NT · MacDonnell Council
Hugh, NT, 0872
Current weather
21.1°CClear sky
47% humidity · 18 km/h wind · 21.1° / 11.7° today · 0 mm rain
Desirability index
#70 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Hugh is a small locality in the MacDonnell area, home to around 895 residents (2021 Census). Data for this suburb is still being populated — check back as collectors add population, crime, schools, and local activity. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 895
- Median age
- 35
- Median household income / week
- $762
- Dwelling vacancy
- 14.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 19 of 128
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 8.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 36 / 0 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Chamber's Pillar Historical ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 6.0/100
- Cohort rank
- #70 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Chamber's Pillar Historical Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
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