East Point vs Stuart Park

Stuart Park and East Point are neighbouring areas in Darwin that differ sharply in their populations. Stuart Park is a younger area where the typical resident is 34 and many people have university degrees, with typical weekly household incomes of $2,278. In contrast, East Point is much older, with a typical resident aged 61 and a much lower typical weekly household income of $450. East Point also has a far higher share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people at 65.9%, compared to 3.8% in Stuart Park.

Since 2011, the two areas have drifted further apart. The gap in typical age has widened from 14 to 27 years, and the difference in typical weekly household income has grown from $1,193 to $1,828. Despite these trends, they share similar environments, with almost identical annual rainfall and average temperatures. They also show similar levels of people providing unpaid care, with East Point at 7.0% and Stuart Park at 7.5%.