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

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.