Mount Zeil Postcode

Northern Territory

Very Remote Bottom 20% SEIFA

0872

Postcode for Mount Zeil, NT
Phone area code: 08 · 1263 km from Darwin · Pop. 69

Population

Median Age

$900

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

1/10

SEIFA Advantage

6692.8

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 Mount Zeil ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of NT suburbs; SEIFA decile 1 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Mount Zeil Compares

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

Metric	Mount Zeil	NT avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$900 -NT	$2,022	$1,836
Median age	26	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.

Mount Zeil is a very remote community in Northern Territory, with postcode 0872. It lies roughly 1263 km from Darwin, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by MacDonnell.

According to the 2021 Census, Mount Zeil has a population of 69 with a median age of 26. The median weekly household income is $900, below the NT average. The Indigenous population is 43 (62.3% of residents).

Housing in Mount Zeil includes a 18 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the NT average. Rental properties account for 100.0% of dwellings.

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

Mount Zeil is part of the Barkly statistical area in Northern Territory.

Mount Zeil Details

Postcode	0872
State	Northern Territory (NT)
Phone Area Code	08
Population (2021)	69
Median Age	26 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$900/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$262/week
Average Household Size	3.7 persons
Area	6692.8 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Total Dwellings	18
Australian Citizens	82.6%
Indigenous Population	43 (62.3%)
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	1/10 (well below average)
Latitude	-23.6851
Longitude	132.674
Distance from Darwin	1263 km
Region (SA4)	Northern Territory - Outback
Area (SA3)	Barkly
Local Government	MacDonnell

Age Profile

42.0%

15.9%

39.1%

13.0%

7.2%

0–14 (42.0%) 15–24 (15.9%) 25–44 (39.1%) 45–64 (13.0%) 65+ (7.2%)

Show counts

0–14 years	29 (42.0%)
15–24 years	11 (15.9%)
25–44 years	27 (39.1%)
45–64 years	9 (13.0%)
65+ years	5 (7.2%)

Housing Tenure

100.0%

Owned outright (0.0%) Mortgaged (0.0%) Rented (100.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	7 (50.0%)
1 vehicle	4 (28.6%)
2 vehicles	3 (21.4%)
3+ vehicles	0 (0.0%)

Suburbs Near Mount Zeil

Hermannsburg 30.6 km Namatjira 31.6 km Areyonga 59.6 km Wallace Rockhole 64.5 km Jay Creek 83.7 km Mereenie 89.4 km Papunya 94.1 km Kunparrka 104.2 km White Gums 112.0 km Ilparpa 116.9 km Larapinta 117.8 km Araluen 120.1 km

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More Mount Zeil Data

MacDonnell LGA 25 suburbs, 2 postcodes, 5,753 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Alice Springs (122.8 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.