What does this Public Admin & Safety ranking show?

This ranking shows NT suburbs with the highest Public Admin & Safety worker counts, based on Census 2021 demographic data.

Should I choose a suburb just because it ranks highly here?

No. Demographic rankings explain local context, not investment quality by themselves. Use them with price, rent, income, schools, transport, and detail-page evidence before shortlisting.

Why does QuickProperty show count and percentage of population?

The count shows the size of the local group, while the percentage helps avoid overreading large suburbs that rank highly only because they have more residents overall.

What is the next step after this demographic ranking?

Open the suburb detail pages for the strongest candidates, save realistic matches to your shortlist, and compare them against affordability and local evidence before making a decision.

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Top Suburbs by Public Admin & Safety Workers — NT

NT suburbs with the highest number of Public Admin & Safety public admin & safety workers, ranked by count from Census 2021.

Top suburb

Darwin CityNT

Leading count

990

% of population

13.8%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Public Admin & Safety Workers

NT suburbs with the highest number of Public Admin & Safety public admin & safety workers, ranked by count from Census 2021. — NT

100 results

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How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by public admin & safety workers to locate employment clusters before deeper suburb work.

BEST FOR

Seeing where an industry has a visible local employment base.

This helps when you want a fast read on where one industry is concentrated in NT.

READ IT AS

A local employment footprint, not a full market verdict.

Employment counts say something about local economic shape, but they do not tell you on their own whether prices, rents, or amenities make the area attractive.

NEXT STEP

Cross-check with prices and household data.

Use the ranking to narrow the field, then verify affordability, demand, schools, and transport before treating the area as a serious candidate.

AVAILABLE evidence

Census concentration signal

This ranking is backed by demographic counts. It is good for finding clusters, not for deciding suburb quality alone.

CLUSTER SCREEN

This ranking finds concentration, not suburb quality.

Use top rows as research leads, then test affordability, services, and evidence depth before shortlisting.

Shortlist flow

Use #1 Darwin City and #2 Larrakeyah as the first compare pair.

Rankings are strongest when they hand you a shortlist quickly. Compare the top two first, then open suburb detail if the head-to-head result still feels narrow.

