Median priceⓘLast 12 months
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Alice Springs, NT 0870
Property data updated ·231 residents
Last 12 months snapshot
5 sales · 5 leases · Small sample · Refreshed July 2026
Alice Springs property market
Alice Springs's housing market is small — only a handful of recent activity, with 5 leases at $430 a week as of July 2026, renting out in about 5 days.
Unit sales are close behind, with 5 sales at around —.
Middle-incomeYoung-professionalMostly rentersStrongly multiculturalMostly apartmentsNewcomer-heavy
Who lives hereA middle-income, mostly-renter, young-professional suburb — strongly multicultural, apartment-dominated and newcomer-heavy.
House covers houses, duplexes, semi-detached and terraces; Unit covers apartments, units, townhouses and villas.
Census · ABS 2021
Alice Springs demographics & population
Population
231
Median age
37yrs
Avg household
1.8people
Male · Female
59% · 41%
Owner-occupied
50%
Renting
50%
Lone person
50%
Couples, no kids
50%
Born overseas
50%
Year 12+ⓘ
50%
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing and Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) 2021 · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Census · ABS 2021
Who lives in Alice Springs?
The age structure, household make-up, and cultural fabric of the people who call this suburb home.
Age & sex140 residentsMaleFemale
Share of all residents by 5-year band · hover a band for the count + split
Life stage
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Children0–1450%Youth15–2450%Young adults25–3450%Midlife35–5450%Mature55–6450%Seniors65+50%
Household composition
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Lone person50%Couples, no kids50%Families with kids50%Other families50%Group / share50%
1.4 people / household1.0 persons / bedroom50% are 5+ person
Household sizepersons per dwelling
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50%2
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50%6+
Cultural make-upshare of residents · diversity = odds two differ
Born overseasⓘResidents born outside Australia, as a share of those who stated a birthplace.50%
Other language at homeⓘResidents who mainly speak a language other than English at home — counts the language used, not how well English is spoken.50%
Limited EnglishⓘResidents who speak English “not well” or “not at all”. A language-barrier measure, not bilingualism — many who speak another language at home still speak English well.50%
Both parents overseasⓘResidents whose mother and father were both born overseas — the Australian-born-to-migrants “second generation”, distinct from being born overseas yourself.50%
Australian citizensⓘResidents who are Australian citizens — both Australian-born and people who have since naturalised.50%
Birthplace diversity57%
Chance two random residents were born in different countries
Language diversity62%
Chance two random residents speak different languages at home
Religious diversity42%
Chance two random residents follow different religions
Where residents were borntop birthplaces
Afghanistan50%
Australia50%
Bangladesh50%
Bosnia & Herzegovina50%
Brazil50%
Cambodia50%
Canada50%
Chile50%
Languages at hometop languages
English only50%
Afrikaans50%
Arabic50%
Australian Indigenous50%
Cantonese50%
Mandarin50%
Other Chinese50%
Croatian50%
Ancestry% reporting · multi-response
Australian50%
Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander50%
Chinese50%
Croatian50%
Dutch50%
English50%
Faith & belieftap Christianity
No religion50%
▸Christianity50%
Islam50%
Buddhism50%
Hinduism50%
Judaism50%
Other religions50%
Family originsparents’ birthplace
50%
50%
50%
Both parents overseas50%One parent overseas50%Both parents in Australia50%
A strongly multicultural community with deep migrant heritage.
When migrants arrivedshare of overseas-born
Before 198150%
1981-200050%
2001-201050%
2011-201550%
2016-202150%
2020–21 understated — COVID border closures.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Census · ABS 2021
Housing & affordability in Alice Springs
What it costs to live here, who owns versus rents, and the shape of the housing stock.
Affordability at a glance
LowMedianHighPercentile
Median weekly rentⓘMiddle weekly rent paid by renting households.Bottom 33%Median weekly rent · $202/wk — below average: in the bottom 33%, lower rent than 67% of Aussie suburbs.
