Livingstone, NT

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

40/100

Suburb Score

Around the national middle

Livingstone is more socio-economically advantaged than about 40% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 971, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Livingstone at a glance

Population (2021): 443
Median age: 40
Median weekly household income: $1,875
SEIFA score: 971
Coordinates: -12.7454, 131.0551

Livingstone demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Livingstone using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 32%, 16% of homes are rented, and 15% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	87	20%
Youth (15–24)	46	10%
Young adults (25–44)	125	28%
Mid-life (45–64)	142	32%
Seniors (65+)	45	10%

Share of the 445 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	41	34%
Owned with a mortgage	55	46%
Rented	19	16%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	116	97%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 119 occupied private dwellings in Livingstone.

Median weekly rent: $350
Median monthly mortgage: $2,167
Average household size: 2.8 people
Median weekly family income: $2,250
Median weekly personal income: $927

Community and culture

Born overseas: 52 (15%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 16 (5%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 26 (6%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 115 (33%)
Labour-force participation: 56.8%
Unemployment rate: 6%
Employed full-time: 135
Employed part-time: 42

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Common questions about Livingstone

Where is Livingstone?

Livingstone is a suburb of Northern Territory, Australia.

What is the population of Livingstone?

At the 2021 Census, Livingstone had a population of about 443.

Is Livingstone an advantaged area?

Livingstone has an ABS SEIFA score of 971, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 40 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 40% of Australian suburbs.