Berry Springs
NT 0838 · Litchfield
870 (2021) → 903 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Berry Springs is a high growth suburb in Litchfield, NT 0838, about 33km from Darwin CBD. Recent property sales in Berry Springs are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Berry Springs has an overall score of 20/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 89/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (2.87%), New Zealand (1.49%), Vietnam (1.49%), South Africa (1.15%), Cambodia (0.92%)
Top languages: Vietnamese (2.53%), German (1.26%), Khmer (0.92%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.57%), Mandarin (0.57%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
NTdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the police-region average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same region share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: NT Police (regional) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 949 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Berry Springs Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 949
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Berry Springs
Is Berry Springs safe?
Berry Springs has a residential safety score of 89/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 4,252 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Berry Springs from Darwin CBD?
Berry Springs is about 33.4 km from Darwin CBD, an estimated 112 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Berry Springs?
Berry Springs has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 949 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Berry Springs?
Berry Springs has a transport score of 0/100.