Gray
NT 0830 · Palmerston
3,142 (2021) → 3,266 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Gray is a high growth suburb in Palmerston, NT 0830, about 15km from Darwin CBD. Recent property sales in Gray are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 2 schools, a transport score of 49/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Gray has an overall score of 57/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 86/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: Philippines (4.36%), England (1.94%), New Zealand (1.94%), India (1.05%), Indonesia (1.02%)
Top languages: Tagalog (1.91%), Australian Indigenous Languages (1.78%), Filipino (1.75%), Vietnamese (1.11%), Indonesian (0.83%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
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 922 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Gray Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 803
- Good Shepherd Lutheran College - Palmerston CampusPrimary · Independent
Nearby (within 10km)
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 0.7kmICSEA 995
- Driver Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 0.9kmICSEA 918
- Palmerston CollegeSecondary · Government · 1.2kmICSEA 888
- Bakewell Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.3kmICSEA 976
- Durack Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.8kmICSEA 1009
- Woodroffe Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.8kmICSEA 874
- Palmerston Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 1.9kmICSEA 1012
- NT Christian College - Palmerston CampusSecondary · Independent · 1.9km
- Moulden Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.2kmICSEA 754
- Rosebery Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.6kmICSEA 972
- Forrest Parade SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.6kmICSEA 943
- MacKillop Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 3kmICSEA 993
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 Gray
Is Gray safe?
Gray has a residential safety score of 86/100, 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 Gray from Darwin CBD?
Gray is about 15.1 km from Darwin CBD, an estimated 57 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Gray?
Gray has 2 schools, with an average ICSEA of 803 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Gray?
Gray has a transport score of 49/100 and 15 bus stops.