Moving to Alice Springs NT 0870
What the official numbers say about living in Alice Springs — before you pack a box.
At a glance
Housing: buy or rent
Renting? The census median is $313 a week, against a median household income of $1,463 a week.
Who you'll be living with
Alice Springs shrank 34% between the 2011 and 2021 censuses (350 → 231 people).
Largest overseas birthplaces: India, New Zealand, Nepal; most spoken languages besides English: Australian Indigenous, Punjabi, Hindi.
On the ABS advantage scale (SEIFA), Alice Springs sits around the national average (decile 4 of 10).
The commute
The most common way to work is by car (53% of workers), while 7% work from home.
Nearest airport: Alice Springs Airport, 11.7 km south.
The Darwin CBD is roughly 1290 km away in a straight line.
Daily life
Mapped locally so far: 18 schools · 18 cafes & restaurants · 6 supermarkets · 16 parks — see them all on the Alice Springs profile.
What's actually nearby
Schools: Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College Bath Street Campus 350 m · St Joseph’s Flexible Learning Centre 850 m · Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College Traegar Campus 950 m · St Philip's College 1.1 km · Ross Park Primary School 1.3 km · Centralian Senior College 1.5 km · Gillen Primary School 1.5 km · Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College Sadadeen Campus 1.6 km
Groceries: Woolworths 100 m · Coles 250 m · IGA East Side 1 km · Foodtown Supermarket 1.6 km · Sadadeen Supermarket 2 km · IGA 2.4 km
Parks and reserves: Billy Goat Hill 450 m · Hospital Lawns 500 m · Trevor Reid Park 550 m · Allan Brumby Memorial Park 800 m · Ashwin Park 1.1 km · Ross Park 1.2 km · Gosse Street Park 1.3 km · Spencer Hill Community Park 1.4 km
What you'll see in the garden
Birds recorded around Alice Springs, most often seen first: Black Kite · Magpie-lark · Little Crow · Crested Pigeon · Galah · Masked Lapwing.
How the neighbours compare
The suburbs nearest to Alice Springs, side by side.
| Suburb | People | Median house | Advantage | Canopy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Springs here | 231 | — | 4/10 | 8% |
| Ciccone | 281 | — | 1/10 | 0% |
| East Side | 3,098 | — | 9/10 | 5% |
| Desert Springs | 1,536 | — | 10/10 | 4% |
| The Gap | 1,945 | — | 6/10 | 17% |
| Gillen | 4,466 | — | 6/10 | 5% |
| Sadadeen | 2,307 | — | 3/10 | 0% |
Before you move — quick checklist
- Your council will be Alice Springs — bins, rates, pets and permits live there.
- You'll vote in the federal electorate of Lingiari — update your enrolment address.
- The postcode is 0870 — handy for utility sign-ups and quotes.
- Check street-level details on the full Alice Springs profile (map, streets, amenities, wildlife).
In short
Renters pay a median $313 a week.
The population fell 34% between the 2011 and 2021 censuses, from 350 people to 231. It sits about 1290 km from the Darwin CBD in a straight line. Local government is Alice Springs council, and the federal seat is Lingiari.
Weighing up alternatives?
Side-by-side: Alice Springs vs Ciccone · Alice Springs vs East Side.
Nearby guides: Ciccone · East Side · Desert Springs · The Gap · Gillen · Sadadeen.
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