Humpty Doo, NT
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
More advantaged than the national average
Humpty Doo is more socio-economically advantaged than about 61% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1006, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Humpty Doo at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 4,313
- Median age
- 39
- Median weekly household income
- $2,401
- SEIFA score
- 1006
- Coordinates
- -12.5841, 131.1258
Humpty Doo demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Humpty Doo using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 30%, 16% of homes are rented, and 15% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 895 | 21% |
| Youth (15–24) | 483 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 1,115 | 26% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 1,307 | 30% |
| Seniors (65+) | 509 | 12% |
Share of the 4,309 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 317 | 23% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 778 | 57% |
| Rented | 214 | 16% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,302 | 96% |
| Townhouses & semis | 43 | 3% |
| Flats & apartments | 6 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,357 occupied private dwellings in Humpty Doo.
- Median weekly rent
- $400
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,206
- Average household size
- 2.9 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,682
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,080
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 567 (15%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 232 (6%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 345 (8%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,363 (42%)
- Labour-force participation
- 68.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Employed full-time
- 1,512
- Employed part-time
- 562
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Humpty Doo
Where is Humpty Doo?
Humpty Doo is a suburb of Northern Territory, Australia.
What is the population of Humpty Doo?
At the 2021 Census, Humpty Doo had a population of about 4,313.
Is Humpty Doo an advantaged area?
Humpty Doo has an ABS SEIFA score of 1006, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 61 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 61% of Australian suburbs.
How big is Humpty Doo?
Humpty Doo is one of the most populous suburbs in Northern Territory — the 5th-largest by usual resident population at the 2021 Census (about 4,313 usual residents).
Does Humpty Doo have high household incomes?
Humpty Doo has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in Northern Territory — the 17th-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($2,401 per week).
Where Humpty Doo ranks
Humpty Doo appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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