Mcarthur NT 0852
35 addresses · 4 streets
Lingiari Electorate › Roper Gulf LGA › Mcarthur · 702 km from Darwin
Living Here
Mcarthur is a suburb of Northern Territory, home to about 392 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $844 a week, with median rent near $34 a week. Most homes are houses. About 65% of households own their home and 21% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Ancestry NS, Aboriginal, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Gulf statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Mcarthur itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 33% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 5.4% · Labour-force participation 31.6%
Population by age in Mcarthur
| 0-4 | 7 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 32 |
| 15-19 | 12 |
| 20-24 | 50 |
| 25-34 | 55 |
| 35-44 | 52 |
| 45-54 | 59 |
| 55-64 | 58 |
| 65-74 | 47 |
| 75-84 | 17 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Mcarthur
| House | 28 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 44 |
Households by weekly income in Mcarthur
| <$650 | 21 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 34 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 17 |
| $3,000+ | 4 |
Top ancestries in Mcarthur
| Ancestry NS | 138 |
|---|---|
| Aboriginal | 96 |
| Australian | 68 |
| English | 67 |
| Irish | 33 |
| Scottish | 20 |
Housing tenure in Mcarthur
| Owned | 51 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 0 |
| Rented | 16 |
| Other | 11 |
Cars per household in Mcarthur
| 0 | 9 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 43 |
| 2 | 16 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4+ | 6 |
Commute to work in Mcarthur
| Car | 25 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 18 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 21 |
| Bicycle | 3 |
| Home | 17 |
Top countries of birth in Mcarthur
| England | 7 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 7 |
| Philippines | 5 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 |
| France | 3 |
| Germany | 3 |
Languages used at home in Mcarthur
| Australian Indigenous | 33 |
|---|---|
| Tagalog | 6 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
4,210 bird observations recorded near Mcarthur — most often seen:
- White-gaped Honeyeater (184)
- Bar-shouldered Dove (178)
- Yellow-tinted Honeyeater (178)
- Peaceful Dove (173)
- Black Kite (169)
- Green Pygmy-goose (163)
- Willie Wagtail (161)
- Brown Honeyeater (160)
- Red-collared Lorikeet (160)
- Whistling Kite (157)
- Double-barred Finch (154)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (153)
- Paperbark Flycatcher (151)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Mcarthur
- Great Bowerbird (146)
- Rufous Whistler (141)
- Magpie-lark (139)
- Crimson Finch (134)
- Torresian Crow (129)
- Blue-winged Kookaburra (126)
- Weebill (125)
- Red-backed Fairy-wren (121)
- Rufous-throated Honeyeater (121)
- Pied Butcherbird (118)
- Red-winged Parrot (117)
- Australasian Darter (113)
- Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (111)
- White-throated Honeyeater (111)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (109)
- Bar-breasted Honeyeater (104)
- White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike (104)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Mcarthur:
- Borroloola (32.8 km)
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Streets
- Batten Road (4)
- Carpentaria Highway (11)
- Riverside Drive (19)
- Tablelands Highway (1)