68.6%
- Completed Year 12
- 61.2%
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.
197 residents (17.6%) 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 1,067 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
32% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (203 of 638).
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 1,225 people work here; 638 employed residents live here.
A jobs hub: 1.9 jobs for every working resident. At least 48% of the people who work here must live elsewhere.
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, 7.0 kmHigh rainfall — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 13 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 142 m
- 1.4 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
2 facilities within 5 km- 4.0 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Toluene (methylbenzene) · Xylenes (individual or mixed isomers)
- 4.9 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 Khoda Patel Country Liberal
Next state election: 26 August 2028.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Khoda Patel CLP | 50.7% |
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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Common questions about Brinkin
Is Brinkin a safe place to live?
NT does not publish suburb-level crime statistics, so there is no crime figure for Brinkin.
Is Brinkin a good place to live?
Brinkin has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of A (72/100), 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 Brinkin?
Brinkin, NT had a population of 1,117 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Brinkin, NT?
The postcode for Brinkin, NT is 0810.
How far is Brinkin from Darwin?
Brinkin is 17 km from Darwin CBD by road, about 24 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Brinkin?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Brinkin was $118,248 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 Brinkin?
The median advertised rent in Brinkin is $625 a week for units (6 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Brinkin?
The median age of residents in Brinkin was 34 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Brinkin walkable?
Brinkin scores 38/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it car-dependent. 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 Brinkin?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Brinkin, Darwin Airport (7 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 Brinkin?
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 Brinkin belong to?
Brinkin sits within the Darwin local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Brinkin?
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 Brinkin?
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 Brinkin in?
Brinkin 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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