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Farrar NT 0830

659 addresses · 31 streets

Lingiari Electorate › Palmerston LGA › Farrar · 17 km from Darwin

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Living Here

Farrar is a suburb of Northern Territory, home to about 1,650 people, with a median age of 32. The typical household earns around $2,573 a week, with median rent near $455 a week. Most homes are houses. About 56% of households own their home and 42% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Aboriginal. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

1,650Population
32Median age
$2,573Median household income / wk
$455Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Palmerston - North statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Farrar itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Palmerston Bus Terminal, 1.5 km west · Airport: RAAF Base Darwin, 15.1 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs6/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 14.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Farrar

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Farrar NT
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202014.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202143.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.2% · Labour-force participation 71.1%

Population by age in Farrar
Population by age, Farrar NT (ABS Census 2021)
0-4172
5-14255
15-19101
20-24101
25-34277
35-44271
45-54193
55-64107
65-7487
75-8441
85+37
Dwelling types in Farrar
Dwelling types, Farrar NT (ABS Census 2021)
House390
Townhouse92
Apartment13
Other0
Households by weekly income in Farrar
Households by weekly income, Farrar NT (ABS Census 2021)
<$65039
$650-1,49961
$1,500-2,999181
$3,000+164
Top ancestries in Farrar
Top ancestries, Farrar NT (ABS Census 2021)
Australian633
English516
Other266
Aboriginal176
Ancestry NS135
Scottish117
Housing tenure in Farrar
Housing tenure, Farrar NT (ABS Census 2021)
Owned51
Mortgage225
Rented209
Other8
Cars per household in Farrar
Cars per household, Farrar NT (ABS Census 2021)
06
1116
2274
372
4+27
Commute to work in Farrar
Commute to work, Farrar NT (ABS Census 2021)
Car687
Train0
Bus10
Tram/ferry0
Walked11
Bicycle0
Home28
Top countries of birth in Farrar
Top countries of birth, Farrar NT (ABS Census 2021)
Philippines44
England37
India37
New Zealand26
Nepal16
Bangladesh13
Languages used at home in Farrar
Languages used at home, Farrar NT (ABS Census 2021)
Nepali20
Tagalog18
Filipino17
Vietnamese16
Australian Indigenous13
Greek12

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

29,489 bird observations recorded near Farrar — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Farrar

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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