Who lives here
7,149
residents at the 2021 Census
- Median age33
- Aged 65+7.2%
- Under 2519.7%
- Median household income$2,151/wk
- Median rent$450/wk
Darwin, Northern Territory
A CBD built on postings, not passing trade.
Darwin City is barely a suburb by population: 7,149 people live in the CBD itself. Weekly household income runs to $2,151, high for a place this size, built on remote loading, defence postings and public service pay rather than local retail turnover. Only 7.2% of residents are over 65, which says plainly that this is a townsite people rotate through on postings and contracts, not one they retire into. Construction leads business numbers across the wider Darwin council area, with 1,179 businesses, evidence of a city still being rebuilt and re-fitted rather than a finished one.
Take the property manager handling short lets for postings that turn over every two or three years: their customer isn't browsing, they're arriving with a lease deadline and a moving truck already booked, and they decide who gets the listing before they've unpacked. Darwin City already counts an estimated 680 local businesses chasing that same fast decision, from law firms near the Supreme Court to fit-out contractors working CBD towers. Median family income here is $2,403 a week, so nobody's shopping on price alone, they're shopping on whoever answers first and looks like they've done this before. A slow, dated site loses that arrival before the removalist has finished unloading.
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Live ABS data · updated 2026-08-29
The Darwin City market, by the numbers.
Pulled from the Australian Bureau of Statistics: the 2021 Census for Darwin City itself, and the latest Data by Region release (2025) for the Darwin area. This is the market your website sells into.
The business scene
~680
businesses in Darwin City (estimated*)
- Darwin total8,119
- Solo / non-employing4,974
- 1–4 staff1,880
- 5–19 staff931
- 20+ staff334
84% of local businesses have fewer than 5 staff. That's exactly who FindDevs was built for.
Biggest local industries
Businesses by industry, Darwin (2025)
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Construction1,179
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Rental, hiring & real estate1,098
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Professional, scientific & technical services1,045
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Transport, postal & warehousing1,027
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Health care & social assistance753
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Administrative & support services480
*Suburb business estimate: LGA business count (ABS CABEE, Data by Region) apportioned by the suburb's share of the LGA population at the 2021 Census; rounded to the nearest 10. Sources: ABS Census 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), ABS Data by Region. Refreshed 2026-08-29.
Typical projects
What Darwin City businesses actually build.
Indicative ranges from briefs like these in the FindDevs network. Your three quotes will be specific to your scope.
Trade & Construction Site
Typical price
$3,000 – $8,000
Timeline
2–4 weeks
For builders, electricians and fit-out contractors working CBD towers and new developments, a site that shows licences, past jobs and a number that gets answered on site.
- Licence & insurance details up front
- Job gallery for tenders and towers
- Click-to-call for on-site enquiries
- Quote request form, no phone tag
Property & Rental Portal
Typical price
$4,500 – $12,000
Timeline
4–8 weeks
Built for property managers and agents leasing to a workforce that turns over every posting cycle: searchable listings, enquiry forms and a booking calendar that works from a phone.
- Searchable listings with filters
- Online enquiry and inspection booking
- Mobile-first for last-minute movers
- Integrates with your existing CRM
Professional Services Site
Typical price
$3,500 – $9,000
Timeline
3–5 weeks
For consultants, lawyers, accountants and other firms trading on trust: credentials, case studies and a contact form that reads as established, not improvised.
- Credentials and case studies laid out
- Booking form for consultations
- Fast load on hotel and office wifi
- Built for search, not just looks
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Why FindDevs in Darwin City
Local knowledge, without being stuck with one local option.
Three quotes, not one local guess.
In a town of ~680 businesses there might be one or two people building websites, if they're taking work on. We put your brief in front of vetted developers across Australia and hand you three written quotes to compare, in 24 hours.
All Australian. All vetted.
Every developer holds an ABN, works Australian hours, and passed our vetting: portfolio, communication, and references from Aussie clients. 12% acceptance rate. No offshore hand-offs.
Built for Darwin City's actual customers.
The median age in Darwin City is 33. Your customers find everything on their phones, usually in a spare minute. We match developers who build mobile-first, fast-loading pages that turn that search into a call or a booking.
Free, with a safety net.
The service costs you nothing. Developers cover our fee from their winning quote, never inflated into your price. And if a matched developer drops the ball mid-project, we step in. Service Guarantee, always.
FAQ
Darwin City questions.
Depends on scope. A trade or construction site with a quote form and job gallery runs $3,000 – $8,000. A property or rental portal with listings and booking runs $4,500 – $12,000. A professional services site for consultants, lawyers or accountants runs $3,500 – $9,000. You'll get three fixed-price quotes from vetted developers within 24 hours, so you can compare before committing to anything.
Not necessarily. FindDevs matches Darwin City businesses with three vetted Australian developers based on the brief, not the postcode. What matters is the fixed-price quote landing in your inbox within 24 hours and a build that's tested for the connections and devices your customers actually use, not where the developer's desk happens to sit.
Because your customers aren't repeat locals building trust over years, many are here on postings or contracts and deciding who to call within days of arriving. Median family income is $2,403 a week, so price isn't usually the objection, credibility is. A site that loads fast, shows a real phone number and looks current is doing the job word of mouth would do in a town where people stay long enough to build it.
Fixed prices
Know the price before you talk to anyone.
These are published fixed-price builds, available to Darwin City businesses like any other. No hourly rates, no discovery call before you can see a number.
Starter Business Website
$1,990
1–2 weeks
A sharp five-page website that makes a small business look established, live in a fortnight.
See what's includedProfessional Business Website
$4,950
2–4 weeks
The full small-business build: 8–12 pages, booking or quoting flows, and local SEO that actually ranks.
See what's includedLocal SEO Build-Out
$2,950
2 weeks
The ranking machine bolted onto your existing site: service pages, suburb pages, schema and reviews, done properly once.
See what's includedWebsite Care Plan
$190
Ongoing monthly
Hosting, updates, backups, security and monthly changes, all handled, so your site stays fast and safe without you thinking about it.
See what's included
Your industry
Developers who have built for your trade before.
The biggest employers around Darwin City, by registered businesses in Darwin. Each one has its own page, because a cafe site and a plant-hire site are not the same job.
Construction
1,179
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Rental, hiring & real estate
1,098
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Professional, scientific & technical services
1,045
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Health care & social assistance
753
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
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