NT · MacDonnell Council
Mount Liebig, 0872
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Desirability score
- Affordable
- Rural
- Established
- Residential
- Amenities
Suburb profile
Mount Liebig is a hillside smaller community in MacDonnell, with elevated streets and a greener, quieter pace. Remote from the metro area in the best sense: quiet streets, big skies and a town that runs on its own timetable. Elevated streets and bushland backdrops bring a sense of fresh country air to daily life.
The community skews younger, with family life visible on every street. Everyday life leans local, with a handful of trusted shops, a familiar main street and neighbours who know your name. Housing remains accessible compared with many parts of the state.
Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
The desirability score is below average, weighed down by weaker housing affordability and community and employment against similar regional towns, even with safety and transport and access holding up better.
Population
- Population
- 240
- Median age
- 28
- Median household income / week
- $1,375
- Dwelling vacancy
- 27.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 12 of 43
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 23.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 3 / 5 / 0
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
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 528
- Watiyawanu SchoolCombined
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
Amenities
5 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Mount Liebig Health CentreClinic
- Mount Liebig HallCommunity centre
- Petrol station
- Watiyawanu SchoolSchool
- Mount Liebig StoreSupermarket
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
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 2
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Mount Liebig Health Centreclinic
- Mount Liebig Health Centreclinic
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
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
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 34.5/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 4383rd in Australia
- State rank
- 85th in NT
- Peer rank
- #36 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #37 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 48%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Mount Liebig Health Centrehealthclinic
- Mount Liebig Health Centrehealthclinic
- Watiyawanu SchoolschoolsCombined
- Mount Liebig Hallamenitiescommunity_centre
- Mount Liebig Health Centreamenitiesclinic
- Mount Liebig Storeamenitiessupermarket
- Petrol stationamenitiesfuel
- Watiyawanu Schoolamenitiesschool
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
More in MacDonnell Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Northern Territory.