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Darwin, Northern Territory.

Study destination · NT

Darwin

Northern Territory

The tropical north, closer to Jakarta than to Sydney, and the base for Indigenous and tropical health research.

All eight destinations
Local time in Darwin    
Land area
1,347,791 km²
Population
255,000

The fewest people of the eight, spread over a sixth of the continent.

Universities
1

Based in the Northern Territory, listed in full below.

From Dubai
1 stop

No direct service from Dubai. Most routes connect through Sydney, Melbourne or Singapore.

Where it is

Northern Territory, and what is in it.

The map opens on Australia so you can place the state before moving in for a closer look.

University cities

Worth the trip

The universities

1 university in the Northern Territory.

Campuses in the Northern Territory on the right

  • Charles Darwin UniversityAlice Springs, Darwin, Katherine and Palmerston

Living here

Why students choose the Northern Territory.

People from more than 100 nationalities live in the Northern Territory, with about 140 social, cultural and religious groups. Darwin has mosques, Buddhist and Chinese temples and churches, and its food shows its closeness to Asia, with Thai, Malaysian and Indonesian influences.

The Territory is home to Aboriginal cultures that are among the oldest continuing cultures in the world. In 2026, Lonely Planet named Central Australia in its top 25 experiences for 2027, and The New York Times named the Top End one of the world’s places to visit.

Graduates of a Northern Territory provider who stay and work in the Territory after their studies can get extra time on their graduate visa.

Source: Study NT, the Northern Territory Government’s international education agency.

Summer · winter

32° / 30°

Two seasons rather than four. The wet runs November to April with monsoon storms, the dry is warm, clear and the reason people visit. Both numbers are typical daytime highs.

Uluru at sunset in Central Australia, with spinifex grass in the foreground.
Northern Territory

The other seven

Sydney · NSWMelbourne · VICBrisbane · QLDPerth · WAAdelaide · SACanberra · ACTHobart · TAS

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Is Darwin the right choice for you?

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