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malak
Northern Territory · Census 2021
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Malak is a leafy residential suburb of Darwin.
Median house price
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People
Population
3,013
Median age
35 yrs
Income / person / wk
$831
Household income / wk
$1,676
Housing
Median rent / wk
$301
Mortgage / month
$1,950
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 36%
- Top language at home
- Australian Indigenous languages · 1%
- No religion
- 36%
- Born overseas
- 28%
- English only at home
- 72%
Local amenities
Amenity score
17/100
Schools
2
Supermarkets
0
Pubs & bars
0
Parks
7
Libraries
0
GP clinics
1
Pharmacies
0
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
1.0 km
Nearest train
8.9 km
Nearest hospital
4.6 km
Distance to coast
4.9 km
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Satellite
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
3
Catholic
0
Independent
0
Primary
1
Secondary
2
Nearest secondary
0.4 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Darwin
- Council population
- 81,243
- Council area
- 111 km²
- Density
- 730/km²
- Federal grants
- $5.06M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $62/yr
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- Solomon
- Federal MP
- Luke John Gosling (ALP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Labor 51% 2PP
- State electorate
- Karama
- State MP
- Brian O'Gallagher (CLP)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.