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Mount Johns NT 0874

Mount Johns is in Alice Springs LGA, NT, postcode 0874, with population 541.

The read

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$685K
-4.9% YoY
2019 → 2024 · 6 periods
ABS + state medians
$720K
$635K
2019 2024
Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$685K
House median, latest period
4.9%YoY D4 vs AU
Median rent
$345/wk
Market rent signal
D7 vs AU
Gross yield
2.6%
Low yield band
D8 vs AU
Population
541
541 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
25
0 added 12mo · 0MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$384/wk (-$19,973/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.

Affordability

Buying
5.8x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Affordable
Renting
15%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,167/mo, while renters pay about $1,495/mo — owning runs $672/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$685K
Household income · yr
$118K
Median rent · wk
$345
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,167
Gross yield
2.6%

Household income

$118K household · yr+47.7% vs NT suburb median
Personal
$81K
Family
$178K
Household
$118K

Full data detail

Mount Johns NT — Property Data and Demographics

Mount Johns (postcode 0874) is a small community in Northern Territory within the Alice Springs local government area. With a population of 541, the suburb has a mix of families and early-career residents with a median age of 35. Households earn a median income of $118K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 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, managers. Employment in the area leans toward public admin & safety and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, German.

Median house prices in Mount Johns stand at $685,000, having moved lower by 4.9% over the last twelve months. Units have a median price of $337,000 (-16.6% YoY). The median weekly rent is $345 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.

On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 2.6%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($685K/$711K). The price-to-income ratio of 5.8x is considered affordable. House prices have moved -4.9% year-on-year. 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
Rental Yield2.6% Low Yield
Price vs State$685K/$711K· Near Median
Affordability5.8x Affordable
Price Momentum-4.9% Falling
Pop. Growth+1.3%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNT
Mortgage · mth$2,167
Rent · wk(Census)$345
Gross yield2.6%
Price / income5.8x
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
Population541
Median age35
Household size2.2
HH income · wk$2,269
Personal income · wk$1,550
Persons / bedroom0.9
IncomeATO 22-23
Median income$75,487
Mean income$85,174
Earners2,783
YoY change+1.2%
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)10/10
Economic (IER)4/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Mount Johns leans on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

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.

Direct state price coverage is used where present; missing house or unit anchors fall back to annual ABS SA2 matches

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 / ABS Data by Region · 2024 · Direct state price coverage is used where present; missing house or unit anchors fall back to annual ABS SA2 matches
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · release-based
Verify
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 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
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.

Mount Johns FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Mount Johns in?

    Mount Johns is in the Alice Springs Local Government Area, NT, postcode 0874. 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 median house price in Mount Johns?

    The current median house price in Mount Johns, NT is $685K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Mount Johns?

    The median weekly rent in Mount Johns is $345/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  4. Is Mount Johns a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Mount Johns show: Low Yield, Near Median, Affordable. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Mount Johns?

    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.

  6. How often is the Mount Johns 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.