Acacia Hills Postcode

Northern Territory

Remote Above NT income

0822

Postcode for Acacia Hills, NT
Phone area code: 08 · 46 km from Darwin · Pop. 711

711

Population

Median Age

$2,380

Household Income/wk

$390

Median Rent/wk

6/10

SEIFA Advantage

127.3

Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Acacia Hills ranks: household income is in the top 25% of NT suburbs.

How Acacia Hills Compares

Acacia Hills vs the NT average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

Metric	Acacia Hills	NT avg	AU avg	Greater Darwin
Household income/wk	$2,380 +NT	$2,022	$1,836	$2,208
Rent/wk	$390 +NT	$309	$390	$379
Mortgage/month	$2,167 +NT	$1,631	$1,958	$2,025
Median age	40	33.0	45.0	35.0
SEIFA decile	6/10 +NT	3.0/10	6.0/10	6.0/10
Unemployment	2.2% -NT	7.0%	5.0%	4.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the NT average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Acacia Hills is a remote community in Northern Territory, with postcode 0822. It lies roughly 46 km from Darwin, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Litchfield.

According to the 2021 Census, Acacia Hills has a population of 711 with a median age of 40. The median weekly household income is $2,380, above the NT average. The unemployment rate is 2.2%, lower than the NT average. The Indigenous population is 52 (7.3% of residents).

Housing in Acacia Hills includes a median weekly rent of $390, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,167, with 206 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the NT average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 89.7% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Acacia Hills scores in decile 6 out of 10, which is around the national average.

Acacia Hills is part of the Katherine statistical area in Northern Territory.

Acacia Hills Details

Postcode	0822
State	Northern Territory (NT)
Phone Area Code	08
Population (2021)	711
Median Age	40 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$2,380/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$1,077/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)	$390
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$2,167
Average Household Size	2.9 persons
Area	127.3 km²
Population Density	6/km²
Total Dwellings	206
Australian Citizens	80.2%
Indigenous Population	52 (7.3%)
Unemployment Rate	2.2%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	6/10 (average)
Latitude	-12.7541536
Longitude	131.1489404
Distance from Darwin	46 km
Region (SA4)	Northern Territory - Outback
Area (SA3)	Katherine
Local Government	Litchfield

Age Profile

19.3%

10.1%

28.6%

32.8%

9.3%

0–14 (19.3%) 15–24 (10.1%) 25–44 (28.6%) 45–64 (32.8%) 65+ (9.3%)

Show counts

0–14 years	137 (19.3%)
15–24 years	72 (10.1%)
25–44 years	203 (28.6%)
45–64 years	233 (32.8%)
65+ years	66 (9.3%)

Housing Tenure

27.7%

62.1%

10.3%

Owned outright (27.7%) Mortgaged (62.1%) Rented (10.3%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 6 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis	52 (7.3%)
Asthma	49 (6.9%)
Diabetes	26 (3.7%)
Cancer	22 (3.1%)
Heart Disease	20 (2.8%)
Lung Condition	14 (2.0%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	4 (1.9%)
1 vehicle	37 (17.9%)
2 vehicles	74 (35.7%)
3+ vehicles	92 (44.4%)

Suburbs Near Acacia Hills

Manton 8.7 km Hughes 9.0 km Fly Creek 10.1 km Livingstone 10.8 km Weddell 14.2 km Berry Springs 14.6 km Lloyd Creek 15.1 km Noonamah 15.6 km Darwin River Dam 15.7 km Humpty Doo 20.5 km Darwin River 20.6 km Tumbling Waters 21.0 km

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More Acacia Hills Data

Litchfield LGA 38 suburbs, 12 postcodes, 21,395 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Darwin (46.8 km)

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.