Herbert
NT 0836 · Litchfield
1,610 (2021) → 1,722 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Herbert is a high growth suburb in Litchfield, NT 0836, about 35km from Darwin CBD. Recent property sales in Herbert are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 16km inland. Herbert has an overall score of 14/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 86/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (3.11%), New Zealand (1.61%), Thailand (0.99%), Germany (0.43%), Zimbabwe (0.43%)
Top languages: Thai (1.18%), Greek (0.37%), Khmer (0.25%), Russian (0.25%), Indonesian (0.25%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
NTdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the police-region average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same region share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: NT Police (regional) · Updated 2025
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Herbert
Is Herbert safe?
Herbert has a residential safety score of 86/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 4,252 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Herbert from Darwin CBD?
Herbert is about 35.2 km from Darwin CBD, an estimated 118 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Herbert?
Herbert has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Herbert?
Herbert has a transport score of 0/100.