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.

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

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.