Median monthly mortgageⓘMiddle monthly mortgage repayment among households with a mortgage.Bottom 47%Median monthly mortgage · $1,293/mo — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Rent stress (rent ÷ income)ⓘMedian weekly rent as a share of median weekly household income — a rough rental-affordability gauge. Higher = rent takes a bigger bite.Top 50%Rent stress · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Mortgage stress (repay ÷ income)ⓘMedian mortgage repayment (converted to weekly) as a share of median weekly household income. Higher = repayments take a bigger bite.Top 50%Mortgage stress · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
High mortgage (≥$3k/mo)ⓘMortgaged households repaying $3,000 or more per month.Top 50%High mortgage · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Social housingⓘHouseholds renting from a state housing authority or community housing provider.Top 50%Social housing · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Unoccupied on census nightⓘDwellings recorded as unoccupied on Census night — holiday homes, between-tenant rentals, etc.Top 50%Unoccupied on census night · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Large dwellings (4+ bed)ⓘOccupied dwellings with 4 or more bedrooms.Top 50%Large dwellings · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Bedrooms per dwellingshare of dwellings
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Who owns vs rentsoccupied dwellings
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Owned outright50%Mortgage50%Renting50%Other50%
What’s built heredwelling types
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House50%Townhouse50%Apartment50%Other50%
50% separate houses50% apartments50% high-rise
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Census · ABS 2021
Income & employment in Alice Springs
Incomes, employment, and the occupation mix of the people who live here.
Income & work at a glance
LowMedianHighPercentile
Median personal incomeⓘMiddle weekly income of individuals aged 15+.Top 38%Median personal income · $735/wk — above average: in the top 38%, higher personal income than 62% of Aussie suburbs.
Median family incomeⓘMiddle weekly income of families.Bottom 37%Median family income · $1,694/wk — below average: in the bottom 37%, lower family income than 63% of Aussie suburbs.
Managers & professionalsⓘEmployed residents who work as managers or professionals.Top 50%Managers & professionals · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
High earners (≥$2k/wk)ⓘResidents earning $2,000 or more per week.Top 50%High earners · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Occupations
LowMedianHighPercentile
Managers & professionalsⓘEmployed residents who work as managers or professionals.Top 50%Managers & professionals · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Clerical & adminⓘEmployed residents in clerical and administrative jobs.Top 50%Clerical & admin · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Community & personal serviceⓘEmployed residents in community and personal-service jobs — care, hospitality, security and similar.Top 50%Community & personal service · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Sales workersⓘEmployed residents in sales jobs.Top 50%Sales workers · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Technicians, trades & labourersⓘEmployed residents in technical/trade, machinery-operating and labouring jobs.Top 50%Technicians, trades & labourers · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Household incomeheight = share of households · weekly
Personal incomeheight = share of residents 15+ · weekly
A typical household earns about 1.7× the typical individual here.
Labour forceemployment status · residents 15+
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50%
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Employed full-time50%Employed part-time50%Employed (away/other)50%Unemployed50%Not in labour force50%
LowMedianHighPercentile
Full-time workersⓘResidents in the labour force who are employed full-time.Top 50%Full-time workers · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Part-time workersⓘEmployed residents working part-time, of all employed.Top 50%Part-time workers · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Unemployment rateⓘShare of the labour force (people working or actively looking) who are unemployed — not a share of all residents.Top 50%Unemployment rate · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Not in labour forceⓘResidents 15+ neither working nor looking for work — retirees, students, carers.Top 50%Not in labour force · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Labour-force participationⓘResidents 15+ who are in the labour force — working or looking for work.Top 50%Labour-force participation · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Census · ABS 2021
Getting around Alice Springs
How people get to work, and how car-dependent the suburb is — the clearest tell of inner-urban versus outer-suburban living.
Transport at a glance
LowMedianHighPercentile
Public transport to workⓘCommuters who travelled to work by train, bus, ferry or tram, of those who travelled.Top 50%Public transport to work · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Walked or cycled to workⓘCommuters who walked or cycled to work, of those who travelled.Top 50%Walked or cycled to work · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Worked from homeⓘEmployed residents who worked from home in the Census week — elevated by COVID in 2021.Top 50%Worked from home · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
No motor vehicleⓘHouseholds with no motor vehicle.Top 50%No motor vehicle · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Vehicles per dwellingⓘAverage number of motor vehicles per household.Bottom 17%Vehicles per dwelling · 1.00 — well below average: in the bottom 17%, fewer vehicles per home than 83% of Aussie suburbs.
