Darwin City
Northern Territory · Darwin City · Darwin
This profile uses the ABS Darwin City statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Darwin City is a locality in the Darwin City area of Northern Territory. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Darwin City SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Darwin City SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.
Government schools in Darwin City
No government schools sit inside this area on the ACARA register — nearby schools likely serve it. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for NT yet.
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 Darwin City
- Primary · Catholic · Years T-6Enrolment180ICSEA1076
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NT schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Meeting NQSSt Mary's Outside School Hours CareCentre-Based Care · 75 places · Darwin
- Meeting NQSMilestones Early Learning Darwin CityCentre-Based Care · 73 places · Darwin
- Meeting NQSMitchell Street Child Care CentreCentre-Based Care · 59 places · Darwin
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Where did the gain come from?
+324Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
Other SA2s in Darwin City
The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth
- 01Larrakeyah+3.5%4,731 ppl
- 02Stuart Park+2.6%4,674 ppl
- 03Parap+2.4%3,175 ppl
- 04Fannie Bay - The Gardens+1.8%4,037 ppl
- 05Woolner - Bayview - Winnellie+1.0%3,021 ppl
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