Hughes vs Livingstone

Livingstone 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, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and 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 70%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Hughes

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($277/wk vs $350/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Hughes

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (52.9 km vs 57.6 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 10%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Hughes

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.3% vs -2.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hughes Livingstone
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.

Hughes Livingstone
Walkability 0 / 0
Hughes — Walkability: 0/100 Livingstone — Walkability: 0/100

Demographics

Livingstone has more residents (443 vs 73); Livingstone rents higher ($350/wk vs $277/wk).

Hughes Livingstone
Population 73 443
+507% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.3% -2.0%
Median age 48 40
Median household income $97,500/yr
same for both
Median weekly rent $277/wk $350/wk
+26% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hughes Livingstone
0-4 5.5% / 5.6%
Hughes — 0-4: 5.5% Livingstone — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 21.9% / 14.0%
Hughes — 5-14: 21.9% Livingstone — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 — / 5.4%
Hughes — 15-19: not among its largest Livingstone — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 — / 5.0%
Hughes — 20-24: not among its largest Livingstone — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 8.2% / 14.7%
Hughes — 25-34: 8.2% Livingstone — 25-34: 14.7%
35-44 17.8% / 13.5%
Hughes — 35-44: 17.8% Livingstone — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 4.1% / 14.7%
Hughes — 45-54: 4.1% Livingstone — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 21.9% / 17.4%
Hughes — 55-64: 21.9% Livingstone — 55-64: 17.4%
65-74 16.4% / 7.0%
Hughes — 65-74: 16.4% Livingstone — 65-74: 7.0%
75-84 5.5% / 3.2%
Hughes — 75-84: 5.5% Livingstone — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ — / —
Hughes — 85+: not among its largest Livingstone — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hughes 53.8% couple families
Hughes — Couple Families: 53.8% Hughes — One Parent Families: 46.2% Hughes — Lone Person: 0.0% Hughes — Other Families: 0.0%
Livingstone 52.7% couple families
Livingstone — Couple Families: 52.7% Livingstone — One Parent Families: 17.2% Livingstone — Lone Person: 26.9% Livingstone — Other Families: 3.2%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hughes 0.0% renting
Hughes — Owned Outright: 63.6% Hughes — Mortgage: 36.4% Hughes — Renting: 0.0%
Livingstone 16.5% renting
Livingstone — Owned Outright: 35.7% Livingstone — Mortgage: 47.8% Livingstone — Renting: 16.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Hughes Livingstone
Certificate III & IV 23.3% / 18.5%
Hughes — Certificate III & IV: 23.3% Livingstone — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.5% / 5.6%
Hughes — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5% Livingstone — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Bachelor Degree — / 6.1%
Hughes — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Livingstone — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.9%
Hughes — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Livingstone — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Hughes — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Livingstone — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

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.

Hughes Livingstone
Netherlands 8.2% / —
Hughes — Netherlands: 8.2% Livingstone — Netherlands: not among its largest
England — / 2.9%
Hughes — England: not among its largest Livingstone — England: 2.9%
Vietnam — / 1.8%
Hughes — Vietnam: not among its largest Livingstone — Vietnam: 1.8%
New Zealand — / 1.6%
Hughes — New Zealand: not among its largest Livingstone — New Zealand: 1.6%
India — / 0.9%
Hughes — India: not among its largest Livingstone — India: 0.9%
Germany — / 0.7%
Hughes — Germany: not among its largest Livingstone — Germany: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hughes 100.0% houses
Hughes — Houses: 100.0% Hughes — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Livingstone 92.1% houses
Livingstone — Houses: 92.1% Livingstone — Flats / Apartments: 7.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Hughes Livingstone
Median house price — $675,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 11 days
from 5 sales

Development activity

Hughes Livingstone
New dwellings approved 130
across Litchfield
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NT

Hughes Livingstone
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 62% of NT Higher than 61% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 43% of NT Higher than 13% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 38% of NT Higher than 15% of NT
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of NT Higher than 63% of NT

Liveability

Hughes Livingstone
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Hughes Livingstone
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

Hughes Livingstone
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

Mobility

Livingstone sits further from the CBD (57.6 km vs 52.9 km).

Hughes Livingstone
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Darwin 52.9 km 57.6 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 42 min 45 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.

Hughes Livingstone
Car (driver) 85.0% / 80.6%
Hughes — Car (driver): 85.0% Livingstone — Car (driver): 80.6%
Worked from Home 15.0% / 12.5%
Hughes — Worked from Home: 15.0% Livingstone — Worked from Home: 12.5%
Car (passenger) — / 2.5%
Hughes — Car (passenger): not among its largest Livingstone — Car (passenger): 2.5%
Bus — / 2.5%
Hughes — Bus: not among its largest Livingstone — Bus: 2.5%
Walked Only — / 1.9%
Hughes — Walked Only: not among its largest Livingstone — Walked Only: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.0%).

Setting

Hughes Livingstone
Elevation 32 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.9 km 15.3 km

NBN connectivity

Hughes Livingstone
Connectivity score 20/100 28/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
14 premises
 0%
181 premises

Climate

Hughes Livingstone
Annual rainfall 1,541 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Hughes Livingstone
Average residential rate $1,153/yr
same for both
Council Litchfield
same for both

Federal electorate

Hughes Livingstone
Division Lingiari
same for both
Member Marion Scrymgour
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hughes Livingstone
Grant amount $50,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hughes

Family Outer

Livingstone

Outer

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