Marlow Lagoon NT 0830
269 addresses · 16 streets
Solomon Electorate › Palmerston LGA › Marlow Lagoon · 13 km from Darwin
Living Here
Marlow Lagoon is a suburb of Northern Territory, home to about 754 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $3,630 a week, with median rent near $550 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 10% 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.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Durack - Marlow Lagoon statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Marlow Lagoon itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 supermarkets
1 Catholic church
2 pharmacies
1 medical clinic
1 optometrist
1 hospital
4 childcare & kindergartens
1 library
1 post office
7 service stations
5 gyms & sports centres
2 golf clubs
1 dog park
1 bakery
4 hardware stores
1 hairdresser
1 electrician
1 plumber
1 place to stay
Getting around. Bus interchange: Palmerston Bus Terminal, 3.2 km north-east · Airport: RAAF Base Darwin, 12.7 km north-west.
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: 25.1% 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.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 25.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 54.3% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2% · Labour-force participation 78.2%
Population by age in Marlow Lagoon
| 0-4 | 46 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 137 |
| 15-19 | 36 |
| 20-24 | 32 |
| 25-34 | 79 |
| 35-44 | 115 |
| 45-54 | 140 |
| 55-64 | 109 |
| 65-74 | 44 |
| 75-84 | 14 |
| 85+ | 6 |
Dwelling types in Marlow Lagoon
| House | 211 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Marlow Lagoon
| <$650 | 8 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 16 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 50 |
| $3,000+ | 109 |
Top ancestries in Marlow Lagoon
| Australian | 323 |
|---|---|
| English | 267 |
| Irish | 83 |
| Other | 55 |
| Aboriginal | 53 |
| Ancestry NS | 53 |
Housing tenure in Marlow Lagoon
| Owned | 58 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 127 |
| Rented | 22 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Marlow Lagoon
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 30 |
| 2 | 77 |
| 3 | 52 |
| 4+ | 52 |
Commute to work in Marlow Lagoon
| Car | 330 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 7 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 5 |
| Bicycle | 4 |
| Home | 26 |
Top countries of birth in Marlow Lagoon
| England | 17 |
|---|---|
| Germany | 7 |
| Cambodia | 6 |
| Ireland | 6 |
| Scotland | 6 |
| Sri Lanka | 6 |
Languages used at home in Marlow Lagoon
| German | 9 |
|---|---|
| Khmer | 6 |
| Thai | 4 |
| Greek | 3 |
| Sinhalese | 3 |
| Italian | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
34,069 bird observations recorded near Marlow Lagoon — most often seen:
- Bar-shouldered Dove (2,542)
- Magpie-lark (2,315)
- Red-collared Lorikeet (2,007)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (1,936)
- White-gaped Honeyeater (1,836)
- Brown Honeyeater (1,770)
- Masked Lapwing (1,701)
- Little Corella (1,687)
- Rufous-banded Honeyeater (1,254)
- Double-barred Finch (1,224)
- Torresian Imperial-pigeon (1,142)
- Peaceful Dove (1,064)
- Straw-necked Ibis (947)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Marlow Lagoon
- Australasian Figbird (942)
- Little Friarbird (920)
- Rajah Shelduck (914)
- Black Kite (878)
- White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike (837)
- Crimson Finch (790)
- Red-winged Parrot (781)
- White-throated Honeyeater (774)
- Lemon-bellied Flycatcher (693)
- Australian White Ibis (676)
- Whistling Kite (663)
- Galah (656)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (656)
- Silver-backed Butcherbird (652)
- White-breasted Woodswallow (649)
- Yellow Oriole (595)
- Common Sandpiper (568)
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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Streets
- Bridle Road (12)
- Brumby Court (18)
- Campfire Court (18)
- Catalina Road (17)
- Elrundie Avenue (3)
- Flockhart Drive (40)
- Greenhide Road (20)
- Hobble Place (4)
- Horseshoe Court (7)
- Kirkland Road (1)
- Muster Road (13)
- Packsaddle Road (27)
- Squatter Road (18)
- Stockwhip Drive (20)
- Surcingle Drive (34)
- Waler Road (17)
