Top Springs Postcode

Northern Territory

Very Remote
0852
Postcode for Top Springs, NT
Phone area code: 08 · 466 km from Darwin · Pop. 11
11
Population
48
Median Age
$575
Household Income/wk
$145
Median Rent/wk
6/10
SEIFA Advantage
2.8
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 Top Springs ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of NT suburbs.

How Top Springs Compares

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

MetricTop SpringsNT avgAU avg
Household income/wk $575 -NT $2,022 $1,836
Rent/wk $145 -NT $309 $390
Median age 48 33.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 6/10 +NT 3.0/10 6.0/10

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.

Top Springs is a very remote community in Northern Territory, with postcode 0852. It lies roughly 466 km from Darwin, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Victoria Daly.

According to the 2021 Census, Top Springs has a population of 11 with a median age of 48. The median weekly household income is $575, below the NT average.

Housing in Top Springs includes a median weekly rent of $145. Housing costs in the area sit below the NT average.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Top Springs scores in decile 6 out of 10, which is around the national average.

Top Springs is part of the Katherine statistical area in Northern Territory.

Top Springs Details

Postcode0852
StateNorthern Territory (NT)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)11
Median Age48 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$575/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$1,125/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$145
Average Household Size1 persons
Area2.8 km²
Population Density4/km²
Australian Citizens63.6%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile6/10 (average)
Latitude-16.5503
Longitude131.803
Distance from Darwin466 km
Region (SA4)Northern Territory - Outback
Area (SA3)Katherine
Local GovernmentVictoria Daly

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (45.5%) 45–64 (36.4%) 65+ (0.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years5 (45.5%)
45–64 years4 (36.4%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 6 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Suburbs Near Top Springs

Pigeon Hole 68.0 km Tanami East 84.9 km Delamere 97.3 km Yarralin 103.0 km Victoria River Downs 126.4 km Sturt Plateau 131.5 km Victoria River 138.1 km Wave Hill 142.4 km Kalkarindji 142.4 km Kalkaringi 142.4 km Gregory 142.5 km Daguragu 143.8 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 Sturt Plateau Tanami East Timber Creek Uralla Venn Victoria River Victoria River Downs Warumungu Wave Hill Wilton Wugularr Yarralin

More Top Springs Data

Victoria Daly LGA 21 suburbs, 3 postcodes, 2,986 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Mataranka (225.5 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.