Top Suburbs by Professionals Workers — NT
NT suburbs with the highest number of Professionals professionals workers, ranked by count from Census 2021.
Top Suburbs by Professionals Workers
NT suburbs with the highest number of Professionals professionals workers, ranked by count from Census 2021. — NT
This is useful when you want to see where a profession or worker cohort is clustered in NT.
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- #1Darwin CityNT1,23417.3%
- #2NightcliffNT80320.7%
- #3Rapid CreekNT75523.2%
- #4MuirheadNT65717.8%
- #5Stuart ParkNT65015.8%
- #6LarrakeyahNT61715.6%
- #7LeanyerNT60313.1%
- #8East SideNT59819.3%
- #9Fannie BayNT53118.5%
- #10ParapNT49417.5%
- #11GillenNT48810.9%
- #12ZuccoliNT43110.4%
- #13AraluenNT40415.1%
- #14DurackNT40410.8%
- #15TiwiNT39615.8%
- #16BraitlingNT39312.4%
- #17The GapNT39020.1%
- #18NhulunbuyNT37711.3%
- #19Coconut GroveNT37312.9%
- #20RoseberyNT3719.0%
- #21KaramaNT3567.4%
- #22BayviewNT35020.6%
- #23MillnerNT32912.8%
- #24LyonsNT32714.7%
- #25Humpty DooNT3167.3%
- #26Desert SpringsNT26617.3%
- #27NakaraNT26614.0%
- #28LarapintaNT26411.1%
- #29Katherine EastNT2638.6%
- #30MalakNT2608.6%
- #31JingiliNT25714.0%
- #32Howard SpringsNT2568.1%
- #33WulagiNT25410.1%
- #34AnulaNT25210.6%
- #35Tennant CreekNT2508.1%
- #36AlawaNT24912.0%
- #37BakewellNT2468.0%
- #38WanguriNT24313.2%
- #39DriverNT2248.2%
- #40SadadeenNT2249.7%
- #41GunnNT2218.6%
- #42WoodroffeNT2196.9%
- #43LudmillaNT21312.8%
- #44BrinkinNT20118.0%
- #45MoilNT20010.0%
- #46JohnstonNT1938.1%
- #47KatherineNT17914.3%
- #48GrayNT1735.5%
- #49BellamackNT1727.1%
- #50WagamanNT1708.4%
- #51VirginiaNT1628.9%
- #52WoolnerNT16016.6%
- #53MarraraNT14310.8%
- #54GirraweenNT1398.3%
- #55FarrarNT1358.2%
- #56HerbertNT1288.0%
- #57The GardensNT12617.4%
- #58MouldenNT1254.1%
- #59Katherine SouthNT1187.8%
- #60GaliwinkuNT1084.9%
- #61ManingridaNT1084.3%
- #62Mount JohnsNT10820.0%
- #63BerrimahNT1038.6%
- #64AlyangulaNT8711.6%
- #65RossNT8710.8%
- #66WadeyeNT874.5%
- #67TindalNT8510.0%
- #68GunbalanyaNT847.1%
- #69CossackNT836.4%
- #70WurrumiyangaNT755.3%
- #71JabiruNT729.5%
- #72Marlow LagoonNT719.4%
- #73YirrkalaNT639.6%
- #74Bees CreekNT617.6%
- #75The NarrowsNT619.7%
- #76West ArnhemNT617.8%
- #77IlparpaNT6011.1%
- #78East ArnhemNT554.6%
- #79KilgariffNT529.4%
- #80Berry SpringsNT515.9%
- #81McMinns LagoonNT507.3%
- #82YuendumuNT486.5%
- #83Acacia HillsNT476.6%
- #84NgukurrNT464.2%
- #85Santa TeresaNT467.6%
- #86CasuarinaNT4511.1%
- #87Wagait BeachNT4310.2%
- #88YularaNT435.0%
- #89HermannsburgNT417.4%
- #90LansdowneNT418.2%
- #91BorroloolaNT395.2%
- #92Darwin RiverNT396.2%
