The drop comes despite the millions spent by its government to attract people to the region.
Those projects may come too late for hundreds of Territorians who responded to an ABC Darwin Facebook question in droves, saying that they had either started thinking about leaving town or had already jumped ship.
YES!!! I was born in Darwin and now I hate everything about this place. Darwin used to be full of family-owned businesses and now they are closing. It's so sad to see this happening. The crime is unreal, so many kids running around the streets day and night breaking into people's cars and houses. People being attacked is happening more and more. To be honest I am ashamed to say that I live in Darwin.Out of work for 6 months, can't afford to stay here with no work.
The NT Government has unveiled its $1.5 million master brand, designed to bring jobs, investment and about 2.8 million new residents to the Territory. The south of Palmerston, including the suburbs of Zuccoli and Johnston, had the fourth-highest percentage increase in population in the country, with a 21.6 per cent spike in residents.
The Territory is also kicking another trend: while the rest of the country saw the greatest influx of residents coming to their city centres, Territorians both old and new have been heading out to regional and remote areas.Mr Howe said this was a unique situation for the NT."In that sense, the Northern Territory is a little bit different for 2017-18 where we've got population loss in the capital compared to the rest of the Territory.
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