Brinkin - Nakara
Northern Territory · Darwin Suburbs · Darwin
Why “Brinkin - Nakara”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Brinkin into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Brinkin - Nakara is a locality in the Darwin Suburbs area of Northern Territory. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Brinkin - Nakara SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Brinkin - Nakara SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.
Government schools in Brinkin - Nakara
Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for NT yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.
A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.
Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Brinkin - Nakara
- Primary · Government · Years T-6Enrolment409ICSEA1051
- Primary · Catholic · Years T-6Enrolment243ICSEA1035
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NT schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSDripstone Children's CentreCentre-Based Care · 82 places · Brinkin
- Exceeding NQSThe Essington School Preschool and Long Day CareCentre-Based Care · 80 places · Rapid Creek
- Exceeding NQSNightcliff Community Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 59 places · Nightcliff
- Meeting NQSHappy Trails Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 228 places · Muirhead
- Meeting NQSNakara School Council After School Hours CareCentre-Based Care · 150 places · Nakara
- Meeting NQSGoodstart Early Learning CDUCentre-Based Care · 100 places · Brinkin
- Meeting NQSThe Essington OSHCCentre-Based Care · 100 places · Nightcliff
- Meeting NQSHoly Spirit School OSHCCentre-Based Care · 100 places · Wanguri
- Meeting NQSTop End Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 96 places · Tiwi
- Meeting NQSWanguri Outside School Hours CareCentre-Based Care · 95 places · Wanguri
- Meeting NQSNightcliff OSHCCentre-Based Care · 90 places · Nightcliff
- Meeting NQSAlawa PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 76 places · Alawa
+ 23 more services in this area's postcodes.
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Where did the loss come from?
-33Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
Other SA2s in Darwin Suburbs
The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth
- 01Berrimah+22.5%2,871 ppl
- 02Lyons (NT)+2.9%7,442 ppl
- 03Jingili+2.1%1,990 ppl
- 04Wanguri+1.9%1,940 ppl
- 05Nightcliff+1.6%4,343 ppl
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