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Journey to workamong commuters · top modes
Car (driver)50%
Car (passenger)50%
Train50%
Bus50%
Tram/light rail50%
Ferry50%
Walked50%
Vehicles per dwellingshare of households
50%0
50%1
50%2
50%3
50%4+
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Education · ACARA My School 2025
Schools in and around Alice Springs
9 schools inside Alice Springs, plus the closest options around it. Families can choose from 13 primary schools in Alice Springs and its surrounds, and 9 high schools covering the secondary years. Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre and are not enrolment catchments — always confirm zones with the school.
Within Alice Springs9schools in the suburb itself
Primary schools13within 5 km · nearest in suburb
Secondary schools9within 5 km · nearest in suburb
Median ICSEA rank50thenrolment-weighted
What is ICSEA Rank?
ICSEA is ACARA’s official measure of a school’s socio-educational advantage — based mainly on parents’ education and occupation, plus the school’s location and student mix.
Nearby within19 schools
- Within Alice Springs · 9Order by
- 1Alice Springs School Of The AirGovernment · Combined · Co-ed · Years T-9 · Within suburbState RankTop 1%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students157Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 2Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic CollegeCatholic · Combined · Co-ed · Years T-12 · Within suburbState RankP Top 50%S Top 50%EnglishP ★★★★★★★★★★S ★★★★★★★★★★MathsP ★★★★★★★★★★S ★★★★★★★★★★Students157Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 3Centralian Middle SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-9 · Within suburbState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students157Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 4Araluen Christian CollegeIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years T-10 · Within suburbState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students157Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 5Ross Park Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years T-6 · Within suburbState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students157Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 6Centralian Senior CollegeGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 10-12 · Within suburbState Rank—English—Maths—Students157Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 7Sadadeen Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years T-6 · Within suburbState Rank—English—Maths—Students157Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 8Larapinta Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years T-6 · Within suburbState Rank—English—Maths—Students157Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 9St Joseph's Catholic Flexible SchoolCatholic · Special · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Within suburbState Rank—English—Maths—Students157Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank—
- Nearby · within 5 km · 10
- 10St Philip's CollegeIndependent · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Alice Springs · 1.6 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students157Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 11Bradshaw Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years T-6 · Gillen · 1.6 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students157Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 12Living Waters Lutheran SchoolIndependent · Primary · Co-ed · Years T-6 · Alice Springs · 1.6 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students157Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 13Gillen Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years T-6 · Gillen · 1.6 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students157Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 14Acacia Hill SchoolGovernment · Special · Co-ed · Years T-12 · Sadadeen · 1.6 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students157Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 15Yipirinya SchoolIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years T-10 · Alice Springs · 1.6 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students157Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 16Braitling Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years T-6 · Braitling · 1.6 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students157Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 17Alice Springs Steiner SchoolIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years T-9 · Ross · 1.6 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students157Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 18Yirara CollegeIndependent · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Alice Springs · 1.6 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students157Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank1st
- 19Amoonguna SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years T-6 · Amoonguna · 1.6 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students157Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank1st
GovernmentCatholicIndependent
Why are some State Rank and star ratings blank? Schools can choose not to publish their results. In practice, schools that score well above their state average almost always publish theirs — so a blank rating more often reflects a school opting out than a top result being hidden. Academic results also tend to rise with ICSEA Rank, so higher-ICSEA schools more often carry a strong State Rank as well.
School profile and ICSEA data sourced from ACARA — © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (data year 2025) · State Rank & star columns are Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings from publicly available school results · Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre, not catchments.
Census · ABS 2021
Turnover
How settled or transient the community is — and where newcomers came from.