- #93KakaduNT3912.4%
- #94MutitjuluNT3913.2%
- #95Bulman WeemolNT3814.4%
- #96StuartNT388.3%
- #97GapuwiyakNT375.2%
- #98Knuckey LagoonNT377.4%
- #99MilingimbiNT373.4%
- #100BatchelorNT369.1%
| # ▲ | SUBURB | STATE | COUNT | % OF POP | POP |
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| 1 | Darwin City | NT | 1,234 | 17.3% | 7,149 |
| 2 | Nightcliff | NT | 803 | 20.7% | 3,884 |
| 3 | Rapid Creek | NT | 755 | 23.2% | 3,261 |
| 4 | Muirhead | NT | 657 | 17.8% | 3,689 |
| 5 | Stuart Park | NT | 650 | 15.8% | 4,101 |
| 6 | Larrakeyah | NT | 617 | 15.6% | 3,943 |
| 7 | Leanyer | NT | 603 | 13.1% | 4,597 |
| 8 | East Side | NT | 598 | 19.3% | 3,098 |
| 9 | Fannie Bay | NT | 531 | 18.5% | 2,875 |
| 10 | Parap | NT | 494 | 17.5% | 2,819 |
| 11 | Gillen | NT | 488 | 10.9% | 4,466 |
| 12 | Zuccoli | NT | 431 | 10.4% | 4,131 |
| 13 | Araluen | NT | 404 | 15.1% | 2,673 |
| 14 | Durack | NT | 404 | 10.8% | 3,730 |
| 15 | Tiwi | NT | 396 | 15.8% | 2,511 |
| 16 | Braitling | NT | 393 | 12.4% | 3,160 |
| 17 | The Gap | NT | 390 | 20.1% | 1,945 |
| 18 | Nhulunbuy | NT | 377 | 11.3% | 3,350 |
| 19 | Coconut Grove | NT | 373 | 12.9% | 2,892 |
| 20 | Rosebery | NT | 371 | 9.0% | 4,127 |
| 21 | Karama | NT | 356 | 7.4% | 4,803 |
| 22 | Bayview | NT | 350 | 20.6% | 1,702 |
| 23 | Millner | NT | 329 | 12.8% | 2,576 |
| 24 | Lyons | NT | 327 | 14.7% | 2,219 |
| 25 | Humpty Doo | NT | 316 | 7.3% | 4,313 |
| 26 | Desert Springs | NT | 266 | 17.3% | 1,536 |
| 27 | Nakara | NT | 266 | 14.0% | 1,906 |
| 28 | Larapinta | NT | 264 | 11.1% | 2,368 |
| 29 | Katherine East | NT | 263 | 8.6% | 3,061 |
| 30 | Malak | NT | 260 | 8.6% | 3,013 |
| 31 | Jingili | NT | 257 | 14.0% | 1,841 |
| 32 | Howard Springs | NT | 256 | 8.1% | 3,153 |
| 33 | Wulagi | NT | 254 | 10.1% | 2,510 |
| 34 | Anula | NT | 252 | 10.6% | 2,385 |
| 35 | Tennant Creek | NT | 250 | 8.1% | 3,080 |
| 36 | Alawa | NT | 249 | 12.0% | 2,078 |
| 37 | Bakewell | NT | 246 | 8.0% | 3,091 |
| 38 | Wanguri | NT | 243 | 13.2% | 1,836 |
| 39 | Driver | NT | 224 | 8.2% | 2,747 |
| 40 | Sadadeen | NT | 224 | 9.7% | 2,307 |
| 41 | Gunn | NT | 221 | 8.6% | 2,564 |
| 42 | Woodroffe | NT | 219 | 6.9% | 3,175 |
| 43 | Ludmilla | NT | 213 | 12.8% | 1,667 |
| 44 | Brinkin | NT | 201 | 18.0% | 1,117 |
| 45 | Moil | NT | 200 | 10.0% | 2,000 |
| 46 | Johnston | NT | 193 | 8.1% | 2,386 |
| 47 | Katherine | NT | 179 | 14.3% | 1,254 |
| 48 | Gray | NT | 173 | 5.5% | 3,142 |
| 49 | Bellamack | NT | 172 | 7.1% | 2,423 |
| 50 | Wagaman | NT | 170 | 8.4% | 2,023 |
| 51 | Virginia | NT | 162 | 8.9% | 1,811 |
| 52 | Woolner | NT | 160 | 16.6% | 962 |
| 53 | Marrara | NT | 143 | 10.8% | 1,323 |
