Gunbalanya NT 0822

Living Here

Gunbalanya is a suburb of Northern Territory, home to about 1,177 people, with a median age of 27. The typical household earns around $1,277 a week, with median rent near $70 a week. Most homes are houses. About 1% of households own their home and 84% rent. Most workers walk to work. Common community backgrounds include Aboriginal, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

Over time — Census 2011 → 2021

Getting Around & Local Services

• 1 school

  • Gunbalanya School
• 1 supermarket

  • Adjumarllarl Store & Takeaway
• 1 medical clinic

  • Gunbalanya Health Centre
• 1 butcher

  • Gunbalanya Meats

Getting around. Airport: Oenpelli Airport, 4.9 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

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: 15.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

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

Demographics

Unemployment 18.9% · Labour-force participation 36.7%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,628 bird observations recorded near Gunbalanya — most often seen:

• Magpie Goose (718)
• Whistling Kite (75)
• Pied Heron (55)
• Comb-crested Jacana (50)
• Australasian Darter (49)
• Black Kite (46)
• Intermediate Egret (46)
• Little Black Cormorant (43)
• Great Egret (40)
• Black-necked Stork (37)
• Green Pygmy-goose (36)
• Australian Pelican (35)
• Little Corella (35)

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

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Gunbalanya:

• Jabiru (45.5 km)
• Kakadu (69.5 km)

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