Buchanan Postcode

Northern Territory

Very Remote Above NT income
0852
Postcode for Buchanan, NT
Phone area code: 08 · 551 km from Darwin · Pop. 80
80
Population
23
Median Age
$2,250
Household Income/wk
$N/A
Median Rent/wk
N/A/10
SEIFA Advantage
24253.4
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 Buchanan ranks: household income is in the top 25% of NT suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in NT.

How Buchanan Compares

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

MetricBuchananNT avgAU avg
Household income/wk $2,250 +NT $2,022 $1,836
Median age 23 33.0 45.0
Unemployment 10.0% +NT 7.0% 5.0%

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.

Buchanan is a very remote community in Northern Territory, with postcode 0852. It lies roughly 551 km from Darwin, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Victoria Daly.

According to the 2021 Census, Buchanan has a population of 80 with a median age of 23. The median weekly household income is $2,250, above the NT average. The unemployment rate is 10.0%, higher than the NT average. The Indigenous population is 22 (27.5% of residents).

Buchanan is part of the Katherine statistical area in Northern Territory.

Buchanan Details

Postcode0852
StateNorthern Territory (NT)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)80
Median Age23 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,250/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$939/week
Average Household Size6.3 persons
Area24253.4 km²
Population Density0/km²
Australian Citizens71.2%
Indigenous Population22 (27.5%)
Unemployment Rate10.0%
Latitude-17.1074
Longitude129.045
Distance from Darwin551 km
Region (SA4)Northern Territory - Outback
Area (SA3)Katherine
Local GovernmentVictoria Daly

Age Profile

0–14 (16.2%) 15–24 (37.5%) 25–44 (32.5%) 45–64 (16.2%) 65+ (0.0%)
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0–14 years13 (16.2%)
15–24 years30 (37.5%)
25–44 years26 (32.5%)
45–64 years13 (16.2%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis6 (7.5%)
Diabetes3 (3.8%)

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

Suburbs Near Buchanan

Baines 125.6 km Victoria River 162.7 km Daguragu 189.8 km Kalkarindji 193.3 km Kalkaringi 193.3 km Wave Hill 193.3 km Yarralin 204.7 km Gurindji 206.8 km Lajamanu 216.5 km Timber Creek 222.5 km Pigeon Hole 233.4 km Gregory 253.9 km

Same Postcode (0852)

Arnold Baines Barunga Beswick Beswick Creek Binjari Birdum Bradshaw Bulman Weemol Creswell Daguragu Daly Waters Delamere Dunmarra Edith Edith River Elsey Elsey Station Florina Flying Fox Gregory Gulung Mardrulk Gurindji Helen Springs Station Jilkminggan Kalkarindji Kalkaringi Lajamanu Larrimah Limmen Manbulloo Maranboy Mataranka Mcarthur Miniyeri Miniyerri Ngukurr Nitjpurru Nitmiluk Nutwood Downs Pellew Islands Pigeon Hole Robinson River Sturt Plateau Tanami East Timber Creek Top Springs Uralla Venn Victoria River Victoria River Downs Warumungu Wave Hill Wilton Wugularr Yarralin

More Buchanan Data

Victoria Daly LGA 21 suburbs, 3 postcodes, 2,986 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Kununurra (152.2 km)

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