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
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- 1,234#1Darwin CityNT
- 803#2NightcliffNT
- 755#3Rapid CreekNT
- 657#4MuirheadNT
- 650#5Stuart ParkNT
- 617#6LarrakeyahNT
- 603#7LeanyerNT
- 598#8East SideNT
- 531#9Fannie BayNT
- 494#10ParapNT
- 488#11GillenNT
- 431#12ZuccoliNT
- 404#13AraluenNT
- 404#14DurackNT
- 396#15TiwiNT
- 393#16BraitlingNT
- 390#17The GapNT
- 377#18NhulunbuyNT
- 373#19Coconut GroveNT
- 371#20RoseberyNT
- 356#21KaramaNT
- 350#22BayviewNT
- 329#23MillnerNT
- 327#24LyonsNT
- 316#25Humpty DooNT
- 266#26Desert SpringsNT
- 266#27NakaraNT
- 264#28LarapintaNT
- 263#29Katherine EastNT
- 260#30MalakNT
- 257#31JingiliNT
- 256#32Howard SpringsNT
- 254#33WulagiNT
- 252#34AnulaNT
- 250#35Tennant CreekNT
- 249#36AlawaNT
- 246#37BakewellNT
- 243#38WanguriNT
- 224#39DriverNT
- 224#40SadadeenNT
- 221#41GunnNT
- 219#42WoodroffeNT
- 213#43LudmillaNT
- 201#44BrinkinNT
- 200#45MoilNT
- 193#46JohnstonNT
- 179#47KatherineNT
- 173#48GrayNT
- 172#49BellamackNT
- 170#50WagamanNT
- 162#51VirginiaNT
- 160#52WoolnerNT
- 143#53MarraraNT
- 139#54GirraweenNT
- 135#55FarrarNT
- 128#56HerbertNT
- 126#57The GardensNT
- 125#58MouldenNT
- 118#59Katherine SouthNT
- 108#60GaliwinkuNT
- 108#61ManingridaNT
- 108#62Mount JohnsNT
- 103#63BerrimahNT
- 87#64AlyangulaNT
- 87#65RossNT
- 87#66WadeyeNT
- 85#67TindalNT
- 84#68GunbalanyaNT
- 83#69CossackNT
- 75#70WurrumiyangaNT
- 72#71JabiruNT
- 71#72Marlow LagoonNT
- 63#73YirrkalaNT
- 61#74Bees CreekNT
- 61#75The NarrowsNT
- 61#76West ArnhemNT
- 60#77IlparpaNT
- 55#78East ArnhemNT
- 52#79KilgariffNT
- 51#80Berry SpringsNT
- 50#81McMinns LagoonNT
- 48#82YuendumuNT
- 47#83Acacia HillsNT
- 46#84NgukurrNT
- 46#85Santa TeresaNT
- 45#86CasuarinaNT
- 43#87Wagait BeachNT
- 43#88YularaNT
- 41#89HermannsburgNT
- 41#90LansdowneNT
- 39#91BorroloolaNT
- 39#92Darwin RiverNT
- 39#93KakaduNT
- 39#94MutitjuluNT
- 38#95Bulman WeemolNT
- 38#96StuartNT
- 37#97GapuwiyakNT
- 37#98Knuckey LagoonNT
- 37#99MilingimbiNT
- 36#100BatchelorNT
| # ▲ | SUBURB | STATE | COUNT | % OF POP | POP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darwin City | NT | 1,234 | 7,149 | 17.3% |
| 2 | Nightcliff | NT | 803 | 3,884 | 20.7% |
| 3 | Rapid Creek | NT | 755 | 3,261 | 23.2% |
| 4 | Muirhead | NT | 657 | 3,689 | 17.8% |
| 5 | Stuart Park | NT | 650 | 4,101 | 15.8% |
| 6 | Larrakeyah | NT | 617 | 3,943 | 15.6% |
| 7 | Leanyer | NT | 603 | 4,597 | 13.1% |
| 8 | East Side | NT | 598 | 3,098 | 19.3% |
| 9 | Fannie Bay | NT | 531 | 2,875 | 18.5% |
| 10 | Parap | NT | 494 | 2,819 | 17.5% |
| 11 | Gillen | NT | 488 | 4,466 | 10.9% |
| 12 | Zuccoli | NT | 431 | 4,131 | 10.4% |
| 13 | Araluen | NT | 404 | 2,673 | 15.1% |
| 14 | Durack | NT | 404 | 3,730 | 10.8% |
| 15 | Tiwi | NT | 396 | 2,511 | 15.8% |
| 16 | Braitling | NT | 393 | 3,160 | 12.4% |
| 17 | The Gap | NT | 390 | 1,945 | 20.1% |
| 18 | Nhulunbuy | NT | 377 | 3,350 | 11.3% |
| 19 | Coconut Grove | NT | 373 | 2,892 | 12.9% |
| 20 | Rosebery | NT | 371 | 4,127 | 9.0% |
| 21 | Karama | NT | 356 | 4,803 | 7.4% |
| 22 | Bayview | NT | 350 | 1,702 | 20.6% |
| 23 | Millner | NT | 329 | 2,576 | 12.8% |
| 24 | Lyons | NT | 327 | 2,219 | 14.7% |
| 25 | Humpty Doo | NT | 316 | 4,313 | 7.3% |
| 26 | Desert Springs | NT | 266 | 1,536 | 17.3% |
