Strengths and weaknesses
Remote locality · compared with remote localities in Northern Territory (174)
Strengths
No relative strengths against comparable places.
Weaknesses
- Employment is a relative weakness
What stands out
- Hotham Beach
- Cape Hotham
NT · Unincorporated NT Council
Hotham, 0822
Est. population · Jun 2025
7
Growth (1 yr)
0.0%
Growth (5 yr)
0.0%
Median age
59
Median income
$0/wk
Employment rate
0%
University qualified
0%
- Beach
- National parks
- Remote
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Suburb profile
Hotham is a remote locality in the Northern Territory, in Unincorporated NT. It is close to Cape Hotham.
Employment is a relative weakness, with employment 100% below the peer median.
Few other published measures stand out from similar places, so this profile stays brief rather than filling gaps with unsupported detail about the locality.
Employment is the most material weakness.
Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.
Housing, growth and risk
How Hotham compares
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
—
No data available
Median rent
—
No data available
Population (ERP)
7
0.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
—
No data available
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Pop. growth
13th
percentile in NT
Advantage (IRSAD)
3/10
national SEIFA decile
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Population
Estimated resident population
7(June 2025)
0.0% annual · 0.0% over 5 years · 13th percentile in NT
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- 0.0%
- 5-year growth
- 0.0%
- Change in 1 year
- 0
- Change in 5 years
- 0
- Growth rank in NT
- 13th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~0), extrapolated at +0.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 6
- Median age
- 59
- Median household income / week
- $0
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 0
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 0%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)
Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Qualifications
0% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.4% across Northern Territory. 0% have a trade or vocational qualification.
- Year 12 or below100% · 55% NT
How these groups are defined
| Measure | Definition |
|---|---|
| University qualified | Bachelor degree or higher |
| Diploma qualified | Advanced Diploma / Diploma |
| Trade / vocational | Certificate III + IV |
| Year 12 | Year 12 as highest attainment |
| Below Year 12 | Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below |
People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)
University qualifications from the 2021 Census
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Tax & income
- Median taxable income (2023–24)
- $44,592
- Median salary / wages (2023–24)
- $44,638
- Residents with rental investments
- 8.0%
- Median super balance (2023–24)
- $12,837
- Residents with business income
- 6.0%
12th percentile in NT · -24% vs Australia
9th percentile in NT · -31% vs Australia
18th percentile in NT · -42% vs Australia
6th percentile in NT · -80% vs Australia
35th percentile in NT · -42% vs Australia
Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 0822 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.
Counts, net rent & state comparison
- Taxpayers in this postcode
- 7,656
- Taxpayers reporting net rent
- 648
- Median net rent
- -$1,272
- Taxpayers reporting business income
- 445
- Taxable income vs state median
- -34%
- Salary / wages vs state median
- -38%
- Rental investment vs state median
- -43%
- Super vs state median
- -76%
- Business income vs state median
- -14%
Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in NT, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.
Data sources & freshness
- Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary
Community & culture
- Language at home
- 0 English only · 0 other
- Australian citizens
- 0
Religion
| Measure | Suburb | State |
|---|---|---|
| Other / not stated | 100% | 100% |
2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Family & Lifestyle
Amenities
3 mapped amenities
2 beaches
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 0/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0
Sport & outdoors(3)
- Beach (2)
- Djukbinj National ParkNature reserve
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Green cover
- Green cover of suburb area
- 0%
- Woodland / forest cover
- 0%
- Parks & woodland features (OSM)
- 0
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
- Typical summer maximum
- 32°C
Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)
Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Palmerston Regional Hospital (46.1 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- GP clinics in suburb
- 0
GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)
Hospitals, GPs and aged care
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals, GPs and aged care — OpenStreetMap + AIHW GEN aged care service list · current · Updated
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 32° / 25°
- Rainfall
- 927 mm · ~90 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 32° / 23°
- Rainfall
- 437 mm · ~55 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 31° / 18°
- Rainfall
- 4 mm · ~1 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 34° / 24°
- Rainfall
- 194 mm · ~24 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via state planning hazard mapping. Flood cover uses inundation polygons against the suburb boundary where published.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Bushfire and flood hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- NT Fire Protection and Fire Management zones — Bushfires NT / Department of Lands, Planning and Environment · current · Updated · Shapefile boundaries (CC BY 4.0)
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Lingiari
- Member of Parliament
- Marion SCRYMGOUR (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 76,817
- Turnout (2025)
- 62.2%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +6.5 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 41.9%Labor 58.1%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 263.2 km away).
Coalition 62.2%Labor 37.8%
20.3 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -1.2 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- Howard SpringsLabor 37.1% · Coalition 62.9% TPP (2025)42.0 km away
- Humpty DooLabor 37.6% · Coalition 62.4% TPP (2025)43.9 km away
- CoolalingaLabor 35.3% · Coalition 64.7% TPP (2025)44.0 km away
- Bees CreekLabor 33.8% · Coalition 66.2% TPP (2025)44.4 km away
- Berry SpringsLabor 36.1% · Coalition 63.9% TPP (2025)63.2 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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