Sturt Plateau Postcode

Northern Territory

Very Remote
0852
Postcode for Sturt Plateau, NT
Phone area code: 08 · 403 km from Darwin · Pop. 37
37
Population
53
Median Age
$1,874
Household Income/wk
$N/A
Median Rent/wk
5/10
SEIFA Advantage
12418.5
Area (km²)

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

How Sturt Plateau Compares

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

MetricSturt PlateauNT avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,874 ≈NT $2,022 $1,836
Median age 53 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.

Sturt Plateau is a very remote community in Northern Territory, with postcode 0852. It lies roughly 403 km from Darwin, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Roper Gulf.

According to the 2021 Census, Sturt Plateau has a population of 37 with a median age of 53. The median weekly household income is $1,874, close to the NT average.

Housing in Sturt Plateau includes a 16 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, Sturt Plateau scores in decile 5 out of 10, which is around the national average.

Sturt Plateau is part of the Katherine statistical area in Northern Territory.

Sturt Plateau Details

Postcode0852
StateNorthern Territory (NT)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)37
Median Age53 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,874/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$900/week
Average Household Size2.5 persons
Area12418.5 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings16
Australian Citizens94.6%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile5/10 (average)
Latitude-15.6591
Longitude132.612
Distance from Darwin403 km
Region (SA4)Northern Territory - Outback
Area (SA3)Katherine
Local GovernmentRoper Gulf

Age Profile

0–14 (10.8%) 15–24 (10.8%) 25–44 (32.4%) 45–64 (32.4%) 65+ (8.1%)
Show counts
0–14 years4 (10.8%)
15–24 years4 (10.8%)
25–44 years12 (32.4%)
45–64 years12 (32.4%)
65+ years3 (8.1%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (66.7%) Mortgaged (33.3%) 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)

Arthritis6 (16.2%)
Diabetes5 (13.5%)
Asthma5 (13.5%)
Cancer3 (8.1%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles6 (40.0%)
3+ vehicles9 (60.0%)

Suburbs Near Sturt Plateau

Larrimah 65.5 km Elsey Station 84.3 km Mataranka 95.2 km Delamere 100.7 km Daly Waters 104.5 km Jilkminggan 106.5 km Birdum 109.6 km Elsey 118.1 km Venn 119.3 km Tanami East 122.0 km Manbulloo 122.9 km Tindal 126.2 km

Same Postcode (0852)

Arnold Baines Barunga Beswick Beswick Creek Binjari Birdum Bradshaw Buchanan 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 Tanami East Timber Creek Top Springs Uralla Venn Victoria River Victoria River Downs Warumungu Wave Hill Wilton Wugularr Yarralin

More Sturt Plateau Data

Roper Gulf LGA 37 suburbs, 4 postcodes, 6,477 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Mataranka (94.8 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.