Real Estate Darwin City NT 0800

Real Estate Market: Is Darwin City NT 0800 a Good Suburb to Buy Into?

Housing Market in Darwin City

Key Darwin City Metrics & Forecast to 2028

Sources: Property Listings and Microburbs, 2006 - 2023

Field	Value	VS Darwin	Trend
Median yield for houses	Premium	Premium	Premium
Smart median rent: All houses	$650	Top 41%	13% to Jun 2026
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Housing Supply in Darwin City

Darwin City Real Estate Investor Report

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The higher the supply score the more supply is on the market, both current and future.
Sources: ABS, GEOSPATIAL, PLANNING ALERTS and Microburbs, 2002 - 2023

Field	Value	VS Darwin	Trend
Development applications	83	Top 18%	to Jun 2025
Developments	3.0	Top 41%	Data for Jul 2023
Housing Stock Quality Indicator	50.2	Top 14%	Data for May 2023
Total new residential buildings value (SA2)	Premium	Premium	Premium
Days on market: houses	Premium	Premium	Premium
Days on market: units	Premium	Premium	Premium
Number of Subdivisions	2 lots	Bottom 13%	Data for May 2023
Volume of houses sold in the last 30 days	Premium	Premium	Premium
Volume of units sold in the last 30 days	Premium	Premium	Premium
Stock on Market	0	Bottom 26%	to 0 to Jun 2026

Housing Stock Quality in Darwin City

The higher the score, the higher the quality of the houses and units.
Sources: ABS, GEOSPATIAL and Microburbs, 2006 - 2023

Field	Value	VS Darwin	Trend
Houses	0.5%	Bottom 0%	59% to Jan 2021
Average bedrooms - all homes	2.0	Bottom 15%	4% to Jan 2021
NBN connection: fibreoptic cable to node	0.0%	Bottom 37%	Data for Jun 2023

Development Restrictions in Darwin City

Darwin City Zoning Map

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The higher the score, the more easily density can be increased.
Sources: GEOSPATIAL, TORREN, ABS and Microburbs, 2011 - 2023

	Field	Value	VS Darwin	Trend
	Total area	8.1 sq km	Top 49%	Data for Jan 2021
	Residential density	521 sqm per resident	Bottom 30%	Data for Jan 2021

Risk in Darwin City

Darwin City Risk Report

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The higher the score, the more exposed households are to financial stress.
Sources: ABS, Property Listings, TORREN and Microburbs, 2006 - 2023

Field	Value	VS Darwin	Trend
% Owner Occupied	41.4%	Bottom 0%	4% to May 2023
% Rentals	58.6%	Top 1%	2% to May 2023
Housing Affordability Index	28	Bottom 35%	Data for Jun 2023
Median monthly mortgage	$2,340	Top 28%	17% to May 2023
Rent Affordability Index (Houses)	84	Top 15%	Data for Jun 2023
Rent Affordability Index (Units)	81	Top 17%	Data for Jun 2023
Mortgage as a percent of income	19.0%	Bottom 33%	13% to Jan 2021
Mortgaged Dwellings	17.1%	Bottom 5%	15% to May 2023

Unit Market in Darwin City

Darwin City Unit Investor Report

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Field	Value	VS Darwin	Trend
Median yield for units	Premium	Premium	Premium
Smart median rent: All units	$624	Top 16%	112% to Jun 2026
Smart median sale price: All units	Premium	Premium	Premium
Unit to house ratio	58.2%	Bottom 35%	33% to Jun 2026

Housing Demand in Darwin City

The higher the score, the more demand their is for housing in the area, both current and future.
Sources: ABS, TORREN, Property Listings and Microburbs, 2006 - 2030

Field	Value	VS Darwin	Trend
Net internal migration (LGA)	Premium	Premium	Premium
Net overseas migration (LGA)	Premium	Premium	Premium
Historical Population (SA3)	28700	Bottom 15%	55% to Dec 2023
Historical population growth	Premium	Premium	Premium
Population (LGA)	95100	Top 17%	36% to Dec 2030
Population Projection (LGA)	Premium	Premium	Premium
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Accommodation Options (46)

Headline	Place	Datetime
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Esplanade Darwin	116 Esplanade
Frontier Hotel Darwin	3 Buffalo Ct
Magnum Serviced Apartments Darwin	44 Woods St
H on Mitchell Apartment Hotel	105 Mitchell St
Metro Advance Apartments & Hotel Darwin	55 Cavenagh St

Realtors (5)

Headline	Place	Datetime
Elders Real Estate Darwin	70 Smith St
MBA Conveyancing Services	21 Cavenagh St
Knight Frank Darwin	level 2/46 Smith Street Mall
NT Realty	20/101 Mitchell St
One Real Estate	19 Smith St

Median House Rental Prices by Street (1)

Street	Date	Median rent (per week)
Carey St	27 Dec 2025	$634

Planning Applications: Dwellings (25)

Headline	Place	Date
Hotel/motel (108 suites) in a 6 storey building - Northern Territory Land Information System PA2026/0196	39 Stokes Hill Darwin City, NT	13 Jun 2026
Dwelling-multiple (39 x 2 bedroom and 36 x 1 bedroom suites) in a nine storey building including two levels of basement car parking to be used as serviced apartments - Northern Territory Land Information System PA2026/0031	4 Lindsay Darwin City, NT	06 Feb 2026
Alterations and additions to an existing mixed use development comprising rooming accommodation (hostel) with 87 rooms and shops in 2 x 2 storey buildings - Northern Territory Land Information System PA2026/0019	99 Mitchell Darwin City, NT	23 Jan 2026
Rooming accommodation (hostel) comprising 60 beds in a single storey building - Northern Territory Land Information System PA2025/0417	88 Mitchell Darwin City, NT	05 Dec 2025
Rezone from Zone GI (General Industry) to Zone MR (Medium Density Residential) and Zone HR (High Density Residential). - Northern Territory Land Information System PA2025/0376	12 Dinah Beach Darwin City, NT	21 Nov 2025

