What does this Machinery Operators & Drivers ranking show?

This ranking shows NT suburbs with the highest Machinery Operators & Drivers 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 Machinery Operators & Drivers Workers — NT

NT suburbs with the highest number of Machinery Operators & Drivers machinery operators & drivers workers, ranked by count from Census 2021.

Top suburb

Humpty DooNT

Leading count

196

% of population

4.5%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Machinery Operators & Drivers Workers

NT suburbs with the highest number of Machinery Operators & Drivers machinery operators & drivers workers, ranked by count from Census 2021. — NT

100 results

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How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by machinery operators & drivers workers to find workforce clusters, not finished shortlists.

BEST FOR

Finding suburbs with a strong concentration of one worker group.

This is useful when you want to see where a profession or worker cohort is clustered in NT.

READ IT AS

A scale signal, not a suburb score.

Worker counts reflect concentration and population scale. They should be read alongside housing costs, incomes, and access, not in isolation.

NEXT STEP

Validate whether the cluster actually fits your goal.

Move into suburb detail if you need to judge whether the area is investable, livable, or simply large enough to dominate a count-based list.

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 Humpty Doo and #2 Darwin City 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	Humpty Doo	NT	196	4.5%	4,313
2	Darwin City	NT	171	2.4%	7,149
3	Nhulunbuy	NT	142	4.2%	3,350
4	Karama	NT	132	2.7%	4,803
5	Bakewell	NT	127	4.1%	3,091
6	Leanyer	NT	126	2.7%	4,597
7	Gray	NT	125	4.0%	3,142
8	Woodroffe	NT	124	3.9%	3,175
9	Rosebery	NT	123	3.0%	4,127
10	Zuccoli	NT	122	3.0%	4,131
11	Driver	NT	115	4.2%	2,747
12	Durack	NT	114	3.1%	3,730
13	Stuart Park	NT	105	2.6%	4,101
14	Howard Springs	NT	100	3.2%	3,153
15	Gunn	NT	94	3.7%	2,564
16	Gillen	NT	88	2.0%	4,466
17	Nightcliff	NT	88	2.3%	3,884
18	Moulden	NT	87	2.8%	3,053
19	Coconut Grove	NT	78	2.7%	2,892
20	Braitling	NT	76	2.4%	3,160
21	Millner	NT	75	2.9%	2,576
22	Rapid Creek	NT	74	2.3%	3,261
23	Herbert	NT	73	4.5%	1,610
24	Holtze	NT	69	3.6%	1,940
25	Alawa	NT	68	3.3%	2,078
26	Malak	NT	68	2.3%	3,013
27	Johnston	NT	66	2.8%	2,386
28	Bellamack	NT	65	2.7%	2,423
29	Virginia	NT	64	3.5%	1,811
30	Larrakeyah	NT	63	1.6%	3,943
31	Anula	NT	61	2.6%	2,385
32	Muirhead	NT	61	1.7%	3,689
33	Girraween	NT	60	3.6%	1,668
34	Parap	NT	60	2.1%	2,819
35	Tiwi	NT	60	2.4%	2,511
36	Wanguri	NT	60	3.3%	1,836
37	Moil	NT	59	2.9%	2,000
38	Farrar	NT	58	3.5%	1,650
39	Alyangula	NT	55	7.3%	751
40	Araluen	NT	53	2.0%	2,673
41	Fannie Bay	NT	50	1.7%	2,875
42	Katherine East	NT	50	1.6%	3,061
43	Sadadeen	NT	50	2.2%	2,307
44	Nakara	NT	47	2.5%	1,906
45	Wulagi	NT	47	1.9%	2,510
46	Larapinta	NT	46	1.9%	2,368
47	Ludmilla	NT	44	2.6%	1,667
48	Wagaman	NT	44	2.2%	2,023
49	Berry Springs	NT	36	4.1%	870
50	East Side	NT	36	1.2%	3,098
51	Katherine	NT	36	2.9%	1,254
52	Marrara	NT	36	2.7%	1,323
53	Lyons	NT	35	1.6%	2,219
54	Darwin River	NT	34	5.4%	627
55	Jingili	NT	34	1.8%	1,841
56	The Gap	NT	34	1.7%	1,945
57	Bayview	NT	33	1.9%	1,702
58	Katherine South	NT	33	2.2%	1,507
59	Cossack	NT	32	2.5%	1,293
60	Brinkin	NT	31	2.8%	1,117
61	Coolalinga	NT	31	6.1%	510
62	Tanami	NT	31	21.5%	144
63	Acacia Hills	NT	29	4.1%	711
64	Berrimah	NT	28	2.3%	1,199
65	Marrakai	NT	28	5.0%	564
66	Tennant Creek	NT	28	0.9%	3,080
67	Tindal	NT	28	3.3%	850
68	Bees Creek	NT	27	3.4%	803
69	Woolner	NT	26	2.7%	962
70	Jabiru	NT	25	3.3%	755
71	Tablelands	NT	25	13.3%	188
72	Marlow Lagoon	NT	24	3.2%	754
73	McArthur	NT	22	5.6%	392
74	McMinns Lagoon	NT	22	3.2%	687
75	Ross	NT	22	2.7%	806
76	Livingstone	NT	20	4.5%	443
77	Desert Springs	NT	19	1.2%	1,536
78	Noonamah	NT	19	5.8%	328
79	Adelaide River	NT	17	5.4%	317
80	Borroloola	NT	17	2.3%	755
81	Maningrida	NT	17	0.7%	2,518
82	Venn	NT	16	8.5%	189
83	Southport	NT	15	7.0%	215
84	Yulara	NT	15	1.8%	853
85	Angurugu	NT	14	1.6%	883
86	Connellan	NT	14	3.8%	371
87	Emungalan	NT	13	5.1%	254
88	Lloyd Creek	NT	13	5.8%	225
89	Tumbling Waters	NT	13	5.1%	254
90	Wadeye	NT	13	0.7%	1,924
91	Anindilyakwa	NT	12	3.2%	375
92	Douglas-Daly	NT	12	6.9%	173
93	Lansdowne	NT	12	2.4%	499
94	The Narrows	NT	12	1.9%	632
95	Casuarina	NT	11	2.7%	406
96	Timber Creek	NT	11	4.0%	278
97	Wagait Beach	NT	11	2.6%	422
98	Batchelor	NT	10	2.5%	396
99	Edith	NT	10	5.4%	186
100	Ilparpa	NT	10	1.8%	542

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Machinery Operators & Drivers Workers FAQ

What does this Machinery Operators & Drivers ranking show?

This ranking shows NT suburbs with the highest Machinery Operators & Drivers 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.