Mereenie Postcode

Northern Territory

Very Remote Bottom 20% SEIFA

0872

Postcode for Mereenie, NT
Phone area code: 08 · 1275 km from Darwin · Pop. 4

Population

Median Age

$N/A

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

1/10

SEIFA Advantage

4952.0

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 Mereenie ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of NT suburbs; SEIFA decile 1 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Mereenie Compares

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

Metric	Mereenie	NT avg	AU avg
Median age	37	33.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	1/10 -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.

Mereenie is a very remote community in Northern Territory, with postcode 0872. It lies roughly 1275 km from Darwin, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by MacDonnell.

According to the 2021 Census, Mereenie has a population of 4 with a median age of 37.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Mereenie scores in decile 1 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Mereenie is part of the Barkly statistical area in Northern Territory.

Mereenie Details

Postcode	0872
State	Northern Territory (NT)
Phone Area Code	08
Population (2021)	4
Median Age	37 years
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$1,437/week
Area	4952.0 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Australian Citizens	100.0%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	1/10 (well below average)
Latitude	-23.8953
Longitude	131.826
Distance from Darwin	1275 km
Region (SA4)	Northern Territory - Outback
Area (SA3)	Barkly
Local Government	MacDonnell

Age Profile

100.0%

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (100.0%) 45–64 (0.0%) 65+ (0.0%)

Show counts

0–14 years	0 (0.0%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	4 (100.0%)
45–64 years	0 (0.0%)
65+ years	0 (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 1 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Suburbs Near Mereenie

Areyonga 49.2 km Petermann 51.0 km Pitjantjatjara Homelands 65.1 km Wanarn 65.1 km Thangkenharenge 65.1 km Antewenegerrde 65.1 km Umpangara 65.1 km Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara 65.1 km Papunya 77.4 km Kunparrka 77.5 km Mount Zeil 89.4 km Mount Liebig 90.0 km

Same Postcode (0872)

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More Mereenie Data

MacDonnell LGA 25 suburbs, 2 postcodes, 5,753 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Yulara (171.8 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.