NT · Litchfield Council
Knuckey Lagoon, 0828
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Desirability score
- Metro
- Established
- Residential
- Amenities
- Open space
Suburb profile
Knuckey Lagoon is a practical smaller community in Litchfield, well placed for families who want metro access without the inner-city squeeze. Set in the wider countryside, it offers distance from the capital and a strong sense of place. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with a strong presence of young families throughout.
Daily life is practical and well connected, with the city and nearby suburbs easy to tap into. Local parks and tree cover add a welcome outdoor dimension to suburban life. The market sits in a sensible middle ground: not cheap, but fair value for the area.
Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities and housing affordability lag similar metro suburbs, despite relative strength in safety and community and employment. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 498
- Median age
- 35
- Median household income / week
- $2,525
- Dwelling vacancy
- 8.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 11 of 128
- Median monthly mortgage
- $3,564
- Employment rate
- 60.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 7 / 3 / 5
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.
Public transport
5 public transport stops in this suburb
- 621 Vanderlin Dve
- Crocodylus Park
- Vanderlin Drive at Police Centre
- Vanderlin Dve after Secrett Rd
- Vanderlin Dve before Stuart Hwy
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
2 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Parking
- Picnic Table
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
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
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 6/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
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)
- 7
- 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
- 29.6/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 5319th in Australia
- State rank
- 117th in NT
- Peer rank
- #48 among Metro Darwin · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #50 among Metro Darwin suburbs
- Data confidence
- 53%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- 621 Vanderlin Dvetransport
- Crocodylus Parktransport
- Vanderlin Drive at Police Centretransport
- Vanderlin Dve after Secrett Rdtransport
- Vanderlin Dve before Stuart Hwytransport
- Parkingamenitiesparking
- Picnic Tableamenitiespicnic_table
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Northern Territory.