NT · Darwin Council
Eaton (NT), NT, 0820
Current weather
28.1°CMainly clear
65% humidity · 3.3 km/h wind · 28.1° / 23.2° today · 1 mm rain
Desirability index
#3 among Metro Darwin suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Eaton (NT) is a small locality in the Darwin area, home to around 284 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 5 public transport stops within the suburb, and a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 284
- Median age
- 27
- Median household income / week
- $2,528
- Dwelling vacancy
- 3.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 3 of 82
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 79.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 5 / 0 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Public transport
5 public transport stops in this suburb
- Bagot Rd opp 169
- Bagot Rd opp Ludmilla Primary
- Bagot Rd opp Mosec Park
- Henry Wrigley Dr, Airport Precinct
- Trower Rd after McMillans Rd
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
44 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- ATM
- Bench (4)
- Bicycle Parking
- Henry Wrigley Dr - Airport (825)Bus stop
- Splash Cafe and PoolCafe
2 Sir Norman Brearley Dr
- AvisCar Rental
- BudgetCar Rental
- EnterpriseCar Rental
Henry Wringly Drive, Eaton
- EuropcarCar Rental
- HertzCar Rental
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Woodland Loop WalkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 2
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Dentistdentist
- National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centrecentre
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Childcare
2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- kindergartenkindergarten
- kindergartenkindergarten
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 42
- Parks (OSM)
- 3
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 95.1/100
- Cohort rank
- #3 among Metro Darwin suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- kindergartenchildcarekindergarten
- kindergartenchildcarekindergarten
- Dentisthealthdentist
- National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centrehealthcentre
- Woodland Loop Walkgovernmentpark
- Bagot Rd opp 169transport
- Bagot Rd opp Ludmilla Primarytransport
- Bagot Rd opp Mosec Parktransport
- Henry Wrigley Dr, Airport Precincttransport
- Trower Rd after McMillans Rdtransport
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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