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darwin river
Northern Territory · Census 2021
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Darwin River is a leafy residential suburb of Litchfield.
Median house price
No median price series for Darwin River yet.
Valuer-General pricing is unavailable for this suburb.
People
Population
627
Median age
47 yrs
Income / person / wk
$839
Household income / wk
$1,550
Housing
Median rent / wk
$268
Mortgage / month
$1,900
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 50%
- Top language at home
- English only
- No religion
- 50%
- Born overseas
- 16%
- English only at home
- 97%
Local amenities
Amenity score
5/100
Schools
0
Supermarkets
0
Pubs & bars
1
Parks
0
Libraries
0
GP clinics
0
Pharmacies
0
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
13.8 km
Nearest train
39.2 km
Nearest hospital
38.4 km
Distance to coast
19.1 km
NBN
Fixed Wireless
Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).
Schools by sector
Government
0
Catholic
0
Independent
0
Primary
0
Secondary
0
Nearest secondary
26.1 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Litchfield
- Council population
- 21,395
- Council area
- 2,903 km²
- Density
- 7/km²
- Federal grants
- $4.24M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $198/yr
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- Lingiari
- Federal MP
- Marion Scrymgour (ALP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Labor 58% 2PP
- State electorate
- Daly
- State MP
- Dheran Young (ALP)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.