Acacia Hills vs Hughes
Acacia Hills is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 48 in Hughes. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Acacia Hills, most households are couple families. In Hughes, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Hughes tends to suit families with children and older residents.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Hughes
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 68%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Acacia Hills
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 29%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Hughes
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($277/wk vs $390/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Hughes
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (42 min vs 51 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (52.9 km vs 63.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Hughes
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 9%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Acacia Hills and Hughes drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Acacia Hills has more residents (711 vs 73); Acacia Hills rents higher ($390/wk vs $277/wk).
| Acacia Hills | Hughes | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 711 +90% vs other | 73 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.4% | +4.3% |
| Median age | 40 | 48 |
| Median household income | $123,760/yr +21% vs other | $97,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $390/wk +29% vs other | $277/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Acacia Hills | Hughes | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $715,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $860,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 40 days from 6 sales | — |
Development activity
| Acacia Hills | Hughes | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 130 across Litchfield same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NT
| Acacia Hills | Hughes | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 84% of NT | Higher than 62% of NT |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 5% of NT | Higher than 43% of NT |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 7% of NT | Higher than 38% of NT |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 59% of NT | Higher than 58% of NT |
Liveability
| Acacia Hills | Hughes | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 37/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Acacia Hills | Hughes | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Crime | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Acacia Hills | Hughes | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Acacia Hills | Hughes | |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Acacia Hills sits further from the CBD (63.4 km vs 52.9 km).
| Acacia Hills | Hughes | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Darwin | 63.4 km +17% vs other | 52.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 51 min | 42 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 0822 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 26 postcode 0822 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.0%).
Setting
| Acacia Hills | Hughes | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 34 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 32 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 23.1 km | 15.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Acacia Hills | Hughes | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 22/100 | 20/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 234 premises | 0% 14 premises |
Climate
| Acacia Hills | Hughes | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,541 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Acacia Hills | Hughes | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,153/yr same for both | |
| Council | Litchfield same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Acacia Hills | Hughes | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lingiari same for both | |
| Member | Marion Scrymgour same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Acacia Hills | Hughes | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $50,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.