Hale vs Hugh

Hugh is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 40 in Hale. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Hale, most households own their home and most households are people living alone. In Hugh, most households rent and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Hale tends to suit people living alone, while Hugh suits renters and young adults.

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

Hugh

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (82% vs 65%)

Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Hale has cheaper rent ($10/wk vs $30/wk)
  • Hugh has a bigger rental market to choose from (58% vs 40%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Hugh

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1111 min vs 1829 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1604.7 km vs 1657.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (35% vs 18%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Hugh

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.5% vs -8.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Hale and Hugh drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Hale Hugh
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Hale Hugh
Walkability 0 / 0
Hale — Walkability: 0/100 Hugh — Walkability: 0/100

Demographics

Hugh has more residents (895 vs 72); Hugh rents higher ($30/wk vs $10/wk).

Hale Hugh
Population 72 895
+1143% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.9% +3.5%
Median age 40 35
Median household income $24,232/yr $39,624/yr
+64% vs other
Median weekly rent $10/wk $30/wk
+200% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hale Hugh
0-4 4.2% / 1.3%
Hale — 0-4: 4.2% Hugh — 0-4: 1.3%
5-14 4.2% / 4.0%
Hale — 5-14: 4.2% Hugh — 5-14: 4.0%
15-19 — / 4.6%
Hale — 15-19: not among its largest Hugh — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 9.7% / 11.4%
Hale — 20-24: 9.7% Hugh — 20-24: 11.4%
25-34 9.7% / 26.0%
Hale — 25-34: 9.7% Hugh — 25-34: 26.0%
35-44 12.5% / 24.7%
Hale — 35-44: 12.5% Hugh — 35-44: 24.7%
45-54 29.2% / 16.3%
Hale — 45-54: 29.2% Hugh — 45-54: 16.3%
55-64 9.7% / 7.2%
Hale — 55-64: 9.7% Hugh — 55-64: 7.2%
65-74 4.2% / 3.4%
Hale — 65-74: 4.2% Hugh — 65-74: 3.4%
75-84 4.2% / 0.4%
Hale — 75-84: 4.2% Hugh — 75-84: 0.4%
85+ — / —
Hale — 85+: not among its largest Hugh — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hale 61.1% lone person
Hale — Lone Person: 61.1% Hale — Couple Families: 38.9% Hale — One Parent Families: 0.0% Hale — Other Families: 0.0%
Hugh 47.7% lone person
Hugh — Lone Person: 47.7% Hugh — Couple Families: 18.2% Hugh — One Parent Families: 25.0% Hugh — Other Families: 9.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hale 40.0% renting
Hale — Owned Outright: 60.0% Hale — Mortgage: 0.0% Hale — Renting: 40.0%
Hugh 57.6% renting
Hugh — Owned Outright: 42.4% Hugh — Mortgage: 0.0% Hugh — Renting: 57.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hale 65.2% houses
Hale — Houses: 65.2% Hale — Flats / Apartments: 34.8%
Hugh 81.8% houses
Hugh — Houses: 81.8% Hugh — Flats / Apartments: 18.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Hale Hugh
Certificate III & IV 20.8% / 2.5%
Hale — Certificate III & IV: 20.8% Hugh — Certificate III & IV: 2.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 1.0%
Hale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Hugh — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.0%
Bachelor Degree 4.2% / 1.6%
Hale — Bachelor Degree: 4.2% Hugh — Bachelor Degree: 1.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.3%
Hale — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Hugh — Postgraduate Degree: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

Development activity

Hale Hugh
New dwellings approved 7
across MacDonnell
same for both
Approvals change year on year -100%
same for both

Ranking within NT

Hale Hugh
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 3% of NT Higher than 10% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of NT Higher than 28% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 10% of NT Higher than 31% of NT

Liveability

Hale Hugh
Grade — D
Score — 14/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Hale Hugh
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

Hale Hugh
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

Hale Hugh
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 5 3
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 14 25

Mobility

Hale sits further from the CBD (1657.8 km vs 1604.7 km).

Hale Hugh
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Darwin 1657.8 km
+3% vs other
 1604.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1829 min 1111 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 0872
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 8
postcode 0872
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.

Hale Hugh
Car (driver) 33.3% / 61.4%
Hale — Car (driver): 33.3% Hugh — Car (driver): 61.4%
Walked Only 33.3% / 14.3%
Hale — Walked Only: 33.3% Hugh — Walked Only: 14.3%
Car (passenger) 12.1% / 18.6%
Hale — Car (passenger): 12.1% Hugh — Car (passenger): 18.6%
Worked from Home 21.2% / 5.7%
Hale — Worked from Home: 21.2% Hugh — Worked from Home: 5.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.4%).

Setting

Hale Hugh
Elevation 336 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 469 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Hale Hugh
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
27 premises
 0%
64 premises

Council rates

Hale Hugh
Average residential rate $1,387/yr
same for both
Council MacDonnell
same for both

Federal electorate

Hale Hugh
Division Lingiari
same for both
Member Marion Scrymgour
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hale Hugh
Grant amount $50,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hale

Rural

Hugh

Multicultural Rural

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