Gunbalanya
NT 0822 · West Arnhem
1,177 (2021) → 1,251 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Gunbalanya is a suburb in West Arnhem, NT 0822, about 240km from Darwin CBD. Recent property sales in Gunbalanya are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 37km inland. Gunbalanya has an overall score of 14/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 100/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (0.59%), China (0.51%), England (0.25%), Taiwan (0.25%)
Top languages: Australian Indigenous Languages (80.97%), Mandarin (0.51%)
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 677 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Gunbalanya SchoolCombined · GovernmentICSEA 677
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
Nearby suburbs in West Arnhem
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Frequently asked questions about Gunbalanya
Is Gunbalanya safe?
Gunbalanya has a residential safety score of 100/100, 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 663 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Gunbalanya from Darwin CBD?
Gunbalanya is about 239.7 km from Darwin CBD.
What schools are in Gunbalanya?
Gunbalanya has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 677 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Gunbalanya?
Gunbalanya has a transport score of 0/100.