Daly Waters Postcode

Northern Territory

Very Remote
0852
Postcode for Daly Waters, NT
Phone area code: 08 · 501 km from Darwin · Pop. 55
55
Population
33
Median Age
$1,375
Household Income/wk
$N/A
Median Rent/wk
5/10
SEIFA Advantage
5.0
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 Daly Waters ranks: rents sit in the cheapest 10% in NT.

How Daly Waters Compares

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

MetricDaly WatersNT avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,375 -NT $2,022 $1,836
Mortgage/month $1,104 -NT $1,631 $1,958
Median age 33 33.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 5/10 +NT 3.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 0.0% -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.

Daly Waters is a very remote community in Northern Territory, with postcode 0852. It lies roughly 501 km from Darwin, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Roper Gulf.

According to the 2021 Census, Daly Waters has a population of 55 with a median age of 33. The median weekly household income is $1,375, below the NT average.

Housing in Daly Waters includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,104, 13 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NT average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 100.0% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Daly Waters scores in decile 5 out of 10, which is around the national average.

Daly Waters is part of the Katherine statistical area in Northern Territory.

Daly Waters Details

Postcode0852
StateNorthern Territory (NT)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)55
Median Age33 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,375/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$1,021/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,104
Average Household Size1.6 persons
Area5.0 km²
Population Density11/km²
Total Dwellings13
Australian Citizens36.4%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile5/10 (average)
Latitude-16.253333
Longitude133.369167
Distance from Darwin501 km
Region (SA4)Northern Territory - Outback
Area (SA3)Katherine
Local GovernmentRoper Gulf

Age Profile

0–14 (10.9%) 15–24 (10.9%) 25–44 (50.9%) 45–64 (10.9%) 65+ (16.4%)
Show counts
0–14 years6 (10.9%)
15–24 years6 (10.9%)
25–44 years28 (50.9%)
45–64 years6 (10.9%)
65+ years9 (16.4%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (37.5%) Mortgaged (62.5%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 5 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Asthma4 (7.3%)
Cancer4 (7.3%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle5 (38.5%)
1 vehicle4 (30.8%)
2 vehicles4 (30.8%)
3+ vehicles0 (0.0%)

Suburbs Near Daly Waters

Same Postcode (0852)

More Daly Waters Data

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.