| 54 | Girraween | NT | 139 | 8.3% | 1,668 |
| 55 | Farrar | NT | 135 | 8.2% | 1,650 |
| 56 | Herbert | NT | 128 | 8.0% | 1,610 |
| 57 | The Gardens | NT | 126 | 17.4% | 726 |
| 58 | Moulden | NT | 125 | 4.1% | 3,053 |
| 59 | Katherine South | NT | 118 | 7.8% | 1,507 |
| 60 | Galiwinku | NT | 108 | 4.9% | 2,199 |
| 61 | Maningrida | NT | 108 | 4.3% | 2,518 |
| 62 | Mount Johns | NT | 108 | 20.0% | 541 |
| 63 | Berrimah | NT | 103 | 8.6% | 1,199 |
| 64 | Alyangula | NT | 87 | 11.6% | 751 |
| 65 | Ross | NT | 87 | 10.8% | 806 |
| 66 | Wadeye | NT | 87 | 4.5% | 1,924 |
| 67 | Tindal | NT | 85 | 10.0% | 850 |
| 68 | Gunbalanya | NT | 84 | 7.1% | 1,177 |
| 69 | Cossack | NT | 83 | 6.4% | 1,293 |
| 70 | Wurrumiyanga | NT | 75 | 5.3% | 1,421 |
| 71 | Jabiru | NT | 72 | 9.5% | 755 |
| 72 | Marlow Lagoon | NT | 71 | 9.4% | 754 |
| 73 | Yirrkala | NT | 63 | 9.6% | 657 |
| 74 | Bees Creek | NT | 61 | 7.6% | 803 |
| 75 | The Narrows | NT | 61 | 9.7% | 632 |
| 76 | West Arnhem | NT | 61 | 7.8% | 785 |
| 77 | Ilparpa | NT | 60 | 11.1% | 542 |
| 78 | East Arnhem | NT | 55 | 4.6% | 1,194 |
| 79 | Kilgariff | NT | 52 | 9.4% | 551 |
| 80 | Berry Springs | NT | 51 | 5.9% | 870 |
| 81 | McMinns Lagoon | NT | 50 | 7.3% | 687 |
| 82 | Yuendumu | NT | 48 | 6.5% | 740 |
| 83 | Acacia Hills | NT | 47 | 6.6% | 711 |
| 84 | Ngukurr | NT | 46 | 4.2% | 1,088 |
| 85 | Santa Teresa | NT | 46 | 7.6% | 609 |
| 86 | Casuarina | NT | 45 | 11.1% | 406 |
| 87 | Wagait Beach | NT | 43 | 10.2% | 422 |
| 88 | Yulara | NT | 43 | 5.0% | 853 |
| 89 | Hermannsburg | NT | 41 | 7.4% | 551 |
| 90 | Lansdowne | NT | 41 | 8.2% | 499 |
| 91 | Borroloola | NT | 39 | 5.2% | 755 |
| 92 | Darwin River | NT | 39 | 6.2% | 627 |
| 93 | Kakadu | NT | 39 | 12.4% | 315 |
| 94 | Mutitjulu | NT | 39 | 13.2% | 296 |
| 95 | Bulman Weemol | NT | 38 | 14.4% | 263 |
| 96 | Stuart | NT | 38 | 8.3% | 459 |
| 97 | Gapuwiyak | NT | 37 | 5.2% | 705 |
| 98 | Knuckey Lagoon | NT | 37 | 7.4% | 498 |
| 99 | Milingimbi | NT | 37 | 3.4% | 1,097 |
| 100 | Batchelor | NT | 36 | 9.1% | 396 |
Top Suburbs by Professionals Workers FAQ
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What does this Professionals ranking show?
This ranking shows NT suburbs with the highest Professionals worker counts, based on Census 2021 demographic data.
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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.
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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.
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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.