Stapleton, NT

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

30/100

Suburb Score

Less advantaged than the national average

Stapleton 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.

Stapleton at a glance

Population (2021): 63
Median age: 55
Median weekly household income: $1,312
SEIFA score: 952
Coordinates: -13.1920, 130.9991

Stapleton demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Stapleton 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 40%, 0% of homes are rented, and 21% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	11	16%
Youth (15–24)	6	9%
Young adults (25–44)	5	7%
Mid-life (45–64)	27	40%
Seniors (65+)	19	28%

Share of the 68 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	9	50%
Owned with a mortgage	9	50%
Rented	0	0%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	20	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 20 occupied private dwellings in Stapleton.

Median weekly rent: $577
Median monthly mortgage: $1,600
Average household size: 2.5 people
Median weekly family income: $1,625
Median weekly personal income: $662

Community and culture

Born overseas: 11 (21%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 0 (0%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 10 (16%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 9 (16%)
Labour-force participation: 49.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%
Employed full-time: 13
Employed part-time: 10

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 Stapleton

Where is Stapleton?

Stapleton is a suburb of Northern Territory, Australia.

What is the population of Stapleton?

At the 2021 Census, Stapleton had a population of about 63.

Is Stapleton an advantaged area?

Stapleton 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.