Casuarina Shopping Centre
- biggest in the NT

While Casuarina Shopping Centre has the largest number of retail shops in the NT, Darwin also has retail centres at Hibiscus, Karama, Nightcliff, Rapid Creek, Northlakes, and Palmerston.

Dawin business has been grouped into several areas by town planners with the light industrial businesses largely kept separate from the retail trade.

Nearly every suburb also has a small group of shops with a grocery store, a takeaway food store and maybe one or two other shops.

A recent survey of Darwin Prices is available at NT Government Survey

The distance from wholesale suppliers often makes Darwin retail prices a bit higher, however this seems to be changing as retailers have to compete with online prices more these days.

The following map and list of shopping centres is only intended as a general guide; a quick visit is the best way to discover what is available at each centre.

Opening hours vary, however the Coles and Woolworths supermarkets are open every day except Xmas day and Good Friday.
Coles opens at 6am at every location, closing at 10pm in Casuarina and 12pm at other locations.
The smaller shops usually also open 7 days, with most closing earlier on weekends.

Please check times if this is important because they can change without notice.

Casuarina Shopping Centre

Casuarina contains groups of shops, offices, banks and other buildings (see Casuarina map here) including the Casuarina Shopping Square. With around 165 specialty shops, plus Coles, K-Mart, Big W, and Woolworths, this is the biggest retail complex in the NT. The eatery is a popular place on a hot day as people take advantage of the air conditioning and high quality restaurants and cafes. The Casuarina Post Office and Cinema are inside the complex, however the banks are located in separate buildings nearby.

Casuarina Shopping Square

Darwin CBD

The original Darwin CBD area is centered around the Smith St Mall, with new Coles and Woolworths supermarkets only a stones throw away. Food malls, clothes, a newsagent, chemists and tourist orientated shops dominate this area. The Vic Hotel is one of several places where you can find an evening's entertainment, with the Darwin Cinema and the Darwin Entertainment Centre a few blocks away from the mall.

Nightcliff Mall

The original shopping area in Nightcliff and site of the Sunday morning markets. Here you will find the Post Office, the Library and the Police Station, along with a wide selection of specialist retailers and takeaways. The successful establishment of a Bendigo Community Bank in 2008 points to the growing activity in this area.

Nightcliff Aralia St Shops

The Aralia Street Shops are located just one block back from the busy Nightcliff bike track, next door to the Nightcliff High School and Primary School and provide one of Darwins best small shopping centre's.

Nightcliff Woolworths

The Nightcliff Shopping Centre on Dick Ward Drive has a medium sized Woolies store, newsagent, medical centre, chemist and more. Petrol and pizzas make this a convenient call on the way home from work.

Hibiscus Woolworths

Visit the Leanyer shops at Hibiscus Shoppingtown, not far from Casuarina, a much smaller centre and easier for a quick shopping trip than Casuarina. Around 20 retail shops including a chemist, newsagent, pet shop and the usual takeaways are available.
The Hibiscus Tavern is next door providing a cool spot for an evening drink.

Rapid Creek

Famous for it's Sunday Markets, Rapid Creek has a well stocked independent supermarket and several locally owned retail businesses. It is also a centre for community focused organisations such as the Salvation Army bookshop, the Byte Cafe, The Greens Centre and others.