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Fannie Bay
11 km²
Walking to a park, a school, or the shops is part of daily life in Fannie Bay, where almost every home is within a short stroll of essential services. This is a well-off community of 8,081 people with a highly qualified workforce and a high proportion of university degrees. It is a place where many residents rent and a significant number of people live alone, creating a demographic that is notably more adult and professional than the Northern Territory average.
Fannie Bay is well supplied with schools for its relatively small share of children.
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The typical resident is 37, and while the population is older than the territory average, the number of seniors has risen by nearly 6 points since 2011. About 8.6% of people are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the national figure.
People born overseas make up 28.2% of the population, a figure that has risen since 2011 and is higher than the national average. English, Australian, and Irish are the most common ancestries.
About 22.4% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is about the same as the national average. However, very few people—just 1.6%—speak little or no English.
Nearly half of the community (48.3%) has no religion, a figure that has risen sharply by 18 points since 2011 and is well above both the state and national averages.
Fannie Bay is highly educated, with 37% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher and 66.8% having finished Year 12, both of which are far above the territory average.
Typical weekly family incomes are $2,619, which is a little above the national figure. This wealth is reflected in the fact that 30.4% of households earn $3,000 or more a week.
The community is generally healthy, with 21.5% of people reporting a long-term health condition, which is well below the national average.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.6% of people helping out, well above the national figure. There is also a higher-than-average rate of former Defence Force members at 5%.
Nearly 30% of people live alone, which is well above the national average. This helps explain why the typical home is smaller, with only 2.4 people per household.
Renting is very common, with 53.4% of households renting, far above the national average. Detached houses are rare compared to other areas, and typical weekly rents are a little above the national figure at $390.
Public transport access is excellent, and 99.8% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of a stop. Despite this, most people still drive to work, and only 5.4% work from home.
The population is quite mobile, with 53.5% of people having moved in the last five years. Recent overseas arrivals make up 22% of the community, though this is 12 points lower than in 2011.
Working or looking for work is common for 70.3% of adults, well above the national average. Many residents work as professionals or managers, often in public administration, health, or education.
Fannie Bay is very walkable, with a score of 7.5. Over 93% of homes have a '15-minute-city' walkshed, meaning most daily needs are within a short walk.