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Suburb profile ·MacDonnell LGA · NT ·0872

Mount Liebig NT 0872

Mount Liebig is in MacDonnell LGA, NT, postcode 0872, with population 240.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$120/wk
Market rent signal
D1 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
6,978
7K via MacDonnell LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
320
15 added 12mo · 5MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth
Median rent · wk$120
Investor profile

Who invests in Mount Liebig

Owner-occupied 0%Rented 100%
The read

Renter-heavy market

0% of homes here are owner-occupied and 100% rented.

What to check

100% rented — renter-heavy areas turn over faster and are more exposed to rate moves and investor sentiment. Social housing is 81% of dwellings — check tenant mix and resale demand.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

9%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable
Household income · yr
$72K
Median rent · wk
$120

Household income

$72K household · yr-10.5% vs NT suburb median
Personal
$12K
Family
$35K
Household
$72K

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (31 households)80.6% social housing
Owned outright
0%
Owned with mortgage
0%
Rented
100%
Dwelling structure27.9% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
81%
Townhouse / semi
16%
Flat / apartment
0%

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA528
Students40
Government1
  • Watiyawanu SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 528

Population outlook

3,316 people · 20223,622 by 2032 (+9.2%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Tanami SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Mount Liebig NT — Property Data and Demographics

Mount Liebig is a sparsely populated locality in Northern Territory within the MacDonnell local government area (postcode 0872). It is home to about 240 residents, with a younger, working-age population and a median age of 28. Households earn a median income of $72K per year, with an average household size of 5.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. NT employment has moved +2.0% 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 community & personal service, professionals, sales. Employment in the area leans toward public admin & safety and education. The top ancestries reported are Aboriginal Australian, English, Scottish.

The median weekly rent is $120 (Census 2021).

Mount Liebig is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 528, which is well below the national average of 1,000.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +2.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+2.0%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNT
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)$120
Population growth · MacDonnell LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)6,978
5-year growth+1.2% CAGR
YoY change+2%
20012025
Development · MacDonnell LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)16
Houses16
YoY change+0%
Employment · MacDonnell LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)10.8%
YoY change+0.7pp
Mar-20Dec-25
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population240
Median age28
Household size5.5
HH income · wk$1,375
Personal income · wk$237
Persons / bedroom1.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,097 → $1,375
Change+25.3%
vs NT median+19.5 pp
Median rent+76.5%
gentrifyingvs NT 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets2
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics2
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining0
Aged care · MacDonnell LGAGEN
Facilities5
Residential places37
Tjilpi Pampaku Ngura Aged Care Service19 places
Nganampa Ngura Mutitjulu-nya18 places
Kintore Aged Care ServiceNational Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Program
Ltyentye Apurte Community CareNational Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Program
Mt Leibig NATSIFACPNational Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Program · in suburb
Childcare · MacDonnell LGAACECQA
Services3
Approved places106
Exceeding NQS0
Ltyentye Apurte Catholic Preschool53 places
Walungurru Preschool29 places
Ntaria Preschool24 places
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Mount Liebig depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

Official annual SA2 price series matched to suburb pages as fallback coverage

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
ABS Data by Region · Official annual SA2 price series matched to suburb pages as fallback coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · release-based
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · No linked local crime series
Missing
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Mount Liebig is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
The page is readable, but the local evidence base is lighter than a mainstream suburb profile.

Use it for direction first, then confirm the story against stronger neighbouring suburbs or the state hub before relying on it.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime coverage.

The main gaps on this page are hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime coverage. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Use it for context first, then move to compare, the state hub, or a larger nearby suburb before calling it a full market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Mount Liebig feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Titjikala most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$27/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Mutitjulu most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop +100 · rent -$30/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Areyonga most similar
similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$55/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Mount Liebig FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Mount Liebig in?

    Mount Liebig is in the MacDonnell Local Government Area, NT, postcode 0872. Council-level context for MacDonnell LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Mount Liebig?

    The median weekly rent in Mount Liebig is $120/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Mount Liebig a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Mount Liebig show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Mount Liebig?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  5. How often is the Mount Liebig data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.