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Homeowners in Gillen, Northern Territory

Gillen, by the people who own it.

843 of Gillen's 1,491 homes are lived in by the people who own them: 57 in every 100, against 46 across Northern Territory. Doorstep is the neighbourhood app made for them.Download freeQuestions

Gillen by the numbers

Who owns the homes in Gillen

843owner-occupied homes
215owned outright
628with a mortgage
713owner-occupied houses
4,466residents
Share of homes lived in by their owners
Gillen57%843
Northern Territory46%32,550
Australia66%6,114,780
Owned outrightWith a mortgageRentedOther / not stated

ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, tenure of occupied private dwellings, Gillen (SAL). These are all homes in the suburb, not Doorstep members.

More owners than most of Northern Territory

57 in every 100 homes in Gillen are lived in by their owners, against 46 across Northern Territory. Streets like that tend to stay put.

Mostly houses: 85% of owner-occupied homes

713 of Gillen's owner-occupied homes are separate houses, with the gardens, fences, gutters and driveways that come with them. That's the stuff neighbours lend each other tools for, and swap tradie names about.

A young suburb

Median age 33. Gillen skews younger: first homes, first renovations, and a lot of people still working out who's who on the street.

On Doorstep in Gillen

Made for the people who own the homes.

Your suburb's board

Give away what you don't need, borrow what you need once, and ask the street a question. Posts come from people who live around Gillen.

Open Homes

A national gallery of kitchens, gardens and makeovers people are proud of. Show off yours, or steal ideas for the next one.

Local trades

Ask who your neighbours would call, and find local businesses rated only by people who live nearby. Businesses in Gillen →

Run a business here?

Reach Gillen's homeowners

A free listing for trades, cafés and shops that serve Gillen, shown to the members who live nearby.

For the singles

Single and own your home?

Doorstep Dating is a separate side of the app for meeting other homeowners. It's off until you switch it on.

Questions

Living in Gillen

How many homes in Gillen are owner-occupied?

843 of Gillen's 1,491 occupied homes were owner-occupied at the 2021 Census (57%): 215 owned outright and 628 with a mortgage. Across Northern Territory the figure is 46%.

Is Doorstep available in Gillen?

Yes. Doorstep works in every Australian suburb: you join by typing your home suburb, and Gillen is one of them. Some streets are quieter than others while the area fills up.

Can my neighbours in Gillen see my address?

No. Doorstep only stores the name of your suburb. There's no GPS involved, and nobody sees your street or address.

Meet the street in Gillen.

Free on the App Store. Type your suburb when you join; nobody ever sees your address.