NT · Litchfield Council
Howard Springs, NT, 0835
Current weather
28.5°CPartly cloudy
65% humidity · 8.1 km/h wind · 28.9° / 20.9° today · 0.5 mm rain
Desirability score
Suburb snapshot
Howard Springs is a smaller suburban community in the Litchfield area, home to around 3,153 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 633 offences in 12 months ending 2026-04 with rising year-on-year trends (+75%), roughly 200.8 offences per 1,000 residents, 2 school and preschool sites in the area, and strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 3,153
- Median age
- 43
- Median household income / week
- $2,560
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 86 of 1,098
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,388
- Employment rate
- 65.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 71 / 14 / 3
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 988
- Good Shepherd Lutheran CollegeCombined
- Howard Springs Primary SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
20 public transport stops in this suburb
- 39660.4604166667
- Good Shepherd Lutheran School
- Hillier Rd before Finlay Rd
- Stuart Hwy after Bowhunters Rd
- Stuart Hwy opp Virginia Rd
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Howard Springs Nature ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 20
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 44.5/100
- National rank
- 2449th in Australia
- State rank
- 46th in NT
- Peer rank
- #31 among Metro Darwin · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #32 among Metro Darwin suburbs
- Data confidence
- 61%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Howard Springs Nature Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- 39660.4604166667transport
- Good Shepherd Lutheran Schooltransport
- Hillier Rd before Finlay Rdtransport
- Stuart Hwy after Bowhunters Rdtransport
- Stuart Hwy opp Virginia Rdtransport
- Good Shepherd Lutheran CollegeschoolsCombined
- Howard Springs Primary SchoolschoolsPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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