Livingstone ^{NT 0822}

Outer

Livingstone is a rural locality in Northern Territory, 58 km from Darwin CBD, around 45 minutes by car. Population is 443; the median age is 40 and the median household income is $97,500 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the middle range nationally. Population fell 2.0% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $350 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,167. Walkability is low.

This locality is too small to rate.

The Liveability Rating is calculated for suburbs of 500 residents or more, and this one has 443. Below that the school, census and safety figures behind the score cover too few people to rank fairly against the rest of the state. The individual measures further down this page are still shown.

Median House Price

Public listings data

Livingstone's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $675,000, roughly 23% above where it sat a year earlier.

$675,000

last 2 quarters

14% above its 3 neighbours (median $590,000)

↑ +23.3% year-on-year

Based on 15 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 11 days — median across 5 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

3 bed 5 sales $700K

Currently for Sale

Last 6 months

Houses in Livingstone are currently listed at around $1.07 million on average. Based on 4 houses listed in the past six months.

$1.07M

4 houses listed in the last 6 months.

4 of the suburb's 126 dwellings (3.2%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.

Crime in the Weddell area

Crime recorded across the whole area over the 12 months to Aug 2026, not in Livingstone alone. NT Police publish by town and district, not by suburb, and recent months can take several months to settle.

Type	Count	Per 1,000 residents
All offences	149	31.4
Assault	36	7.6
Domestic violence assault	22	4.6
Sexual offences	7	1.5
House burglary	3	0.6
Commercial burglary	1	0.2
Theft	65	13.7
Property damage	23	4.9
Endangering people	12	2.5

Rates use the Weddell area’s 4,738 residents. The latest month is preliminary and may be revised.

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

Livingstone is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.

out of 100

Very Car-Dependent

Bottom 13% in NT

Public Transport within 1 km not measured

Schools within 1.5 km 0

Parks within 800 m 0

Supermarkets within 1 km 0

GPs within 1 km 0

Pharmacies within 1 km 0

Childcare within 1 km 0

Hospitals within 5 km 0

We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Livingstone.

connectivity score / 100

Most common

Fixed wireless

Full-fibre (FTTP) share: 0%
Premises covered: 181

Technology mix

Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 88%

Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 12%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

No amenities mapped in this locality boundary.

Litchfield: council population

The whole council area, not just Livingstone · estimated residents

at 30 June 2025

Residents

24,849

+2.2% in a year

Change

+544

people since 2024

Density

8.6

people per km² across the council area

What drove the change

Natural increase

+121

births minus deaths

Net internal migration

+288

moves within Australia

Net overseas migration

+135

arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state

2021 census

Advantage and disadvantage

5/10

7/10 within NT

income, education, jobs and housing together

Economic resources

8/10

10/10 within NT

income against housing cost and household size

Education and occupation

3/10

5/10 within NT

qualifications and job type, income excluded

Livingstone is home to 443 residents, with a median age of 40, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $98,000 a year, with unemployment at 5.1%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

443

2.0% since 2016

Median Age

8.1% since 2016

Median Household Income

$97,500/yr

27.2% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$350/wk

6.1% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$2,167/mo

no change since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.8

7.7% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$48,204/yr

1.1% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

5.1%

10.9% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

23.8%

41.7% since 2016

Total Dwellings

126

11.9% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

83.5%

2.0% since 2016

Houses

92.1%

1.3% since 2016

Rental Stress

18.7%

16.5% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

26.7%

21.2% since 2016

Work From Home

12.5%

98.4% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 116 (92.1%)

Flats / Apartments 10 (7.9%)

Property Ownership

Mortgage 55 (47.8%)

Owned Outright 41 (35.7%)

Renting 19 (16.5%)

Demographics

Born in Australia: 66.6%
English Spoken at Home: 74.9%
Employment Rate: 53.4%
Completed Year 12: 26.0%

Occupations

Technicians & Trades 41 (21.2%)

Managers 39 (20.2%)

Clerical & Administrative 28 (14.5%)

Machinery Operators & Drivers 20 (10.4%)

Labourers 16 (8.3%)

Community & Personal Service 13 (6.7%)

Sales 12 (6.2%)

Professionals 10 (5.2%)

Religion

No Religion 194 (43.8%)

Christianity 136 (30.7%)

Buddhism 6 (1.4%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 13 (2.9%)

Vietnam 8 (1.8%)

New Zealand 7 (1.6%)

India 4 (0.9%)

Germany 3 (0.7%)

Languages Spoken at Home

Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.

