What does this Retail Trade ranking show?

This ranking shows NT suburbs with the highest Retail Trade 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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Industry · NT · 100 suburbs

Top Suburbs by Retail Trade Workers — NT

NT suburbs with the highest number of Retail Trade retail trade workers, ranked by count from Census 2021.

Top suburb

Darwin CityNT

Leading count

286

% of population

4.0%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Retail Trade Workers

NT suburbs with the highest number of Retail Trade retail trade workers, ranked by count from Census 2021. — NT

100 results

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How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by retail trade 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 Gillen 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.

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# ▲	SUBURB	STATE	COUNT	% OF POP	POP
1	Darwin City	NT	286	4.0%	7,149
2	Gillen	NT	229	5.1%	4,466
3	Rosebery	NT	212	5.1%	4,127
4	Karama	NT	210	4.4%	4,803
5	Stuart Park	NT	189	4.6%	4,101
6	Zuccoli	NT	183	4.4%	4,131
7	Leanyer	NT	169	3.7%	4,597
8	Bakewell	NT	152	4.9%	3,091
9	Durack	NT	150	4.0%	3,730
10	Larrakeyah	NT	148	3.8%	3,943
11	Rapid Creek	NT	145	4.4%	3,261
12	Muirhead	NT	140	3.8%	3,689
13	Gray	NT	136	4.3%	3,142
14	Humpty Doo	NT	134	3.1%	4,313
15	Driver	NT	132	4.8%	2,747
16	Gunn	NT	132	5.1%	2,564
17	Coconut Grove	NT	128	4.4%	2,892
18	Nightcliff	NT	128	3.3%	3,884
19	Araluen	NT	127	4.8%	2,673
20	Malak	NT	121	4.0%	3,013
21	Millner	NT	121	4.7%	2,576
22	Woodroffe	NT	121	3.8%	3,175
23	Fannie Bay	NT	115	4.0%	2,875
24	Howard Springs	NT	112	3.6%	3,153
25	Parap	NT	111	3.9%	2,819
26	Braitling	NT	106	3.4%	3,160
27	Johnston	NT	104	4.4%	2,386
28	East Side	NT	103	3.3%	3,098
29	Bellamack	NT	99	4.1%	2,423
30	Nhulunbuy	NT	98	2.9%	3,350
31	Moulden	NT	96	3.1%	3,053
32	Wagaman	NT	90	4.4%	2,023
33	The Gap	NT	89	4.6%	1,945
34	Bayview	NT	87	5.1%	1,702
35	Katherine East	NT	84	2.7%	3,061
36	Tennant Creek	NT	84	2.7%	3,080
37	Larapinta	NT	81	3.4%	2,368
38	Sadadeen	NT	79	3.4%	2,307
39	Anula	NT	78	3.3%	2,385
40	Wanguri	NT	78	4.2%	1,836
41	Wulagi	NT	78	3.1%	2,510
42	Moil	NT	77	3.9%	2,000
43	Nakara	NT	77	4.0%	1,906
44	Tiwi	NT	72	2.9%	2,511
45	Alawa	NT	69	3.3%	2,078
46	Girraween	NT	68	4.1%	1,668
47	Galiwinku	NT	67	3.0%	2,199
48	Desert Springs	NT	66	4.3%	1,536
49	Herbert	NT	66	4.1%	1,610
50	Jingili	NT	66	3.6%	1,841
51	Ludmilla	NT	62	3.7%	1,667
52	Lyons	NT	61	2.7%	2,219
53	Farrar	NT	60	3.6%	1,650
54	Katherine South	NT	58	3.8%	1,507
55	Virginia	NT	58	3.2%	1,811
56	Cossack	NT	53	4.1%	1,293
57	Ross	NT	53	6.6%	806
58	Marrara	NT	46	3.5%	1,323
59	Berrimah	NT	44	3.7%	1,199
60	Casuarina	NT	44	10.8%	406
61	Coolalinga	NT	43	8.4%	510
62	Katherine	NT	42	3.3%	1,254
63	Brinkin	NT	41	3.7%	1,117
64	Bees Creek	NT	39	4.9%	803
65	Marlow Lagoon	NT	36	4.8%	754
66	Woolner	NT	34	3.5%	962
67	Gapuwiyak	NT	30	4.3%	705
68	McMinns Lagoon	NT	25	3.6%	687
69	Milingimbi	NT	25	2.3%	1,097
70	Maningrida	NT	24	1.0%	2,518
71	Mount Johns	NT	23	4.3%	541
72	Berry Springs	NT	22	2.5%	870
73	Connellan	NT	22	5.9%	371
74	Jabiru	NT	22	2.9%	755
75	Wadeye	NT	21	1.1%	1,924
76	Borroloola	NT	20	2.6%	755
77	The Gardens	NT	20	2.8%	726
78	Acacia Hills	NT	19	2.7%	711
79	Gunbalanya	NT	19	1.6%	1,177
80	Nganmarriyanga	NT	18	4.9%	364
81	Tindal	NT	18	2.1%	850
82	Wagait Beach	NT	18	4.3%	422
83	Darwin River	NT	17	2.7%	627
84	Ramingining	NT	17	2.1%	814
85	The Narrows	NT	17	2.7%	632
86	Wurrumiyanga	NT	17	1.2%	1,421
87	Yulara	NT	17	2.0%	853
88	Lansdowne	NT	16	3.2%	499
89	Alyangula	NT	15	2.0%	751
90	Warruwi	NT	15	3.5%	432
91	Ghan	NT	14	10.6%	132
92	Ampilatwatja	NT	13	3.0%	439
93	Ciccone	NT	13	4.6%	281
94	Hermannsburg	NT	13	2.4%	551
95	Ilparpa	NT	13	2.4%	542
96	Stuart	NT	13	2.8%	459
97	East Arm	NT	12	80.0%	15
98	Mataranka	NT	12	3.1%	384
99	Namatjira	NT	12	7.3%	164
100	Yirrkala	NT	12	1.8%	657

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Retail Trade Workers FAQ

What does this Retail Trade ranking show?

This ranking shows NT suburbs with the highest Retail Trade 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.