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Lyons NT 0810

808 addresses · 36 streets

Solomon Electorate › Darwin LGA › Lyons · 13 km from Darwin

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Living Here

Lyons is a suburb of Northern Territory, home to about 2,219 people, with a median age of 30. The typical household earns around $2,931 a week, with median rent near $265 a week. Most homes are houses. About 36% of households own their home and 62% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

2,219Population
30Median age
$2,931Median household income / wk
$265Median rent / wk
3.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Lyons (NT) statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Lyons itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Darwin International Airport, 5.7 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs10/10

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: 6.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Lyons

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

Tree cover measures, Lyons NT
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20217.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 3% · Labour-force participation 75.6%

Population by age in Lyons
Population by age, Lyons NT (ABS Census 2021)
0-4225
5-14435
15-19152
20-24131
25-34374
35-44396
45-54283
55-64124
65-7473
75-8429
85+3
Dwelling types in Lyons
Dwelling types, Lyons NT (ABS Census 2021)
House528
Townhouse16
Apartment100
Other0
Households by weekly income in Lyons
Households by weekly income, Lyons NT (ABS Census 2021)
<$65026
$650-1,49943
$1,500-2,999200
$3,000+253
Top ancestries in Lyons
Top ancestries, Lyons NT (ABS Census 2021)
Australian689
English570
Other405
Irish191
Greek145
Chinese140
Housing tenure in Lyons
Housing tenure, Lyons NT (ABS Census 2021)
Owned66
Mortgage163
Rented389
Other10
Cars per household in Lyons
Cars per household, Lyons NT (ABS Census 2021)
018
1115
2358
396
4+44
Commute to work in Lyons
Commute to work, Lyons NT (ABS Census 2021)
Car889
Train0
Bus10
Tram/ferry0
Walked27
Bicycle26
Home53
Top countries of birth in Lyons
Top countries of birth, Lyons NT (ABS Census 2021)
India89
England83
Philippines66
Sri Lanka47
New Zealand33
Greece26
Languages used at home in Lyons
Languages used at home, Lyons NT (ABS Census 2021)
Greek122
Malayalam60
Sinhalese42
Urdu36
Mandarin32
Tagalog32

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

227,599 bird observations recorded near Lyons — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Lyons

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.