Lake Bennett, NT

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

30/100

Suburb Score

Less advantaged than the national average

Lake Bennett is more socio-economically advantaged than about 30% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 952, 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.

Lake Bennett at a glance

Population (2021): 129
Median age: 56
Median weekly household income: $1,125
SEIFA score: 952
Coordinates: -12.9267, 131.1989

Lake Bennett demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Lake Bennett 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 41%, 10% of homes are rented, and 22% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	8	6%
Youth (15–24)	7	6%
Young adults (25–44)	27	22%
Mid-life (45–64)	51	41%
Seniors (65+)	31	25%

Share of the 124 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	24	59%
Owned with a mortgage	10	24%
Rented	4	10%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	45	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 45 occupied private dwellings in Lake Bennett.

Median weekly rent: $300
Median monthly mortgage: $1,100
Average household size: 2 people
Median weekly family income: $2,062
Median weekly personal income: $710

Community and culture

Born overseas: 19 (22%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 8 (9%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 13 (10%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 32 (29%)
Labour-force participation: 38.1%
Unemployment rate: 8.9%
Employed full-time: 17
Employed part-time: 17

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 Lake Bennett

Where is Lake Bennett?

Lake Bennett is a suburb of Northern Territory, Australia.

What is the population of Lake Bennett?

At the 2021 Census, Lake Bennett had a population of about 129.

Is Lake Bennett an advantaged area?

Lake Bennett has an ABS SEIFA score of 952, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 30 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 30% of Australian suburbs.