Lajamanu
NT 0852 · Central Desert
655 (2021) → 681 est. (2025) · Moderate Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Lajamanu is a moderate growth suburb in Central Desert, NT 0852, about 668km from Darwin CBD. Recent property sales in Lajamanu are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 368km inland. Lajamanu has an overall score of 11/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 13/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (1.07%), England (0.46%)
Top languages: Australian Indigenous Languages (90.23%)
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.
Commercial & services hub. This suburb is a major employment and services centre, drawing a significant daily influx of workers and visitors from surrounding areas. Crime figures are recorded by incident location and include offences involving commuters and visitors, not just residents, so the per-resident crime rates below may overstate the risk for people who live here.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
Totals include incidents involving commuters and visitors, not just residents.
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
No data
No ACARA-registered schools matched to this suburb.
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 598 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Lajamanu SchoolCombined · GovernmentICSEA 598
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
Fitness
Few fitness options
Very few fitness facilities in and around this suburb.
Facilities within 3km of the suburb centre. The Fitness Score is a national percentile of these counts per resident.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Outdoors
No data
No outdoor amenities matched to this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Outdoor Score is a national percentile led by parks and green space.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Culture
No data
No cultural venues matched to this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Culture Score is a national percentile weighting theatres, museums, galleries, libraries and arts centres most heavily.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Entertainment Scene
Not much nightlife
No licensed on-premises venues recorded in this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for NT. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
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Source: OpenStreetMap
Childcare
Outstanding childcare access
Top 20% nationally for childcare service density and quality — an excellent suburb for families with young children.
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Source: ACECQA National Quality Framework Register
Population & Growth
Moderate GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Lajamanu
Is Lajamanu safe?
Lajamanu has a residential safety score of 13/100, 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 13,727 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Lajamanu from Darwin CBD?
Lajamanu is about 668.2 km from Darwin CBD.
What schools are in Lajamanu?
Lajamanu has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 598 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Lajamanu?
Lajamanu has a transport score of 0/100.