$350 → 0.0%
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $350
- 2016: $500
- 2021: $350
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Nightcliff · State Electorate
Housing & Dwellings in Nightcliff
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
More people are renting in Nightcliff than they were in 2011, with 56% of households now renting. This reflects a shift toward a high-density living area where over half the homes are flats or apartments. It is a place where renting is far more common than across the rest of Australia.
$350
→ 0.0%
- $100–$118: 6 areas
- $118–$136: 1 area
- $136–$154: 0 areas
- $154–$171: 0 areas
- $171–$189: 4 areas
- $189–$207: 6 areas
- $207–$225: 10 areas
- $225–$243: 10 areas
- $243–$261: 21 areas
- $261–$279: 6 areas
- $279–$296: 16 areas
- $296–$314: 45 areas
- $314–$332: 33 areas
- $332–$350: 16 areas
- $350–$368: 38 areas
- $368–$386: 58 areas
- $386–$404: 44 areas
- $404–$421: 30 areas
- $421–$439: 21 areas
- $439–$457: 18 areas
- $457–$475: 12 areas
- $475–$493: 12 areas
- $493–$511: 6 areas
- $511–$529: 3 areas
- $529–$546: 3 areas
- $546–$564: 2 areas
- $564–$582: 4 areas
- $582–$600: 8 areas
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Nightcliff — lower than 57% of areas.
| Nightcliff | $350 |
|---|---|
| Greater Darwin | $385 |
| Northern Territory | $325 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $350, which is about the same as the national figure and the Northern Territory. Mortgage payments are also similar to wider trends, with the usual monthly payment sitting at $1,898.
$1,898 ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $2,000
- 2016: $2,167
- 2021: $1,898
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Nightcliff splits fairly evenly between $200–$349 (39%) and $350–$549 (37%), with $550–$749 at 11%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Nightcliff splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (32%) and $1,800–$2,999 (31%), with $3,000 or more at 21%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is very common here, with 56% of households renting, a figure far above the national average. Meanwhile, only 18% of homes are owned outright, which is far below the Australian rate of 31%.
56.0% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 96% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 50.6%
- 2016: 69.9%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
18.0% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Nightcliff, Rented is the majority at 56%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 24%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Flats or apartments make up 52.6% of the area, meaning separate houses are far less common than in the rest of the Territory. Because of this, homes with three or more bedrooms are far below the national figure, though there is still one person per bedroom on average.
1.00 ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 93% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 1.20
- 2016: 1.00
- 2021: 1.00
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
36.9% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 92% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 43.7%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 36.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
45.0% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 95% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 46.1%
- 2016: 40.4%
- 2021: 45.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Nightcliff, Flat or apartment is the majority at 53%; Separate house is next at 37%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Nightcliff, the largest group is 2 bedrooms at 43%, followed by 3 bedrooms (26%) and 4 bedrooms (14%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Nightcliff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70021/nightcliff/topic/housing-dwellings