Planning Applications: Industrial (1)

Headline	Place	Date
Part change of use from office to warehouse (self-storage facility) in two stages - Northern Territory Land Information System PA2026/0065	25 Cavenagh Darwin City, NT	21 Mar 2026

Planning Applications: Other (43)

Headline	Place	Date
Part change of use from office to warehouse (self-storage facility) in two stages - Northern Territory Land Information System PA2026/0065	25 Cavenagh Darwin City, NT	21 Mar 2026
Changes to the development approved by DP2025/0196 for the purpose of internal reconfiguration reducing overall beds to 352 beds, facade changes, site layout and servicing alterations and alteration to condition 7 - Northern Territory Land Information System PA2025/0453	56 Woods Darwin City, NT	05 Dec 2025
Vehicle sales and hire with ancillary demountable structures - Northern Territory Land Information System PA2025/0458	99 Mitchell Darwin City, NT	05 Dec 2025
Alterations and additions to an existing office building comprising office, food premises-café / take away and hotel/motel in two stages - Northern Territory Land Information System PA2025/0463	66 Esplanade Darwin City, NT	05 Dec 2025
Alterations and additions to an existing office building comprising office, food premises-café / take away and hotel/motel in two stages - Northern Territory Land Information System PA2025/0463	66 Esplanade Darwin City, NT	05 Dec 2025

Recently Sold Houses (12)

Address	Price	Bedrooms	Bathrooms	Garage spaces	Date sold	Sale Type
13 Daly St	$2,640,000				10 Jan 2025	On Market
Unit 18, 29 Woods St	$515,000	2.0	2.0	2.0	14 Jul 2023	On Market
Unit 3, 78 Esp	$2,060,000	3.0	2.0	4.0	27 Nov 2022	On Market
Unit 54, 79 Mitchell St	$230,000	2.0	1.0	1.0	14 Oct 2022	On Market
Unit 10, 39 Cavenagh St	$400,000	2.0	2.0	1.0	23 Sep 2022	On Market

LGA Details (1)

Headline	Place	Datetime
Local government area	Darwin

Median Unit Sale Prices by Street (7)

Date	Median sale value	Street
27 Jun 2026	$468,100	Cavenagh St
27 Jun 2026	$391,500	Finniss St
27 Jun 2026	$311,500	Gardiner St
27 Jun 2026	$529,800	Harvey St
27 Jun 2026	$439,000	Knuckey St

Median House Sale Prices by Street (1)

Street	Date	Median sale value
Knuckey St	29 May 2026	$742,000

Turnover Rate by Street (35)

Turnover rate	Street	Turnover Label	Turnover Years	Year
53.1%	Knuckey St	quite tightly held	Every 18.8 years (quite tightly held)	2026
53.0%	Cavenagh St	quite tightly held	Every 18.9 years (quite tightly held)	2026
63.2%	Dashwood Pl	quite tightly held	Every 15.8 years (quite tightly held)	2026
60.4%	Mitchell St	quite tightly held	Every 16.6 years (quite tightly held)	2026
84.2%	Gardens Rd	high turnover	Every 11.9 years (high turnover)	2026

Businesses (60)

Name	Address
Leighton Contractors	62 Cavenagh St, Darwin City NT 0800, Australia
Halikos Group	Level 18/19 Smith St, Darwin City NT 0800, Australia
Jmi Constructions Pty Ltd	52 Mitchell St, Darwin City NT 0800, Australia
Kalidonis Pty Ltd
North West Constructions	23 Harvey St, Darwin City NT 0800, Australia

Percent of Renters by Street (74)

Percent of Renters	Street
14.3%	Briggs St
62.5%	Anchorage Court
16.9%	Anchorage Ct
0.0%	Bennett St
0.0%	Bennett Street

Recent Rental House Listings (100)

Address	Rent (per week)	Bedrooms	Bathrooms	Garage spaces	Date
Unit 28, 9 Carey St	$720	3	2	2	19 Jun 2025
Unit 28, 9 Carey St	$720	3	2	2	19 Jun 2025
Unit 28, 9 Carey St	$720	3	2	2	19 Jun 2025
Unit 28, 9 Carey St	$720	3	2	2	19 Jun 2025
Unit 28, 9 Carey St	$720	3	2	2	19 Jun 2025

Recent Rental Unit Listings (100)

Address	Rent (per week)	Bathrooms	Date
Unit 804, 43b Knuckey St	$530	1.0	17 Jul 2025
Unit 804, 43b Knuckey St	$530	1.0	17 Jul 2025
Unit 804, 43b Knuckey St	$530	1.0	17 Jul 2025
Unit 804, 43b Knuckey St	$530	1.0	17 Jul 2025
Unit 804, 43b Knuckey St	$530	1.0	17 Jul 2025

Recently Sold Units (100)

Address	Price	Bedrooms	Bathrooms	Date sold	Sale Type
Unit 917, 43b Knuckey St	$340,000	2.0	2.0	16 Jul 2025	On Market
Unit 917, 43b Knuckey St	$340,000	2.0	2.0	16 Jul 2025	On Market
Unit 917, 43b Knuckey St	$340,000	2.0	2.0	16 Jul 2025	On Market
Unit 917, 43b Knuckey St	$340,000	2.0	2.0	16 Jul 2025	On Market
Unit 917, 43b Knuckey St	$340,000	2.0	2.0	16 Jul 2025	On Market

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