Lloyd Creek vs Humpty Doo

Lloyd Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 39 in Humpty Doo. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lloyd Creek, the large majority of households are couple families. In Humpty Doo, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Humpty Doo: a median of $830,000, against $670,000 in Lloyd Creek, though rent is higher in Lloyd Creek. On these figures, Lloyd Creek tends to suit families with children, couples, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • But Lloyd Creek is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 70%)

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

First-home buyers

Lloyd Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($670,000 vs $830,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Lloyd Creek has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 16%)
  • Humpty Doo has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $470/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Humpty Doo

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (36 min vs 54 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (41.7 km vs 61.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Humpty Doo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Lloyd Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (36.4% vs -1.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lloyd Creek Humpty Doo
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.

Lloyd Creek Humpty Doo
Walkability 0 / 6
Lloyd Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Humpty Doo — Walkability: 6/100

Demographics

Humpty Doo has more residents (4,313 vs 225); Humpty Doo skews older (39 vs 33).

Lloyd Creek Humpty Doo
Population 225 4,313
+1817% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +36.4% -1.5%
Median age 33 39
Median household income $147,316/yr
+15% vs other
 $124,852/yr
Median weekly rent $470/wk
+15% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lloyd Creek Humpty Doo
0-4 13.3% / 6.2%
Lloyd Creek — 0-4: 13.3% Humpty Doo — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 16.4% / 14.5%
Lloyd Creek — 5-14: 16.4% Humpty Doo — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 4.9% / 6.3%
Lloyd Creek — 15-19: 4.9% Humpty Doo — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 4.9% / 4.9%
Lloyd Creek — 20-24: 4.9% Humpty Doo — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 16.4% / 12.1%
Lloyd Creek — 25-34: 16.4% Humpty Doo — 25-34: 12.1%
35-44 13.8% / 13.8%
Lloyd Creek — 35-44: 13.8% Humpty Doo — 35-44: 13.8%
45-54 16.0% / 16.0%
Lloyd Creek — 45-54: 16.0% Humpty Doo — 45-54: 16.0%
55-64 10.2% / 14.4%
Lloyd Creek — 55-64: 10.2% Humpty Doo — 55-64: 14.4%
65-74 4.0% / 9.0%
Lloyd Creek — 65-74: 4.0% Humpty Doo — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 3.1% / 2.5%
Lloyd Creek — 75-84: 3.1% Humpty Doo — 75-84: 2.5%
85+ — / 0.3%
Lloyd Creek — 85+: not among its largest Humpty Doo — 85+: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lloyd Creek 84.6% couple families
Lloyd Creek — Couple Families: 84.6% Lloyd Creek — One Parent Families: 15.4% Lloyd Creek — Lone Person: 0.0% Lloyd Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Lloyd Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Humpty Doo 54.8% couple families
Humpty Doo — Couple Families: 54.8% Humpty Doo — One Parent Families: 15.5% Humpty Doo — Lone Person: 24.5% Humpty Doo — Group Household: 4.4% Humpty Doo — Other Families: 0.7%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lloyd Creek 35.5% renting
Lloyd Creek — Owned Outright: 14.5% Lloyd Creek — Mortgage: 50.0% Lloyd Creek — Renting: 35.5%
Humpty Doo 16.3% renting
Humpty Doo — Owned Outright: 24.2% Humpty Doo — Mortgage: 59.4% Humpty Doo — Renting: 16.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Lloyd Creek Humpty Doo
Certificate III & IV 15.6% / 22.4%
Lloyd Creek — Certificate III & IV: 15.6% Humpty Doo — Certificate III & IV: 22.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.2% / 6.2%
Lloyd Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.2% Humpty Doo — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 6.5%
Lloyd Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Humpty Doo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.5%
Lloyd Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Humpty Doo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 1.6%
Lloyd Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Humpty Doo — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%

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.

Lloyd Creek Humpty Doo
England 4.0% / 3.2%
Lloyd Creek — England: 4.0% Humpty Doo — England: 3.2%
New Zealand 2.2% / 2.1%
Lloyd Creek — New Zealand: 2.2% Humpty Doo — New Zealand: 2.1%
South Africa 1.3% / —
Lloyd Creek — South Africa: 1.3% Humpty Doo — South Africa: not among its largest
Thailand — / 1.0%
Lloyd Creek — Thailand: not among its largest Humpty Doo — Thailand: 1.0%
Philippines — / 0.8%
Lloyd Creek — Philippines: not among its largest Humpty Doo — Philippines: 0.8%
Germany — / 0.5%
Lloyd Creek — Germany: not among its largest Humpty Doo — Germany: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lloyd Creek 100.0% houses
Lloyd Creek — Houses: 100.0% Lloyd Creek — Townhouses: 0.0% Lloyd Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Humpty Doo 95.9% houses
Humpty Doo — Houses: 95.9% Humpty Doo — Townhouses: 3.2% Humpty Doo — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Lloyd Creek Humpty Doo
Median house price $670,000 $830,500
Median unit price — $365,000
Median land price — $820,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 46 days
from 3 sales
 23 days
from 32 sales

Development activity

Lloyd Creek Humpty Doo
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.

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

Ranking within NT

Lloyd Creek Humpty Doo
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 85% of NT
Schools — Higher than 62% of NT
Walkability Higher than 49% of NT Higher than 55% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 44% of NT Higher than 56% of NT
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of NT Higher than 65% of NT
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 20% of NT

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Lloyd Creek Humpty Doo
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

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

Schools in Lloyd Creek

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

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

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Lloyd Creek sits further from the CBD (61.1 km vs 41.7 km).

Lloyd Creek Humpty Doo
Walkability score 0/100 6/100
Distance to Darwin 61.1 km
+32% vs other
 41.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 54 min 36 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 0822
 0.3%
postcode 0836
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 26
postcode 0822
 57
postcode 0836

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.

Lloyd Creek Humpty Doo
Car (driver) 87.8% / 84.6%
Lloyd Creek — Car (driver): 87.8% Humpty Doo — Car (driver): 84.6%
Worked from Home 6.8% / 6.7%
Lloyd Creek — Worked from Home: 6.8% Humpty Doo — Worked from Home: 6.7%
Bus 5.4% / 1.6%
Lloyd Creek — Bus: 5.4% Humpty Doo — Bus: 1.6%
Car (passenger) — / 5.3%
Lloyd Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Humpty Doo — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Walked Only — / 1.7%
Lloyd Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Humpty Doo — Walked Only: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.8%).

Setting

Lloyd Creek Humpty Doo
Elevation 76 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 46 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.3 km 16.7 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Lloyd Creek

Family Outer Young Families

Humpty Doo

Acreage Easy Commute Outer Premium

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