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Suburb profile ·Alice Springs LGA · NT ·0870

Alice Springs NT 0870

Alice Springs is in Alice Springs LGA, NT, postcode 0870, with population 231.

The read

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Why it fits

School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$313/wk
Market rent signal
D7 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
30,875
31K via Alice Springs LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
13
Matched school context
D10 vs AU
Solar
3,106
61 added 12mo · 23MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$2,000
Median rent · wk$313

Affordability

21%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,000/mo, while renters pay about $1,356/mo — owning runs $644/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$76K
Median rent · wk
$313
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,000

Household income

$76K household · yr-4.8% vs NT suburb median
Personal
$50K
Family
$112K
Household
$76K

Schools

Total13
Avg ICSEA911
Students3,600
Catholic2
Government6
Independent5
  • Centralian Senior CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 879
  • Araluen Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 997
  • Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · ICSEA 1028
  • Alice Springs School Of The AirCombined · Government · ICSEA 1025
  • Larapinta Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 909
  • Ross Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1040

Full data detail

Alice Springs NT — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Northern Territory within the Alice Springs local government area, Alice Springs is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 0870). The area has roughly 231 residents and a blend of families and working-age professionals, with a median age of 37. Households earn a median income of $76K per year, with an average household size of 1.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.3% year-on-year at the LGA level. NT employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NT also had 4 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 3 underway, and 5 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, professionals, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and accommodation & food. The top ancestries reported are English, Aboriginal Australian, Australian.

The median weekly rent is $313 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,000.

Alice Springs is served by 13 schools, including 4 primary, 4 secondary, 4 combined, 1 special. The average ICSEA score is 911, which is below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 6 bus stops.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.3% 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+1.3%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNT
Mortgage · mth$2,000
Rent · wk(Census)$313
Population growth · Alice Springs LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)30,875
5-year growth+2% CAGR
YoY change+1.3%
20012025
Development · Alice Springs LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)27
Houses9
Units18
YoY change+0%
Employment · Alice Springs LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)1.8%
YoY change+0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population231
Median age37
Household size1.8
HH income · wk$1,463
Personal income · wk$952
Persons / bedroom1
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)5/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)4/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets2
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics1
Fuel stations3
Cafes & dining18
coles1
woolworths1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops6
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

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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 · 13 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 · 6 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
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.

Alice Springs FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Alice Springs in?

    Alice Springs is in the Alice Springs Local Government Area, NT, postcode 0870. Council-level context for Alice Springs LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Alice Springs?

    The median weekly rent in Alice Springs is $313/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Alice Springs a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Alice Springs 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 Alice Springs?

    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 Alice Springs 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.