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NT 0800 · Darwin
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Darwin City, Northern Territory
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Darwin City NT
Based on 12 sales in the preceding 12 months
Up 7.0% over 12 months
Based on 23 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$725 per week
Market data updated September 2026.
Darwin City has a 12-month growth rate of 7.0% for houses and 15.9% for units.
One-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $325,000, Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $478,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $548,000 in Darwin City.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Darwin City is $725 per week.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Darwin City is $475,000, which has increased 15.9% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $310,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $480,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $550,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $665,000 in Darwin City. The median rent for units and apartments in Darwin City is $675 per week and has increased 8.0% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
The overall rate for Darwin City is 11,929 offences per 100,000 residents — 47% above the Greater Darwin benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Darwin City.
Overall crime rate
11,929
offences per 100,000 residents
47% aboveGreater Darwin
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Darwin City NT 0800 is in Northern Territory, within Greater Darwin.
7,149 people call Darwin City home, with an average of 2 people per household and a median household income of $2,151 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
Share of residents in each age band.
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Vehicles available to occupied households.
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
4.3% of workers in Darwin City worked from home on Census day.
3.8% of Darwin City residents were born in China, about twice the rate across Greater Darwin.
40.3% of people in Darwin City described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Darwin City NT 0800.
8.4% of Darwin City's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Greater Darwin rate.
1,557 family households lived in Darwin City; 25.6% were couple families and 8.5% were one-parent families.
25.9% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Darwin average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
Darwin City had 7,149 residents at the 2021 Census.
51.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
17.1% were 55 or older. That is somewhat below the Greater Darwin average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
Separate houses made up 0.5% of occupied private dwellings in Darwin City.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.1% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 98.6% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
7.6% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about half the Greater Darwin rate.
15.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
77.3% rented their home. That is well above the Greater Darwin average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
The average household in Darwin City had 2.0 people.
One-person households made up 38.4% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Darwin average.
Two-person households represented 36.9%, while 10.7% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
4.3% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Darwin.
48.6% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Darwin average.
3.2% used only a train, tram or bus, while 24.2% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
11.4% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Greater Darwin rate.
One-car households formed 55.2% of the total.
33.7% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
19.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 80.5% reported a different address.
45.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Greater Darwin average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
52.1% of residents used only English at home.
35.3% used a language other than English at home.
5.2% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.3% spoke Cantonese and 1.3% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
45.8% of Darwin City's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 54.2% was born in Australia.
3.8% of residents were born in China.
3.7% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 54.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
English ancestry accounted for 24.2% of ancestry responses in Darwin City.
Australian ancestry made up 16.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 8.4% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
25.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat above the Greater Darwin average.
Managers accounted for 15.7% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.7%.
Health care and social assistance employed 10.7% of workers, and education and training employed 5.6%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
The labour-force participation rate was 75.9%, compared with 69.7% across Greater Darwin.
52.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 16.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.4%, compared with 4.0% across Greater Darwin.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
68.8% reported no selected long-term health condition.
4.9% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
4.7% reported asthma, 3.5% arthritis and 2.2% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
31.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Darwin average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 17.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 12.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 16.2%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
Median household income was $2,151 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,781.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $450 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Working from home was 4.3% in Darwin City, compared with 4.3% across Greater Darwin.
Outright ownership was 7.6% locally and 17.9% across Greater Darwin. That is about half the Greater Darwin rate.
Renting accounted for 77.3% in Darwin City, against 45.2% across Greater Darwin.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
There is not yet enough consistent market data for a dependable house median. The nearby suburb links make it easier to compare the wider market while local observations build.
The Census counted 1,557 local families, and 8.4% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
3-bedroom houses have a median around $548,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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