Settledness at a glance
LowMedianHighPercentile
Settled 5+ yearsⓘResidents living at the same address as five years ago — how settled the community is.Top 50%Settled 5+ years · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Moved in past yearⓘResidents living at a different address one year earlier.Top 50%Moved in past year · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Arrived from overseas (5 yr)ⓘResidents who arrived in Australia from overseas within the past five years.Top 50%Arrived from overseas · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Where residents lived 5 years agoof those who stated
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Same address50%Moved within area50%From elsewhere in Australia50%From overseas50%
Residential paceshare of residents
Moved in the past yearⓘResidents living at a different address one year earlier.50%
Moved in the past 5 yearsⓘResidents not living at the same address as five years ago.50%
Arrived from overseas (5 yr)ⓘResidents who arrived in Australia from overseas within the past five years.50%
Property market
Market snapshot
Alice Springs median house price & rent
Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for Alice Springs — choose a property type and size below.
Active segment
Houses
Units
Days on marketⓘLast 12 months
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SoldⓘLast 12 months
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Months of supplyⓘLast 12 months
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Median rentⓘLast 12 months
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Days to leaseⓘLast 12 months
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LeasedⓘLast 12 months
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Gross yieldⓘLast 12 months
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Data confidenceSales sample1Too thinLease sample1Too thinThin samples can swing month-to-month — treat single-figure deltas with care.
Segment breakdown
House & unit prices by bedroom
Every segment this suburb tracks — sales and rentals side by side, ranked by total activity over the last twelve months.
Demand percentile 0–100 · last 12 months12-mo change
Sales
Rental
Demand
Segment
Sold
Price
DOM
Leased
Rent
DOM
Yield
SalesRent
01
Units · 2 bed1 sales · 1 leases
Sold1+0.5%
Price—
Sales DOM—
Leased2+0.5%
Rent—
Rental DOM—
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Sales—
Rent—
02
Units · 3 bed1 sales · 1 leases
Sold1
Price—
Sales DOM—
Leased2
Rent—
Rental DOM—
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Sales—
Rent—
03
Units · 1 bed1 sales · 1 leases
Sold1
Price—
Sales DOM—
Leased—
Rent—
Rental DOM—
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Sales—
Rent—
04
Houses · 2 bed1 sales · 1 leases
Sold—
Price—
Sales DOM—
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Rent—
Rental DOM—
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05
Houses · 3 bed1 sales · 1 leases
Sold—
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Leased—
Rent—
Rental DOM—
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06
Houses · 4 bed1 sales · 1 leases
Sold—
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All houses
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All units
Sold1▲+50.0%
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Where each segment ranks
Alice Springs property growth
Where each segment sits against its peers in the chosen geography — past the midline means it's outperforming the rest.
Metric
Ranked against
Market demandHow fast this market is moving — a velocity index built from trailing-year transaction volume and median days on market. Strong volume lifts the score; days on market drags it down, with the drag growing sharply once listings start lingering. Ranked against peers in the chosen geography.
Houses
0/4above median
02550 · MEDIAN75100
Percentile vs NT
Value
Units
No ranked segments
02550 · MEDIAN75100
Percentile vs NT
Value
The buy-versus-rent equation
Buying vs renting in Alice Springs
What it costs each week to own a property versus renting the same one — positive means buying carries the premium, negative means rent covers the mortgage.
Not enough overlapping sales and rental activity in Alice Springs to compute an ownership premium yet.
Market data
How strong is demand, and which way is it heading?
Two questions on one chart — how strong demand is right now, and which way it's heading year-on-year.
Side
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Property
Bedrooms
Radius
Compared against
Sales market velocity
4 nearby suburbs · 10km · Total house · sales
risingfalling
DOM change YoYis demand rising or falling?
median
median
Recoveryweak but rising
Boomstrong and rising
Troughweak and falling
Peakstrong but easing
Nearby suburb
Demand index
13 / 100vs NT
Days on market
56 days▼ −12 days YoY
Median price
$448k▲ +5.5% YoY
Sold (last year)
21▲ +5.4% YoY
Nearby suburb
Demand index
21 / 100vs NT
Days on market
54 days▼ −8 days YoY
Median price
$375k▲ +3.5% YoY
Sold (last year)
53▲ +64.5% YoY
Nearby suburb
Demand index
19 / 100vs NT
Days on market
54 days▼ −73 days YoY
Median price
$241k▼ −1.4% YoY
Sold (last year)
14▲ +9.9% YoY
Nearby suburb
Demand index
11 / 100vs NT
Days on market
83 days▼ −2 days YoY
Median price
$245k▼ −3.3% YoY
Sold (last year)
18▲ +4.2% YoY
weakSales market velocityhow strong sales demand isstrong
Neighbouring suburbs · coloured by market phaseHover a point for its figures
Market data
Alice Springs against the neighbourhood
Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — Alice Springs in blue, peers in colour.
