Humpty Doo vs Noonamah

Humpty Doo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 45 in Noonamah. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Humpty Doo, about half of households are couple families. In Noonamah, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Humpty Doo: a median of $830,000, against $710,000 in Noonamah, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Humpty Doo tends to suit families with children and couples, while Noonamah suits people living alone.

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

Humpty Doo

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 47%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Humpty Doo leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 33%)
  • Noonamah has cheaper houses ($710,000 vs $830,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Noonamah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Humpty Doo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (41.7 km vs 45.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Humpty Doo has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • Noonamah has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 12%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Humpty Doo Noonamah
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.

Humpty Doo Noonamah
Walkability 6 / 8
Humpty Doo — Walkability: 6/100 Noonamah — Walkability: 8/100

Demographics

Humpty Doo has more residents (4,313 vs 328); Humpty Doo has higher household incomes ($124,852 vs $78,884).

Humpty Doo Noonamah
Population 4,313
+92% vs other
 328
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.5% +2.8%
Median age 39 45
Median household income $124,852/yr
+37% vs other
 $78,884/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+28% vs other
 $290/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Humpty Doo Noonamah
0-4 6.2% / 6.1%
Humpty Doo — 0-4: 6.2% Noonamah — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 14.5% / 7.9%
Humpty Doo — 5-14: 14.5% Noonamah — 5-14: 7.9%
15-19 6.3% / 3.0%
Humpty Doo — 15-19: 6.3% Noonamah — 15-19: 3.0%
20-24 4.9% / 5.2%
Humpty Doo — 20-24: 4.9% Noonamah — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 12.1% / 14.0%
Humpty Doo — 25-34: 12.1% Noonamah — 25-34: 14.0%
35-44 13.8% / 14.0%
Humpty Doo — 35-44: 13.8% Noonamah — 35-44: 14.0%
45-54 16.0% / 14.0%
Humpty Doo — 45-54: 16.0% Noonamah — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 14.4% / 18.0%
Humpty Doo — 55-64: 14.4% Noonamah — 55-64: 18.0%
65-74 9.0% / 14.9%
Humpty Doo — 65-74: 9.0% Noonamah — 65-74: 14.9%
75-84 2.5% / 3.4%
Humpty Doo — 75-84: 2.5% Noonamah — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ 0.3% / 0.9%
Humpty Doo — 85+: 0.3% Noonamah — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Humpty Doo 54.8% couple families
Humpty Doo — Couple Families: 54.8% Humpty Doo — Lone Person: 24.5% Humpty Doo — One Parent Families: 15.5% Humpty Doo — Group Household: 4.4% Humpty Doo — Other Families: 0.7%
Noonamah 35.7% couple families
Noonamah — Couple Families: 35.7% Noonamah — Lone Person: 52.9% Noonamah — One Parent Families: 11.4% Noonamah — Group Household: 0.0% Noonamah — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Humpty Doo 16.3% renting
Humpty Doo — Owned Outright: 24.2% Humpty Doo — Mortgage: 59.4% Humpty Doo — Renting: 16.3%
Noonamah 17.5% renting
Noonamah — Owned Outright: 35.1% Noonamah — Mortgage: 47.4% Noonamah — Renting: 17.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Humpty Doo Noonamah
Certificate III & IV 22.4% / 19.5%
Humpty Doo — Certificate III & IV: 22.4% Noonamah — Certificate III & IV: 19.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.2% / 6.1%
Humpty Doo — Bachelor Degree: 6.2% Noonamah — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 4.6%
Humpty Doo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Noonamah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.2%
Humpty Doo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Noonamah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / —
Humpty Doo — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Noonamah — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

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.

Humpty Doo Noonamah
England 3.2% / 3.4%
Humpty Doo — England: 3.2% Noonamah — England: 3.4%
New Zealand 2.1% / —
Humpty Doo — New Zealand: 2.1% Noonamah — New Zealand: not among its largest
Philippines 0.8% / 1.2%
Humpty Doo — Philippines: 0.8% Noonamah — Philippines: 1.2%
Ireland — / 1.5%
Humpty Doo — Ireland: not among its largest Noonamah — Ireland: 1.5%
Thailand 1.0% / —
Humpty Doo — Thailand: 1.0% Noonamah — Thailand: not among its largest
Germany 0.5% / —
Humpty Doo — Germany: 0.5% Noonamah — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Humpty Doo 95.9% houses
Humpty Doo — Houses: 95.9% Humpty Doo — Flats / Apartments: 0.9% Humpty Doo — Townhouses: 3.2%
Noonamah 89.8% houses
Noonamah — Houses: 89.8% Noonamah — Flats / Apartments: 10.2% Noonamah — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Humpty Doo Noonamah
Median house price $830,500 $710,000
Median unit price $365,000 —
Median land price $820,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 32 sales
 28 days
from 4 sales

Development activity

Humpty Doo Noonamah
New dwellings approved 130
across Litchfield
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Humpty Doo Noonamah
Houses 4.6%
$880/wk on $1M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NT

Humpty Doo Noonamah
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 85% of NT Higher than 47% of NT
Schools Higher than 62% of NT —
Walkability Higher than 55% of NT
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 56% of NT —
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of NT
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 20% of NT —

Liveability

Humpty Doo Noonamah
Grade C —
Score 43/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Humpty Doo Noonamah
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

Humpty Doo Noonamah
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Humpty Doo

  • Humpty Doo Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Taminmin College Government · Secondary

Schools in Noonamah

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Humpty Doo Noonamah
Supermarkets 1 0
Childcare 5 0
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Noonamah sits further from the CBD (45.4 km vs 41.7 km).

Humpty Doo Noonamah
Walkability score 6/100 8/100
Distance to Darwin 41.7 km 45.4 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 36 min 38 min
Public transport score 53/100
Bus
 27/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 13.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 5.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 4 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 0836
 0.0%
postcode 0837
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 0836
 57
postcode 0837

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.

Humpty Doo Noonamah
Car (driver) 84.6% / 73.0%
Humpty Doo — Car (driver): 84.6% Noonamah — Car (driver): 73.0%
Worked from Home 6.7% / 9.9%
Humpty Doo — Worked from Home: 6.7% Noonamah — Worked from Home: 9.9%
Walked Only 1.7% / 13.5%
Humpty Doo — Walked Only: 1.7% Noonamah — Walked Only: 13.5%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 3.6%
Humpty Doo — Car (passenger): 5.3% Noonamah — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Bus 1.6% / —
Humpty Doo — Bus: 1.6% Noonamah — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.6%).

Setting

Humpty Doo Noonamah
Elevation 46 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.7 km 14.6 km

NBN connectivity

Humpty Doo Noonamah
Connectivity score 29/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
1,646 premises
 0%
115 premises

Climate

Humpty Doo Noonamah
Annual rainfall 1,541 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Humpty Doo Noonamah
Average residential rate $1,153/yr
same for both
Council Litchfield
same for both

Federal electorate

Humpty Doo Noonamah
Division Lingiari
same for both
Member Marion Scrymgour
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Humpty Doo Noonamah
Grant amount $50,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Humpty Doo

Acreage Easy Commute Outer Premium

Noonamah

Outer

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