McMinns Lagoon
NT 0822 · Litchfield
687 (2021) → 735 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
McMinns Lagoon is a high growth suburb in Litchfield, NT 0822, about 26km from Darwin CBD. Recent property sales in McMinns Lagoon are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 18/100, and is a short drive from the coast. McMinns Lagoon has an overall score of 26/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 82/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Top countries of birth: England (3.2%), New Zealand (1.89%), South Africa (1.02%), Thailand (1.02%), Indonesia (0.73%)
Top languages: German (1.02%), Thai (0.73%)
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:
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
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
Limited school choices
Below average for school access — fewer schools nearby, and families may need to travel for preferred options.
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 984 (below the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Sattler Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 2.1kmICSEA 991
- NT Christian College - Sattler CampusSecondary · Independent · 2.1km
- Bees Creek Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.3kmICSEA 978
- Girraween Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.9kmICSEA 980
- Humpty Doo Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.9kmICSEA 920
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 5.1kmICSEA 991
- Taminmin CollegeSecondary · Government · 5.1kmICSEA 939
- Howard Springs Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.1kmICSEA 953
- Good Shepherd Lutheran CollegeCombined · Independent · 7.4kmICSEA 1035
- Zuccoli Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.2kmICSEA 992
- Mother Teresa Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 8.3kmICSEA 1010
- MacKillop Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 8.6kmICSEA 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
Fitness
Limited facilities
Below average — fewer fitness options nearby, so you may need to travel to a gym or pool.
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.
View nearby venues on the Entertainment Map →
Source: OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about McMinns Lagoon
Is McMinns Lagoon safe?
McMinns Lagoon has a residential safety score of 82/100, 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 McMinns Lagoon from Darwin CBD?
McMinns Lagoon is about 26.3 km from Darwin CBD, an estimated 91 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in McMinns Lagoon?
McMinns Lagoon has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in McMinns Lagoon?
McMinns Lagoon has a transport score of 18/100 and 4 bus stops.