Pair
View
Property
Bedrooms
Radius
How fast — and is it getting faster?
2 peer suburbs · 10km · Total house
fasterslower
DOM change YoYvs 12 months ago
median
median
Recoveringquiet but accelerating
Boomingbusy and accelerating
Stalledquiet and slowing further
Coolingbusy but slowing
Nearby suburb
Demand index
0 / 100vs Australia
Days on market
78 days—
Median price
—▲ +31.0% YoY
Sold (last year)
—▲ +133.0% YoY
Gross yield
7.00%
Nearby suburb
Demand index
6 / 100vs Australia
Days on market
54 days▼ −8 days YoY
Median price
$375k▲ +3.5% YoY
Sold (last year)
53▲ +64.5% YoY
Gross yield
4.63%
Alice Springs · this suburb
Demand index
1 / 100vs Australia
Days on market
122 days—
Median price
—▲ +35.0% YoY
Sold (last year)
—▲ +123.2% YoY
Gross yield
6.00%
slowDays on marketmedian days to sellfast
This suburb Neighbouring suburbs · coloured by market phaseHover a point for its figures
How much is available right now?
Housing supply & months of stock
How long current listings would take to clear at the recent rate of sales or leases. Critical shortage and Oversupply only fire at the genuine tails of the national distribution — sales tip in under 0.7 months, rentals far faster, under 0.3.
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Sales market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening. | ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate. | SoldSold (last year)Total sold transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months. | Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are sold each month in this segment, over the last 12 months. |
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Rental market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening. | ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate. | LeasedLeased (last year)Total leased transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months. | Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are leased each month in this segment, over the last 12 months. |
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median
Severe
Very Tight
Tight
Balanced
Loose
Very Loose
Saturated
Under-suppliedOver-supplied
Market data
Who's transacting — buyers or tenants?
Out of every property transaction in this suburb, what share are sales versus leases — each point a rolling twelve-month window.
Property
Alice Springs — Units & Houses, all bedrooms
Jul 2021 – Jun 2026 · each point = a 12-month window
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Sales · buyer transactions
Leases · tenant transactions
Five-year arc
Alice Springs median unit price & rent history
Each tape traces one metric across sixty months for the selected segment — every point a trailing twelve-month figure, matching the headline KPIs above.
Five-year summaryAs of Jun 2026, the median unit rent in Alice Springs fell from $291/wk (Jul 2021) to $249/wk (Jun 2026) — a 14.4% decline over five years.
PropertyBedrooms
Median price
Insufficient data
Total sales (trailing year)
Jun 2026
4+100.0%
5y median 2vs last year 2
Days on market (trailing year)
May 2026
124 days-167
5y median 69 daysvs last year 291 days
Median rent (trailing year)
Jun 2026
$249/wk-33.6%
5y median $282/wkvs last year $375/wk
Total leases (trailing year)
Jun 2026
3+0.0%
5y median 3vs last year 3
Days on market (rental) (trailing year)
Jun 2026
3 days-8
5y median 11 daysvs last year 11 days
Gross yield (trailing year)
Mar 2026
5.59%+0.40 pt
5y median 5.39%vs last year 5.18%
Months of supply
Jun 2026
0.0 months-100.0%
5y median 2.0 monthsvs last year 9.0 months
Months of supply (rental)
Jun 2026
2.1 months+4.7%
5y median 3.0 monthsvs last year 2.0 months
Nearby markets
Suburbs near Alice Springs: prices compared
The nearest suburbs to Alice Springs, ranked by distance — each lined up against Alice Springs on the same measures, so the differences jump out at a glance.
