Woodroffe
NT 0830 · Palmerston
3,175 (2021) → 3,334 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Woodroffe is a high growth suburb in Palmerston, NT 0830, about 15km from Darwin CBD. Recent property sales in Woodroffe are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 2 schools, a transport score of 40/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Woodroffe has an overall score of 50/100, 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 (4.09%), England (1.92%), New Zealand (1.7%), Thailand (0.91%), Vietnam (0.69%)
Top languages: Tagalog (2.11%), Australian Indigenous Languages (1.42%), Filipino (1.2%), Mandarin (0.82%), Thai (0.76%)
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 930 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 995
- Woodroffe Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 874
Nearby (within 10km)
- Good Shepherd Lutheran College - Palmerston CampusPrimary · Independent · 1km
- Moulden Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.1kmICSEA 754
- Palmerston CollegeSecondary · Government · 1.2kmICSEA 888
- Gray Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.3kmICSEA 803
- Forrest Parade SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.3kmICSEA 943
- Bakewell Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.7kmICSEA 976
- Rosebery Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.8kmICSEA 972
- Driver Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.9kmICSEA 918
- Palmerston Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 2.1kmICSEA 1012
- NT Christian College - Palmerston CampusSecondary · Independent · 2.1km
- Mother Teresa Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.9kmICSEA 1010
- Durack Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3kmICSEA 1009
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 Woodroffe
Is Woodroffe safe?
Woodroffe 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 Woodroffe from Darwin CBD?
Woodroffe is about 15.2 km from Darwin CBD, an estimated 58 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Woodroffe?
Woodroffe has 2 schools, with an average ICSEA of 935 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Woodroffe?
Woodroffe has a transport score of 40/100 and 8 bus stops.