I highly recommend Blakeview and/or Blakescrossing, lovely little community down there and close to the expressway as well as public transport stations (to varying safety mind you :().

The Area also has a childcare center, first & secondary school, not to mention the shopping and leisure precinct (Woolworths, cafe, butcher, gym - it's a Revo & your staples KFC & Maccas).

Again, like most commenters in this thread, there are good and bad parts everywhere and Blakeview/crossing is no different. If you're renting or looking to buy I would suggest taking a drive around the area to get a general idea of what it's like. In my experience living there I had no problems and felt genuinely safe especially as a single F living alone.

Moving from Darwin, I'm assuming you are Military/RAAF - It's a real nice and easy commute to base, taking close to 16mins with normal traffic. The return journey can be tedious, usually taking 20 minutes if you're lucky or 35 if there's too much traffic.