Market
Property
Bedrooms
Radius
Colour by
This marketAlice SpringsNT 0870 · Houses · Total
Price—
DOM—
Sold—
5 markets within 5kmLast 12 months
0102030405
East SideNT 0870 · 0.9km · Houses · Total
Price$375k
DOM54 days
Sold53
Desert SpringsNT 0870 · 1.0km · Houses · Total
Price$448k
DOM56 days
Sold21
CicconeNT 0870 · 1.2km · Houses · Total
Price—
DOM78 days
Sold—
The GapNT 0870 · 1.3km · Houses · Total
Price$241k
DOM54 days
Sold14
SadadeenNT 0870 · 1.5km · Houses · Total
Price$245k
DOM83 days
Sold18
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Market data
Frequently asked · Alice Springs
12 data-driven answers about Alice Springs's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.
What things cost
Prices, rent, yield, ownership costHow much is rent for a 2 bedroom unit in Alice Springs?
#A 2 bedroom unit in Alice Springs rents for a median $456 per week as of June 2026, drawn from a very small number of recent leases. Across other unit sizes: 3-bedroom $456/week. Figures cover only segments with enough recent leases to be statistically meaningful; sparse segments are excluded. The segment breakdown covers rent, yield and days on market for every property type and bedroom count.
How the market is moving
Speed, supply, growth, cycle phaseHow active is the rental market in Alice Springs?
#. Units sit at 0.8 months. Tighter supply typically corresponds to faster letting and upward pressure on rents.
How it compares
Vs state, vs nearby, vs popularWhat's the most popular property type in Alice Springs?
#The most-transacted segment in Alice Springs over the 12 months to June 2026 is 1 bed units with 1 sale. 2 bed units come second at 1 sale. The buying-versus-renting section above breaks down the top segments with weekly mortgage, rent and ownership-cost detail.
How many properties were sold and leased in Alice Springs last year?
#Alice Springs recorded 0 house sales and 1 unit sale over the 12 months to June 2026 — a combined 1 transaction. On the rental side, 0 houses and 2 units were leased. Segments with statistically thin samples are excluded from displayed figures.
About the area
Population, income, who lives here, schoolsWhat postcode is Alice Springs in?
#Alice Springs is in postcode 0870, in the Outback region of NT. Addresses there are written as Alice Springs, NT 0870.
What is the population of Alice Springs?
#Alice Springs, NT 0870 is home to 140 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 23, and the average household holds 1.4 people. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.
What is the median household income in Alice Springs?
#The median household in Alice Springs earns $1k per week — roughly $65k a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $735/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.
What is the unemployment rate in Alice Springs?
#The unemployment rate in Alice Springs is 50.0% (ABS Census 2021). That sits right around the median for Australian suburbs. The rate counts people who are working or actively looking for work — not a share of all residents. Workforce participation sits at 50%. The local economy section above covers incomes, employment status and the occupation mix.
Do people own or rent in Alice Springs?
#Alice Springs is mostly owner-occupied: about 100% of households are owner-occupiers and 50% rent (ABS Census 2021). Of owners, 50% own outright and 50% are paying off a mortgage.
What schools are near Alice Springs?
#Alice Springs has 19 schools within reach, 9 of them inside the suburb itself — including St Joseph's Catholic Flexible School, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College, Ross Park Primary School. The Schools section above maps each one with sector, year range, enrolment, Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings and ICSEA (ACARA).
Is Alice Springs a good place to live?
#Alice Springs, NT 0870 has a population of 140, a median age of 23, a median household income around $1k/week, 50% of households renting (ABS Census 2021). There are 19 schools within reach. Whether it's the right fit depends on your priorities — these figures describe the community, housing mix and amenity rather than offer a verdict.
About this data
Methodology and update cadenceWhen was this Alice Springs market data last updated?
#This Alice Springs market data was last updated July 2026, covering the 12 months to June 2026. Figures are computed monthly from 12-month rolling windows of recorded sales and leases, with five years of monthly history behind the trend charts. Methodology, glossary and data sources are linked in the footer.