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Suburb profile ·Alice Springs LGA · NT ·0870

Braitling NT 0870

Braitling is in Alice Springs LGA, NT, postcode 0870, with population 3,160.

The read

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Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$430/wk
Market rent signal
D9 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
3,160
3K local footprint
D9 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 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$1,804
Median rent · wk$430

Affordability

20%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,804/mo, while renters pay about $1,863/mo — renting runs $59/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$113K
Median rent · wk
$430
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,804

Household income

$113K household · yr+42.1% vs NT suburb median
Personal
$59K
Family
$131K
Household
$113K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA911
Students218
Government1
  • Braitling Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 911

Full data detail

Braitling NT — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Northern Territory within the Alice Springs local government area, Braitling is a smaller suburb (postcode 0870). It is home to about 3,160 residents, with a mix of families and early-career residents and a median age of 36. Households earn a median income of $113K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 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 professionals, community & personal service, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Aboriginal Australian.

The median weekly rent is $430 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,804.

Braitling is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 911, which is below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 14 bus stops.

Looking at the investment signals, 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$1,804
Rent · wk(Census)$430
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
Population3,160
Median age36
Household size2.6
HH income · wk$2,182
Personal income · wk$1,138
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)5/10
Education (IEO)7/10
Economic (IER)3/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)7/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining0
TransportGTFS
Bus stops14
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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 · 1 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 · 14 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.

Braitling FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Braitling in?

    Braitling 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 Braitling?

    The median weekly rent in Braitling is $430/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Braitling a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Braitling 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 Braitling?

    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 Braitling 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.