Tindal, NT
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Tindal is more socio-economically advantaged than about 92% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1080, 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.
Tindal at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 850
- Median age
- 29
- Median weekly household income
- $2,865
- SEIFA score
- 1080
- Coordinates
- -14.5259, 132.3803
Tindal demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Tindal 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 young adults (25–44) at 49%, 100% of homes are rented, and 8% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 231 | 27% |
| Youth (15–24) | 104 | 12% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 423 | 49% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 92 | 11% |
| Seniors (65+) | 6 | 1% |
Share of the 856 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 0 | 0% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 0 | 0% |
| Rented | 195 | 100% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 200 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 200 occupied private dwellings in Tindal.
- Median weekly rent
- $260
- Average household size
- 3.1 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,929
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,513
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 60 (8%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 41 (5%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 37 (4%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 427 (70%)
- Labour-force participation
- 85.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.9%
- Employed full-time
- 405
- Employed part-time
- 81
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 Tindal
Where is Tindal?
Tindal is a suburb of Northern Territory, Australia.
What is the population of Tindal?
At the 2021 Census, Tindal had a population of about 850.
Is Tindal an advantaged area?
Tindal has an ABS SEIFA score of 1080, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 92 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 92% of Australian suburbs.
Where Tindal ranks
Tindal appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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