$360 ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $390
- 2016: $400
- 2021: $360
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Brinkin · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Nearly half of all homes in Brinkin are townhouses or semi-detached units, making it a dense residential pocket of Darwin. This high proportion of smaller dwellings means there are far fewer large houses here than in the rest of the territory.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Brinkin — higher than 73% of areas.
| Brinkin | $360 |
|---|---|
| 0810, NT | $345 |
| Northern Territory | $325 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $360, which is a little above the Northern Territory figure. Meanwhile, the usual monthly home-loan payment of $1,593 is well below the territory's $2,000 average.
$360 ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,593 ▼ -26.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Brinkin, $350–$549 is the majority at 57%; $200–$349 is next at 31%.
Brinkin splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (28%) and Under $1,000 (27%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 23%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in most areas, with 42.3% of households renting. This is far above the national figure of 30.6%, though it remains well below the territory average.
42.3% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
34.6% ▲ +21.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Brinkin, the largest group is Rented at 42%, followed by Owned outright (34%) and Owned with a mortgage (22%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are far less common here than across Australia, making up only 42.6% of homes. About 49.5% of homes have three or more bedrooms, which is far below both the state and national figures.
0.90 ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
42.6% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
49.5% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Brinkin splits fairly evenly between Townhouse / semi-detached (46%) and Separate house (43%), with Flat or apartment at 11%.
In Brinkin, the largest group is 2 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 4 bedrooms (21%) and 3 bedrooms (19%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Brinkin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70040/brinkin/topic/housing-dwellings