Humpty Doo
NT 0836 · Litchfield
4,313 (2021) → 4,613 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Humpty Doo is a high growth suburb in Litchfield, NT 0836, about 33km from Darwin CBD. Recent property sales in Humpty Doo are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 3 schools, a transport score of 17/100, and is about 11km inland. Humpty Doo has an overall score of 24/100, 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 (3.18%), New Zealand (2.13%), Thailand (1%), Philippines (0.77%), Germany (0.53%)
Top languages: Thai (0.88%), German (0.37%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.3%), Tagalog (0.3%), Vietnamese (0.3%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
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
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 950 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 991
- Taminmin CollegeSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 939
- Humpty Doo Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 920
Nearby (within 10km)
- Girraween Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.4kmICSEA 980
- Sattler Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 9.2kmICSEA 991
- NT Christian College - Sattler CampusSecondary · Independent · 9.2km
- Bees Creek Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.5kmICSEA 978
Source: ACARA 2023
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 Humpty Doo
Is Humpty Doo safe?
Humpty Doo 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 Humpty Doo from Darwin CBD?
Humpty Doo is about 33.4 km from Darwin CBD, an estimated 112 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Humpty Doo?
Humpty Doo has 3 schools, with an average ICSEA of 950 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Humpty Doo?
Humpty Doo has a transport score of 17/100 and 15 bus stops.