Desert Springs is in Alice Springs LGA, NT, postcode 0870, with population 1,536.
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Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.
Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,264/mo, while renters pay about $2,167/mo — owning runs $97/mo higher on these medians.
Located in Northern Territory within the Alice Springs local government area, Desert Springs is a small locality (postcode 0870). The area has roughly 1,536 residents and a blend of families and working-age professionals, with a median age of 36. Households earn a median income of $157K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 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 professionals, managers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward public admin & safety and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median weekly rent is $500 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,264.
Public transport access includes 3 bus stops.
On the investment side, 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.
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pop +800 · adds house price coverage · rent -$150/wk
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pop +400 · rent -$150/wk
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Desert 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.
The median weekly rent in Desert Springs is $500/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.
QuickProperty's investment signals for Desert Springs show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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.
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.