Worst Internet Suburbs in Darwin (Bottom 50)

These are the 50 lowest-scoring suburbs for internet quality within 50km of Darwin's CBD. Common issues include older NBN technology types, limited fibre coverage, and lower household connectivity rates. If you live in one of these suburbs, check whether an NBN technology upgrade is available at your address.

50 suburbs ranked · Data updated March 2026

Rank	Suburb	State	Tech Type	Score	Grade	Speed Range	Premises
1	Micket Creek	NT	Satellite	1.5/10	D	12-25 Mbps	1
2	Dundee Downs	NT	Satellite	1.5/10	D	12-25 Mbps	98
3	Acacia Hills	NT	Satellite	1.5/10	D	12-25 Mbps	239
4	Channel Island	NT		2.5/10	D		1
5	Holmes	NT		2.5/10	D		1
6	Mandorah	NT	Fixed Wireless	2.5/10	D	25-75 Mbps	1
7	Shoal Bay	NT		2.5/10	D		1
8	Archer	NT		2.5/10	D		2
9	Cox Peninsula	NT	Fixed Wireless	2.5/10	D	25-75 Mbps	2
10	Collett Creek	NT		2.5/10	D		4
11	Wickham	NT		2.5/10	D		5
12	Charlotte	NT		2.5/10	D		7
13	Weddell	NT	Fixed Wireless	2.5/10	D	25-75 Mbps	30
14	Bynoe	NT		2.5/10	D		51
15	Lloyd Creek	NT	Fixed Wireless	2.5/10	D	25-75 Mbps	66
16	Fly Creek	NT	Fixed Wireless	2.5/10	D	25-75 Mbps	81
17	Lambells Lagoon	NT	Fixed Wireless	2.5/10	D	25-75 Mbps	95
18	Noonamah	NT	Fixed Wireless	2.5/10	D	25-75 Mbps	111
19	Southport	NT	Fixed Wireless	2.5/10	D	25-75 Mbps	130
20	Herbert	NT		2.5/10	D		144
21	Livingstone	NT	Fixed Wireless	2.5/10	D	25-75 Mbps	177
22	Mcminns Lagoon	NT	Fixed Wireless	2.5/10	D	25-75 Mbps	255
23	Wagait Beach	NT	Fixed Wireless	2.5/10	D	25-75 Mbps	280
24	Darwin River	NT	Fixed Wireless	2.5/10	D	25-75 Mbps	295
25	Bees Creek	NT	Fixed Wireless	2.5/10	D	25-75 Mbps	306
26	Berry Springs	NT	Fixed Wireless	2.5/10	D	25-75 Mbps	311
27	Girraween	NT	Fixed Wireless	2.5/10	D	25-75 Mbps	455
28	Virginia	NT	Fixed Wireless	2.5/10	D	25-75 Mbps	617
29	Howard Springs	NT	Fixed Wireless	2.5/10	D	25-75 Mbps	1,145
30	Humpty Doo	NT	Fixed Wireless	2.5/10	D	25-75 Mbps	1,343
31	Freds Pass	NT	Fixed Wireless	3/10	D+	25-75 Mbps	10
32	Hughes	NT		3/10	D+		23
33	Tumbling Waters	NT	Fixed Wireless	3/10	D+	25-75 Mbps	70
34	Lyons	NT		3/10	D+		773
35	Blackmore	NT	Fixed Wireless	3.5/10	D+	25-75 Mbps	43
36	Bellamack	NT		3.5/10	D+		995
37	Casuarina	NT	FTTB	6/10	B	25-80 Mbps	420
38	Coonawarra	NT	FTTB	6.5/10	B	25-80 Mbps	2
39	Palmerston City	NT	FTTP	8/10	A	25-1000 Mbps	305
40	Holtze	NT	FTTP	9/10	A+	25-1000 Mbps	136
41	Yarrawonga	NT	FTTP	9/10	A+	25-1000 Mbps	498
42	Johnston	NT	FTTP	9/10	A+	25-1000 Mbps	1,099
43	Millner	NT	FTTP	9/10	A+	25-1000 Mbps	1,396
44	Larrakeyah	NT	FTTP	9/10	A+	25-1000 Mbps	2,280
45	Hidden Valley	NT	FTTP	10/10	A+	25-1000 Mbps	2
46	East Point	NT	FTTP	10/10	A+	25-1000 Mbps	5
47	Wishart	NT	FTTP	10/10	A+	25-1000 Mbps	43
48	Eaton	NT	FTTP	10/10	A+	25-1000 Mbps	65
49	Tivendale	NT	FTTP	10/10	A+	25-1000 Mbps	95
50	Lee Point	NT	FTTP	10/10	A+	25-1000 Mbps	99

About this ranking

Rankings are based on PickNBN's composite internet quality score, which factors in NBN technology type, fibre coverage percentage, FTTP upgrade status, and ABS Census household connectivity rates. Suburbs are sorted by score (highest first), with ties broken by total NBN premises.

Only suburbs with sufficient data quality (score ≥ 3/5) are included. Data sourced from NBN Co, ABS Census, and ACCC broadband benchmarks.