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Darwin vs Darwin Waterfront Precinct
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 9.2 km apart · Darwin profile · Darwin Waterfront Precinct profile
Darwin Darwin Waterfront Precinct
Darwin and Darwin Waterfront Precinct are neighbouring areas with very different living patterns. Darwin is a residential hub where homes are often larger, with 63.2% having three or more bedrooms, and 18.5% of the population are children under 15. In contrast, the Darwin Waterfront Precinct is a sparsely populated area of just 293 people where everyone lives in flats or apartments. This precinct is far more affluent and highly qualified, with 50.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher and 39.6% earning $2,000 or more a week, compared to 33.2% and 16.7% in Darwin.
Both areas share a very similar typical weekly household income of around $2,200. They also have almost identical average temperatures and similar rates of unemployment. While Darwin is more family-oriented, the Waterfront Precinct has a much higher share of people living alone (50.0%) and those in de facto relationships (27.0%). The two areas have also seen a high number of people move in over the last five years, though this is even more pronounced in the Waterfront Precinct, where 76.2% of residents are recent arrivals.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 72,930
- First area, 2016: 78,804
- First area, 2021: 80,530
- Second area, 2021: 293
- First area, 2011: 34 yrs
- First area, 2016: 34 yrs
- First area, 2021: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 37 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Darwin: 0.3% males, 0.4% females; 85+ in Darwin Waterfront Precinct: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Darwin: 0.5% males, 0.6% females; 80–84 in Darwin Waterfront Precinct: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Darwin: 1.0% males, 0.9% females; 75–79 in Darwin Waterfront Precinct: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Darwin: 1.7% males, 1.5% females; 70–74 in Darwin Waterfront Precinct: 0.0% males, 1.5% females
- 65–69 in Darwin: 2.0% males, 2.0% females; 65–69 in Darwin Waterfront Precinct: 1.5% males, 1.5% females
- 60–64 in Darwin: 2.5% males, 2.5% females; 60–64 in Darwin Waterfront Precinct: 4.0% males, 1.8% females
- 55–59 in Darwin: 2.9% males, 2.8% females; 55–59 in Darwin Waterfront Precinct: 4.7% males, 4.7% females
- 50–54 in Darwin: 3.1% males, 3.1% females; 50–54 in Darwin Waterfront Precinct: 5.1% males, 1.1% females
- 45–49 in Darwin: 3.2% males, 3.3% females; 45–49 in Darwin Waterfront Precinct: 1.8% males, 2.6% females
- 40–44 in Darwin: 3.6% males, 3.8% females; 40–44 in Darwin Waterfront Precinct: 8.0% males, 2.2% females
- 35–39 in Darwin: 4.2% males, 4.4% females; 35–39 in Darwin Waterfront Precinct: 3.6% males, 5.8% females
- 30–34 in Darwin: 4.9% males, 5.3% females; 30–34 in Darwin Waterfront Precinct: 8.8% males, 6.2% females
- 25–29 in Darwin: 4.7% males, 5.0% females; 25–29 in Darwin Waterfront Precinct: 11.3% males, 9.9% females
- 20–24 in Darwin: 3.3% males, 3.0% females; 20–24 in Darwin Waterfront Precinct: 3.6% males, 1.8% females
- 15–19 in Darwin: 2.5% males, 2.5% females; 15–19 in Darwin Waterfront Precinct: 1.8% males, 0.0% females
- 10–14 in Darwin: 3.1% males, 2.8% females; 10–14 in Darwin Waterfront Precinct: 2.2% males, 0.0% females
- 5–9 in Darwin: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Darwin Waterfront Precinct: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 0–4 in Darwin: 3.2% males, 3.0% females; 0–4 in Darwin Waterfront Precinct: 2.9% males, 1.5% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $899
- First area, 2016: $1,039
- First area, 2021: $1,111
- Second area, 2021: $1,741
- First area, 2011: $1,809
- First area, 2016: $2,164
- First area, 2021: $2,188
- Second area, 2021: $2,281
- First area, 2011: $2,063
- First area, 2016: $2,385
- First area, 2021: $2,463
- Second area, 2021: $2,944
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 2.6
- First area, 2021: 2.6
- Second area, 2021: 1.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $360
- First area, 2016: $418
- First area, 2021: $380
- Second area, 2021: $533
- First area, 2011: $2,167
- First area, 2016: $2,167
- First area, 2021: $2,000
- Second area, 2021: $1,907
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 1.00
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2021: 1.00
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Darwin vs Darwin Waterfront Precinct [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA71000/darwin/vs/LGA71150/darwin-waterfront-precinct