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0812, NT vs 0839, NT
Postcode comparison ≈ 21 km apart · 0812, NT profile · 0839, NT profile
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Postcode 0812 and postcode 0839 are two different types of residential areas in Greater Darwin. Postcode 0812 is a larger community where detached houses are common, with 77.3% of homes being separate houses and 76% having three or more bedrooms. In contrast, postcode 0839 is a much smaller, denser area where renting is very common at 70.6% and flats or apartments are the primary home type. High earners are also far more common in postcode 0812, where 26% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, compared to just 4.6% in postcode 0839.
Both areas sit close to the national figure for overall advantage. They also share similar typical weekly incomes, with postcode 0812 at $979 and postcode 0839 at $943. While they have a lot in common, some gaps have grown since 2016, such as the difference in rental rates and the share of households earning high incomes. Other differences are narrowing, including the gap in the proportion of people born overseas and the share of residents who have moved in the last five years.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 19,315
- First area, 2016: 18,873
- First area, 2021: 18,634
- Second area, 2016: 548
- Second area, 2021: 510
- First area, 2011: 34 yrs
- First area, 2016: 35 yrs
- First area, 2021: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 28 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 31 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 0812, NT: 0.3% males, 0.3% females; 85+ in 0839, NT: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in 0812, NT: 0.5% males, 0.7% females; 80–84 in 0839, NT: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in 0812, NT: 1.0% males, 1.1% females; 75–79 in 0839, NT: 1.6% males, 1.2% females
- 70–74 in 0812, NT: 1.8% males, 1.7% females; 70–74 in 0839, NT: 2.9% males, 1.4% females
- 65–69 in 0812, NT: 2.5% males, 2.5% females; 65–69 in 0839, NT: 2.3% males, 3.3% females
- 60–64 in 0812, NT: 2.9% males, 3.2% females; 60–64 in 0839, NT: 1.0% males, 1.6% females
- 55–59 in 0812, NT: 3.1% males, 3.3% females; 55–59 in 0839, NT: 1.8% males, 2.3% females
- 50–54 in 0812, NT: 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 50–54 in 0839, NT: 2.0% males, 4.3% females
- 45–49 in 0812, NT: 3.4% males, 3.5% females; 45–49 in 0839, NT: 1.6% males, 1.0% females
- 40–44 in 0812, NT: 3.3% males, 4.1% females; 40–44 in 0839, NT: 1.8% males, 1.8% females
- 35–39 in 0812, NT: 3.4% males, 3.7% females; 35–39 in 0839, NT: 2.7% males, 4.1% females
- 30–34 in 0812, NT: 3.4% males, 3.8% females; 30–34 in 0839, NT: 4.9% males, 8.0% females
- 25–29 in 0812, NT: 3.1% males, 3.1% females; 25–29 in 0839, NT: 5.3% males, 9.0% females
- 20–24 in 0812, NT: 2.8% males, 2.5% females; 20–24 in 0839, NT: 6.1% males, 6.8% females
- 15–19 in 0812, NT: 3.3% males, 3.1% females; 15–19 in 0839, NT: 1.8% males, 1.2% females
- 10–14 in 0812, NT: 3.9% males, 3.5% females; 10–14 in 0839, NT: 2.7% males, 2.3% females
- 5–9 in 0812, NT: 3.9% males, 3.8% females; 5–9 in 0839, NT: 2.7% males, 2.7% females
- 0–4 in 0812, NT: 3.4% males, 3.4% females; 0–4 in 0839, NT: 4.7% males, 2.9% 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: $845
- First area, 2016: $945
- First area, 2021: $979
- Second area, 2016: $931
- Second area, 2021: $943
- First area, 2011: $1,795
- First area, 2016: $2,028
- First area, 2021: $2,046
- Second area, 2016: $1,611
- Second area, 2021: $1,426
- First area, 2011: $1,969
- First area, 2016: $2,261
- First area, 2021: $2,299
- Second area, 2016: $1,887
- Second area, 2021: $1,713
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.9
- First area, 2016: 2.8
- First area, 2021: 2.8
- Second area, 2016: 2.1
- Second area, 2021: 1.9
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $350
- First area, 2016: $410
- First area, 2021: $360
- Second area, 2016: $360
- Second area, 2021: $340
- First area, 2011: $2,000
- First area, 2016: $2,134
- First area, 2021: $1,998
- Second area, 2016: $2,232
- Second area, 2021: $1,772
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 1.00
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2016: 1.20
- 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
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). 0812, NT vs 0839, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/poa/POA0812/0812-nt/vs/POA0839/0839-nt