NT · Alice Springs Council
Alice Springs, NT, 0870
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Desirability index
#6 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Alice Springs is a small locality in the Alice Springs area, home to around 231 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 6,586 offences in 12 months ending 2026-04 with falling year-on-year trends (-27%), roughly 28510.8 offences per 1,000 residents, 13 school and preschool sites in the area, 6 public transport stops within the suburb, and a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 231
- Median age
- 37
- Median household income / week
- $1,463
- Dwelling vacancy
- 16%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 16 of 100
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,000
- Employment rate
- 56.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 13 / 4 / 47
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (12 months ending 2026-04)
- 6,586
- Against the person
- 2,331
- Against property
- 4,255
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 28,510.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 100th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -26.8%
Most common offence types
- 021 Serious Assault1556
- 023 Common Assault267
- 061 Burglary - Dwelling (House Break-Ins), Actual610
- 07* Other Theft1267
- 11 Property Damage Offences2022
Data sources & freshness
- NT Police crime statistics (reporting region / SA2) — Northern Territory Police · Period: 12 months ending 2025-04 → 12 months ending 2026-04; 12 months ending 2026-04 · Updated on site · Monthly CSV; regional totals where suburb-level data unavailable
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 13
- Median school ICSEA (12 schools)
- 953
- Alice Springs School Of The AirCombined
- Araluen Christian CollegeCombined
- Centralian Middle SchoolSecondary
- Centralian Senior CollegeSecondary
- Larapinta Primary SchoolPrimary
- Living Waters Lutheran SchoolPrimary
- Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic CollegeCombined
- Ross Park Primary SchoolPrimary
- Sadadeen Primary SchoolPrimary
- St Joseph's Catholic Flexible SchoolSpecial
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
6 public transport stops in this suburb
- Alice Springs Interchange
- Alice Springs Terminus
- Post Office
- Stuart Tce
- Whittaker Street
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
75 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- LiquorlandAlcohol
45 Railway Terrace
- Todd Tavern Bottle'OAlcohol
- ANZBank
- Commonwealth BankBank
- NABBank
- WestpacBank
- Epilogue Rooftop BarBar
Unit 1 58 Todd Mall
- The Rock BarBar
- Bench (2)
- Bicycle Parking (4)
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
3 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Allan Brumby Memorial ParkPark
- Billy Goat HillPark
- Trevor Reid ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 2
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Clinicclinic
- Priceline Pharmacypharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 4/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 5
- Parks (OSM)
- 5
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 91.6/100
- Cohort rank
- #6 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Clinichealthclinic
- Priceline Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
- Allan Brumby Memorial Parkgovernmentpark
- Billy Goat Hillgovernmentpark
- Trevor Reid Parkgovernmentpark
- Alice Springs Interchangetransport
- Alice Springs Terminustransport
- Post Officetransport
- Stuart Tcetransport
- Whittaker Streettransport
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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