Compare top 2Open #1 detail Open #2 detail

# ▲	SUBURB	STATE	COUNT	% OF POP	POP
1	Darwin City	NT	990	13.8%	7,149
2	Larrakeyah	NT	644	16.3%	3,943
3	Zuccoli	NT	552	13.4%	4,131
4	Muirhead	NT	542	14.7%	3,689
5	Holtze	NT	525	27.1%	1,940
6	Rosebery	NT	480	11.6%	4,127
7	Durack	NT	461	12.4%	3,730
8	Stuart Park	NT	461	11.2%	4,101
9	Leanyer	NT	432	9.4%	4,597
10	Lyons	NT	413	18.6%	2,219
11	Gillen	NT	390	8.7%	4,466
12	Nightcliff	NT	390	10.0%	3,884
13	Tindal	NT	376	44.2%	850
14	Bellamack	NT	336	13.9%	2,423
15	Parap	NT	328	11.6%	2,819
16	Araluen	NT	326	12.2%	2,673
17	Humpty Doo	NT	325	7.5%	4,313
18	Katherine East	NT	323	10.6%	3,061
19	Karama	NT	304	6.3%	4,803
20	Fannie Bay	NT	303	10.5%	2,875
21	East Side	NT	289	9.3%	3,098
22	Bakewell	NT	285	9.2%	3,091
23	Gunn	NT	285	11.1%	2,564
24	Johnston	NT	282	11.8%	2,386
25	Rapid Creek	NT	282	8.6%	3,261
26	Howard Springs	NT	269	8.5%	3,153
27	Braitling	NT	260	8.2%	3,160
28	Tennant Creek	NT	256	8.3%	3,080
29	Woodroffe	NT	236	7.4%	3,175
30	Wulagi	NT	235	9.4%	2,510
31	Bayview	NT	223	13.1%	1,702
32	Anula	NT	216	9.1%	2,385
33	Driver	NT	214	7.8%	2,747
34	Larapinta	NT	206	8.7%	2,368
35	Gray	NT	202	6.4%	3,142
36	Sadadeen	NT	198	8.6%	2,307
37	Desert Springs	NT	196	12.8%	1,536
38	Farrar	NT	192	11.6%	1,650
39	Malak	NT	187	6.2%	3,013
40	Moulden	NT	186	6.1%	3,053
41	Coconut Grove	NT	185	6.4%	2,892
42	Virginia	NT	178	9.8%	1,811
43	Tiwi	NT	173	6.9%	2,511
44	Millner	NT	171	6.6%	2,576
45	Girraween	NT	165	9.9%	1,668
46	Nhulunbuy	NT	161	4.8%	3,350
47	Jingili	NT	159	8.6%	1,841
48	Moil	NT	145	7.2%	2,000
49	Mount Johns	NT	142	26.2%	541
50	Alawa	NT	140	6.7%	2,078
51	Marrara	NT	130	9.8%	1,323
52	Herbert	NT	127	7.9%	1,610
53	Wagaman	NT	127	6.3%	2,023
54	Wanguri	NT	127	6.9%	1,836
55	The Gap	NT	126	6.5%	1,945
56	Ludmilla	NT	122	7.3%	1,667
57	Nakara	NT	116	6.1%	1,906
58	Eaton	NT	102	35.9%	284
59	Woolner	NT	100	10.4%	962
60	Gunbalanya	NT	85	7.2%	1,177
61	The Gardens	NT	85	11.7%	726
62	Katherine South	NT	83	5.5%	1,507
63	Katherine	NT	81	6.5%	1,254
64	Marlow Lagoon	NT	81	10.7%	754
65	Knuckey Lagoon	NT	79	15.9%	498
66	Brinkin	NT	78	7.0%	1,117
67	Cossack	NT	72	5.6%	1,293
68	Bees Creek	NT	66	8.2%	803
69	Jabiru	NT	65	8.6%	755
70	The Narrows	NT	64	10.1%	632
71	Berrimah	NT	60	5.0%	1,199
72	Wadeye	NT	57	3.0%	1,924
73	Ross	NT	55	6.8%	806
74	McMinns Lagoon	NT	52	7.6%	687
75	Stuart	NT	50	10.9%	459
76	Berry Springs	NT	49	5.6%	870
77	Wurrumiyanga	NT	48	3.4%	1,421
78	Acacia Hills	NT	46	6.5%	711
79	Angurugu	NT	46	5.2%	883
80	Santa Teresa	NT	43	7.1%	609
81	Alyangula	NT	41	5.5%	751
82	Kilgariff	NT	41	7.4%	551
83	Ilparpa	NT	40	7.4%	542
84	Maningrida	NT	40	1.6%	2,518
85	Galiwinku	NT	39	1.8%	2,199
86	Wagait Beach	NT	38	9.0%	422
87	Yuendumu	NT	37	5.0%	740
88	Coolalinga	NT	35	6.9%	510
89	Darwin River	NT	35	5.6%	627
90	Hermannsburg	NT	34	6.2%	551
91	Warruwi	NT	33	7.6%	432
92	Elliott	NT	31	10.8%	287
93	Areyonga	NT	29	12.3%	236
94	Borroloola	NT	29	3.8%	755
95	Gapuwiyak	NT	29	4.1%	705
96	Numbulwar	NT	28	4.1%	681
97	Mataranka	NT	25	6.5%	384
98	Ali Curung	NT	24	6.1%	394
99	Connellan	NT	24	6.5%	371
100	Papunya	NT	24	5.5%	438

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Public Admin & Safety Workers FAQ

What does this Public Admin & Safety ranking show?

This ranking shows NT suburbs with the highest Public Admin & Safety worker counts, based on Census 2021 demographic data.
Should I choose a suburb just because it ranks highly here?

No. Demographic rankings explain local context, not investment quality by themselves. Use them with price, rent, income, schools, transport, and detail-page evidence before shortlisting.
Why does QuickProperty show count and percentage of population?

The count shows the size of the local group, while the percentage helps avoid overreading large suburbs that rank highly only because they have more residents overall.
What is the next step after this demographic ranking?

Open the suburb detail pages for the strongest candidates, save realistic matches to your shortlist, and compare them against affordability and local evidence before making a decision.