NT · MacDonnell Council
Santa Teresa, 0872
Current weather
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55% humidity · 11.5 km/h wind · 24.3° / 11.9° today · 0 mm rain
Desirability score
- Affordable
- Regional
- Established
- Amenities
- Open space
Suburb profile
Santa Teresa is a quieter smaller community in MacDonnell, where peace, space and a country-town pace still dominate. Far from the capital hubbub, it offers genuine distance, local character and room to live at a slower pace. The landscape itself is part of the lifestyle: open paddocks, big skies and room to breathe.
The community skews younger, with a strong presence of young families throughout. The pace is unhurried, with local businesses and community spots doing the heavy lifting. Housing remains accessible compared with many parts of the state.
This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because community and employment and local dining and lifestyle amenities lag similar regional towns, despite relative strength in safety and transport and access. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 609
- Median age
- 25
- Median household income / week
- $1,178
- Dwelling vacancy
- 18.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 28 of 150
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 38.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 12 / 9 / 8
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
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.
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 622
- Ltyentye Apurte Catholic SchoolCombined
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
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
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 2
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Ltyentye Purte Health Centreclinic
- Santa Teresa Health Centreyes
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- kindergartenkindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 31.6/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 4934th in Australia
- State rank
- 100th in NT
- Peer rank
- #48 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #49 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 55%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- kindergartenchildcarekindergarten
- Ltyentye Purte Health Centrehealthclinic
- Santa Teresa Health Centrehealthyes
- Ltyentye Apurte Catholic SchoolschoolsCombined
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
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