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Nightcliff NT 0810

2,477 addresses · 48 streets

Solomon Electorate › Darwin LGA › Nightcliff · 9 km from Darwin

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Living Here

Nightcliff is a suburb of Northern Territory, home to about 3,884 people, with a median age of 34. The typical household earns around $2,051 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 44% of households own their home and 55% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

3,884Population
34Median age
$2,051Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Darwin Bus Interchange, 9 km south · Airport: Darwin International Airport, 4.1 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources3/10
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: 20.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Nightcliff

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

Tree cover measures, Nightcliff NT
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202020.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202129.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.4% · Labour-force participation 74.3%

Population by age in Nightcliff
Population by age, Nightcliff NT (ABS Census 2021)
0-4261
5-14412
15-19166
20-24187
25-34928
35-44651
45-54462
55-64376
65-74310
75-84104
85+26
Dwelling types in Nightcliff
Dwelling types, Nightcliff NT (ABS Census 2021)
House545
Townhouse137
Apartment837
Other0
Households by weekly income in Nightcliff
Households by weekly income, Nightcliff NT (ABS Census 2021)
<$650127
$650-1,499333
$1,500-2,999501
$3,000+416
Top ancestries in Nightcliff
Top ancestries, Nightcliff NT (ABS Census 2021)
English1,104
Australian959
Other839
Irish406
Scottish322
Ancestry NS259
Housing tenure in Nightcliff
Housing tenure, Nightcliff NT (ABS Census 2021)
Owned296
Mortgage373
Rented828
Other10
Cars per household in Nightcliff
Cars per household, Nightcliff NT (ABS Census 2021)
089
1672
2520
3152
4+65
Commute to work in Nightcliff
Commute to work, Nightcliff NT (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,672
Train0
Bus81
Tram/ferry0
Walked39
Bicycle99
Home97
Top countries of birth in Nightcliff
Top countries of birth, Nightcliff NT (ABS Census 2021)
India238
Nepal154
Philippines131
England112
New Zealand67
Greece57
Languages used at home in Nightcliff
Languages used at home, Nightcliff NT (ABS Census 2021)
Nepali171
Greek139
Punjabi79
Gujarati77
Urdu56
Tagalog52

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

185,705 bird observations recorded near Nightcliff — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Nightcliff

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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