Girraween
NT 0836 · Litchfield
1,668 (2021) → 1,784 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Girraween is a high growth suburb in Litchfield, NT 0836, about 28km from Darwin CBD. Recent property sales in Girraween are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 18/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Girraween has an overall score of 24/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 88/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (3.24%), New Zealand (1.38%), Philippines (0.66%), South Africa (0.66%), Scotland (0.6%)
Top languages: Thai (0.6%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.54%), Afrikaans (0.48%), German (0.42%), Greek (0.36%)
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 980 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Girraween Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 980
Nearby (within 10km)
- Sattler Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 4.8kmICSEA 991
- NT Christian College - Sattler CampusSecondary · Independent · 4.8km
- Bees Creek Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5kmICSEA 978
- Humpty Doo Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.7kmICSEA 920
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 6.2kmICSEA 991
- Taminmin CollegeSecondary · Government · 6.2kmICSEA 939
- Howard Springs Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.4kmICSEA 953
- Good Shepherd Lutheran CollegeCombined · Independent · 8.3kmICSEA 1035
- Zuccoli Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.8kmICSEA 992
- MacKillop Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 9.9kmICSEA 993
- Mother Teresa Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 9.9kmICSEA 1010
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 Girraween
Is Girraween safe?
Girraween has a residential safety score of 88/100, 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 Girraween from Darwin CBD?
Girraween is about 28.0 km from Darwin CBD, an estimated 96 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Girraween?
Girraween has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 980 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Girraween?
Girraween has a transport score of 18/100 and 6 bus stops.