Vietnamese 5 (1.1%)

Age Distribution

0-4 25 (5.6%)

5-14 62 (14.0%)

15-19 24 (5.4%)

20-24 22 (5.0%)

25-34 65 (14.7%)

35-44 60 (13.5%)

45-54 65 (14.7%)

55-64 77 (17.4%)

65-74 31 (7.0%)

75-84 14 (3.2%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 49 (52.7%)

Lone Person 25 (26.9%)

One Parent Families 16 (17.2%)

Other Families 3 (3.2%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 129 (80.6%)

Worked from Home 20 (12.5%)

Car (passenger) 4 (2.5%)

Bus 4 (2.5%)

Walked Only 3 (1.9%)

20% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (39 of 193).

City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.

Education

Certificate III & IV 82 (18.5%)

Bachelor Degree 27 (6.1%)

Advanced Diploma / Diploma 25 (5.6%)

Postgraduate Degree 4 (0.9%)

Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4 (0.9%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 29 (23.8%)

2 cars 43 (35.2%)

3 cars 26 (21.3%)

4+ cars 28 (23.0%)

Council Rates

Litchfield

FY 2026-27

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,153 a year through Litchfield based on 2026 figures.

Avg residential rate

$1,153/yr

Valuation basis

Unimproved Value

land only

Building Approvals: Litchfield

The whole council area, not just Livingstone · new residential dwellings

to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 130 new dwellings were approved across Litchfield. That mix is 126 houses and 4 units.

Trailing 12 months

130dwellings

Houses

126

detached dwellings

Units

townhouses + apartments

Climate & Setting

from Middle Point Rangers, 32.4 km

High rainfall.

Elevation: 40 m; above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean: 15.3 km
Annual rainfall: 1,541 mm; 93 rainy days
Summer max (Jan): —
Winter min (Jul): —

Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

EV adoption

0.1%

of light vehicles are electric

Up from 0.00% in 2021

+0.0 points this year

Bottom 15% in NT

In postcode 0822, 9 of 6,890 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.7% (119 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.9%.

Electric share, year by year

2021

0.00%

2022

0.05%

2023

0.00%

2024

0.09%

2025

0.13%

Rooftop solar

systems per 100 dwellings

Averaging 12.7 kW each

In postcode 0822, 1,382 rooftop-solar systems totalling 17.5 MW have been installed since 2001, against 5,409 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 77 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year

2019

178

2020

187

2021

106

2022

123

2023

2024

2025

2026

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$50,000 for new homes.

Administered as the HomeGrown Territory Grant. Established-home buyers may also be eligible for the separate BuildBonus Grant.

Verify eligibility with Territory Revenue Office

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for

Purchase price

Deposit

Interest rate

Loan term

years

Monthly repayment

$3,520

Loan amount

$540,000

Total interest over 30 years

$727,343

1 mortgage broker is registered in postcode 822.

Deposit

$135,000

Stamp duty

$33,412

Cash needed at settlement

$168,412

Stamp duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Territory Revenue Office

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Lingiari

Currently held by Marion Scrymgour Australian Labor Party

Year	Winner	2PP ALP	2PP LNP	Swing
2025	Marion Scrymgour	58.1%	41.9%	+6.5
2022	Marion Scrymgour	51.0%	49.0%	+4.5
2019	Warren Snowdon	55.5%	44.5%	+2.7

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Division of Daly

Currently held by Dheran Young Labor

Next state election: 26 August 2028.

Year	Winner	Won with
2024	Dheran Young ALP	52.3%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2023, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Northern Territory Electoral Commission.

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Common questions about Livingstone

Is Livingstone a safe place to live?

NT does not publish suburb-level crime statistics, so there is no crime figure for Livingstone.

What is the population of Livingstone?

Livingstone, NT had a population of 443 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Livingstone, NT?

The postcode for Livingstone, NT is 0822.

How far is Livingstone from Darwin?

Livingstone is 58 km from Darwin CBD by road, about 45 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Livingstone?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Livingstone was $97,500 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Livingstone?

There are too few current rental listings in Livingstone for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $350, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Livingstone?

The median age of residents in Livingstone was 40 at the 2021 ABS Census.

What is the weather like in Livingstone?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Livingstone, Middle Point Rangers (32.4 km away), 1,541 mm of rain a year over 93 rainy days over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Livingstone?

First-home buyers in NT may be eligible for $50,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by Territory Revenue Office; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Livingstone belong to?

Livingstone sits within the Litchfield local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Livingstone?

The average residential rates bill through Litchfield is $1,153 a year (2026). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Livingstone?

Across Litchfield, 130 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Livingstone in?

Livingstone sits within the federal Division of Lingiari, currently held by Marion Scrymgour (Australian Labor Party).

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