Herbert (postcode 0836) is a small community in Northern Territory within the Litchfield local government area. The area has roughly 1,610 residents and an established demographic, with a median age of 38. Households earn a median income of $144K per year, with an average household size of 3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. NT employment has moved +3.3% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NT also had 4 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 3 underway, and 4 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, clerical & administrative, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward construction and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
The median weekly rent is $460 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,323.
Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +2.2% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.