| 27 | Nakara | NT | 266 | 1,906 | 14.0% |
| 28 | Larapinta | NT | 264 | 2,368 | 11.1% |
| 29 | Katherine East | NT | 263 | 3,061 | 8.6% |
| 30 | Malak | NT | 260 | 3,013 | 8.6% |
| 31 | Jingili | NT | 257 | 1,841 | 14.0% |
| 32 | Howard Springs | NT | 256 | 3,153 | 8.1% |
| 33 | Wulagi | NT | 254 | 2,510 | 10.1% |
| 34 | Anula | NT | 252 | 2,385 | 10.6% |
| 35 | Tennant Creek | NT | 250 | 3,080 | 8.1% |
| 36 | Alawa | NT | 249 | 2,078 | 12.0% |
| 37 | Bakewell | NT | 246 | 3,091 | 8.0% |
| 38 | Wanguri | NT | 243 | 1,836 | 13.2% |
| 39 | Driver | NT | 224 | 2,747 | 8.2% |
| 40 | Sadadeen | NT | 224 | 2,307 | 9.7% |
| 41 | Gunn | NT | 221 | 2,564 | 8.6% |
| 42 | Woodroffe | NT | 219 | 3,175 | 6.9% |
| 43 | Ludmilla | NT | 213 | 1,667 | 12.8% |
| 44 | Brinkin | NT | 201 | 1,117 | 18.0% |
| 45 | Moil | NT | 200 | 2,000 | 10.0% |
| 46 | Johnston | NT | 193 | 2,386 | 8.1% |
| 47 | Katherine | NT | 179 | 1,254 | 14.3% |
| 48 | Gray | NT | 173 | 3,142 | 5.5% |
| 49 | Bellamack | NT | 172 | 2,423 | 7.1% |
| 50 | Wagaman | NT | 170 | 2,023 | 8.4% |
| 51 | Virginia | NT | 162 | 1,811 | 8.9% |
| 52 | Woolner | NT | 160 | 962 | 16.6% |
| 53 | Marrara | NT | 143 | 1,323 | 10.8% |
| 54 | Girraween | NT | 139 | 1,668 | 8.3% |
| 55 | Farrar | NT | 135 | 1,650 | 8.2% |
| 56 | Herbert | NT | 128 | 1,610 | 8.0% |
| 57 | The Gardens | NT | 126 | 726 | 17.4% |
| 58 | Moulden | NT | 125 | 3,053 | 4.1% |
| 59 | Katherine South | NT | 118 | 1,507 | 7.8% |
| 60 | Galiwinku | NT | 108 | 2,199 | 4.9% |
| 61 | Maningrida | NT | 108 | 2,518 | 4.3% |
| 62 | Mount Johns | NT | 108 | 541 | 20.0% |
| 63 | Berrimah | NT | 103 | 1,199 | 8.6% |
| 64 | Alyangula | NT | 87 | 751 | 11.6% |
| 65 | Ross | NT | 87 | 806 | 10.8% |
| 66 | Wadeye | NT | 87 | 1,924 | 4.5% |
| 67 | Tindal | NT | 85 | 850 | 10.0% |
| 68 | Gunbalanya | NT | 84 | 1,177 | 7.1% |
| 69 | Cossack | NT | 83 | 1,293 | 6.4% |
| 70 | Wurrumiyanga | NT | 75 | 1,421 | 5.3% |
| 71 | Jabiru | NT | 72 | 755 | 9.5% |
| 72 | Marlow Lagoon | NT | 71 | 754 | 9.4% |
| 73 | Yirrkala | NT | 63 | 657 | 9.6% |
| 74 | Bees Creek | NT | 61 | 803 | 7.6% |
| 75 | The Narrows | NT | 61 | 632 | 9.7% |
| 76 | West Arnhem | NT | 61 | 785 | 7.8% |
| 77 | Ilparpa | NT | 60 | 542 | 11.1% |
| 78 | East Arnhem | NT | 55 | 1,194 | 4.6% |
| 79 | Kilgariff | NT | 52 | 551 | 9.4% |
| 80 | Berry Springs | NT | 51 | 870 | 5.9% |
| 81 | McMinns Lagoon | NT | 50 | 687 | 7.3% |
| 82 | Yuendumu | NT | 48 | 740 | 6.5% |
| 83 | Acacia Hills | NT | 47 | 711 | 6.6% |
| 84 | Ngukurr | NT | 46 | 1,088 | 4.2% |
| 85 | Santa Teresa | NT | 46 | 609 | 7.6% |
| 86 | Casuarina | NT | 45 | 406 | 11.1% |
| 87 | Wagait Beach | NT | 43 | 422 | 10.2% |
| 88 | Yulara | NT | 43 | 853 | 5.0% |
| 89 | Hermannsburg | NT | 41 | 551 | 7.4% |
| 90 | Lansdowne | NT | 41 | 499 | 8.2% |
| 91 | Borroloola | NT | 39 | 755 | 5.2% |
| 92 | Darwin River | NT | 39 | 627 | 6.2% |
| 93 | Kakadu | NT | 39 | 315 | 12.4% |
| 94 | Mutitjulu | NT | 39 | 296 | 13.2% |
| 95 | Bulman Weemol | NT | 38 | 263 | 14.4% |
| 96 | Stuart | NT | 38 | 459 | 8.3% |
| 97 | Gapuwiyak | NT | 37 | 705 | 5.2% |
| 98 | Knuckey Lagoon | NT | 37 | 498 | 7.4% |
| 99 | Milingimbi | NT | 37 | 1,097 | 3.4% |
| 100 | Batchelor | NT | 36 | 396 | 9.1% |
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.