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Durack - Marlow Lagoon

Northern Territory · Palmerston · Darwin

Why “Durack - Marlow Lagoon”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Durack 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.

Durack - Marlow Lagoon is a locality in the Palmerston area of Northern Territory. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Durack - Marlow Lagoon SA2.

Where in NT
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At a glance
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Schools
2
Top ICSEA 1017 (gov)
Childcare
34
NQS-rated services
Population
5,073
+1.3% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Durack - Marlow Lagoon SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Government schools Soon NT zoning

Government schools in Durack - Marlow Lagoon

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.

Durack Primary School Government · 474 students
ICSEA 1017

A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.

Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Palmerston Christian College
Independent 365 students
ICSEA 1008 intake context

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 Durack - Marlow Lagoon

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NT schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Journey Early Learning Centre - Durack
    Centre-Based Care · 111 places · Durack
    Exceeding NQS
  • Journey Early Learning Centre Durack Heights
    Centre-Based Care · 66 places · Durack
    Exceeding NQS
  • Gray Child Care Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 48 places · Gray
    Exceeding NQS
  • Milestones Early Learning Palmerston
    Centre-Based Care · 151 places · Bakewell
    Meeting NQS
  • Sacred Heart Catholic School Outside School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 120 places · Woodroffe
    Meeting NQS
  • Durack School Outside School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 110 places · Durack
    Meeting NQS
  • Journey Early Learning Centre - Nightcliff
    Centre-Based Care · 100 places · Nightcliff
    Meeting NQS
  • One Tree Defence Childcare Unit Kids Brigade
    Centre-Based Care · 85 places · Palmerston
    Meeting NQS
  • Goodstart Early Learning Palmerston
    Centre-Based Care · 82 places · Durack
    Meeting NQS
  • Tiny Town Early Learning Centre Pty Ltd
    Centre-Based Care · 80 places · Durack
    Meeting NQS
  • Kentish Early Learning Centre Moulden
    Centre-Based Care · 79 places · Moulden
    Meeting NQS
  • Moulden Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 78 places · Moulden
    Meeting NQS

+ 22 more services in this area's postcodes.

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood
Population & growth
Population
5,073
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+1.30%
2024→25
Net change
+67
people / yr
Density
433
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+67
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+64
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-51
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+54

Reading the streams: organic growth — more babies than goodbyes — was the biggest driver.

Growth vs benchmarks
Durack - Marlow Lagoon
+1.30%
NT median
+0.75%
National median
+0.80%

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    3,538 ppl
  3. 03
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    +1.1%
    4,949 ppl
  4. 04
    Driver
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