Alice Springs vs East Side

East Side is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 37 in Alice Springs. In Alice Springs, most households rent, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments, and most households are people living alone. In East Side, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Units cost more in East Side: a median of $352,000, against $305,000 in Alice Springs, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Alice Springs tends to suit renters and people living alone, while East Side suits families with children.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

East Side

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (64% vs 11%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 21%)

Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Alice Springs has cheaper units ($305,000 vs $352,500)
  • East Side leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 32%)

Weighs unit prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Alice Springs

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (74% vs 42%)
  • has cheaper rent ($313/wk vs $393/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Alice Springs

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (87/100 vs 62/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (948 min vs 953 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1498.1 km vs 1500.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Alice Springs

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (8 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (89% vs 36%)
  • is more walkable (87/100 vs 62/100)
  • But East Side has more residents already 65 and over (10% vs 5%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

East Side

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.1% vs -23.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Alice Springs and East Side drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Alice Springs East Side
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Alice Springs East Side
Walkability 87 / 62
Alice Springs — Walkability: 87/100 East Side — Walkability: 62/100

Demographics

East Side has more residents (3,098 vs 231); East Side has higher household incomes ($115,700 vs $76,076).

Alice Springs East Side
Population 231 3,098
+1241% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -23.0% +6.1%
Median age 37 34
Median household income $76,076/yr $115,700/yr
+52% vs other
Median weekly rent $313/wk $393/wk
+26% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Alice Springs East Side
0-4 3.5% / 6.4%
Alice Springs — 0-4: 3.5% East Side — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 6.5% / 12.4%
Alice Springs — 5-14: 6.5% East Side — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 3.0% / 4.8%
Alice Springs — 15-19: 3.0% East Side — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 3.0% / 4.3%
Alice Springs — 20-24: 3.0% East Side — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 29.0% / 22.1%
Alice Springs — 25-34: 29.0% East Side — 25-34: 22.1%
35-44 21.6% / 15.2%
Alice Springs — 35-44: 21.6% East Side — 35-44: 15.2%
45-54 11.7% / 12.3%
Alice Springs — 45-54: 11.7% East Side — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 18.2% / 12.0%
Alice Springs — 55-64: 18.2% East Side — 55-64: 12.0%
65-74 3.5% / 7.5%
Alice Springs — 65-74: 3.5% East Side — 65-74: 7.5%
75-84 — / 2.5%
Alice Springs — 75-84: not among its largest East Side — 75-84: 2.5%
85+ 1.3% / 0.5%
Alice Springs — 85+: 1.3% East Side — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Alice Springs 67.2% lone person
Alice Springs — Lone Person: 67.2% Alice Springs — Couple Families: 14.9% Alice Springs — Group Household: 11.9% Alice Springs — One Parent Families: 6.0% Alice Springs — Other Families: 0.0%
East Side 37.0% lone person
East Side — Lone Person: 37.0% East Side — Couple Families: 34.7% East Side — Group Household: 10.7% East Side — One Parent Families: 15.8% East Side — Other Families: 1.8%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Alice Springs 73.6% renting
Alice Springs — Owned Outright: 11.1% Alice Springs — Mortgage: 15.3% Alice Springs — Renting: 73.6%
East Side 42.2% renting
East Side — Owned Outright: 20.3% East Side — Mortgage: 37.6% East Side — Renting: 42.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Alice Springs East Side
Bachelor Degree 10.4% / 19.1%
Alice Springs — Bachelor Degree: 10.4% East Side — Bachelor Degree: 19.1%
Certificate III & IV 13.4% / 11.0%
Alice Springs — Certificate III & IV: 13.4% East Side — Certificate III & IV: 11.0%
Postgraduate Degree 7.8% / 10.0%
Alice Springs — Postgraduate Degree: 7.8% East Side — Postgraduate Degree: 10.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 6.6%
Alice Springs — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% East Side — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 4.1%
Alice Springs — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% East Side — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Alice Springs East Side
India 8.7% / 1.4%
Alice Springs — India: 8.7% East Side — India: 1.4%
New Zealand 5.6% / 2.7%
Alice Springs — New Zealand: 5.6% East Side — New Zealand: 2.7%
Nepal 3.9% / 2.0%
Alice Springs — Nepal: 3.9% East Side — Nepal: 2.0%
England 1.3% / 3.6%
Alice Springs — England: 1.3% East Side — England: 3.6%
Thailand 2.6% / —
Alice Springs — Thailand: 2.6% East Side — Thailand: not among its largest
Vietnam 1.7% / —
Alice Springs — Vietnam: 1.7% East Side — Vietnam: not among its largest
Philippines — / 1.0%
Alice Springs — Philippines: not among its largest East Side — Philippines: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Alice Springs 84.3% flats / apartments
Alice Springs — Flats / Apartments: 84.3% Alice Springs — Houses: 10.8% Alice Springs — Townhouses: 4.8%
East Side 4.8% flats / apartments
East Side — Flats / Apartments: 4.8% East Side — Houses: 64.2% East Side — Townhouses: 31.0%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Alice Springs East Side
Median house price — $545,000
Median unit price $305,000 $352,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 57 days
from 31 sales

Development activity

Alice Springs East Side
New dwellings approved 30
across Alice Springs
same for both
Approvals change year on year +25%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Alice Springs East Side
Houses — 7.6%
$862/wk on $592K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NT

Alice Springs East Side
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 45% of NT Higher than 77% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 99% of NT Higher than 89% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 68% of NT Higher than 70% of NT
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of NT Higher than 73% of NT
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 96% of NT

Liveability

Alice Springs is more walkable (87 vs 62).

Alice Springs East Side
Grade — B
Score — 64/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Alice Springs East Side
Bushfire Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Alice Springs East Side
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Alice Springs

  • Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College - Bath Street Campus Catholic · Primary

Schools in East Side

  • Ross Park Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Alice Springs East Side
Supermarkets 2 1
Cafes & restaurants 12 3
Parks & reserves 3 5
Childcare 6 5
GPs 8 0
Pharmacies 3 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 6 0
Fuel stations 3 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

East Side sits further from the CBD (1500.1 km vs 1498.1 km).

Alice Springs East Side
Walkability score 87/100 62/100
Distance to Darwin 1498.1 km 1500.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 948 min 953 min
Public transport score 56/100
Bus
 28/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 22.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 6.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 0870
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 0870
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Alice Springs East Side
Car (driver) 50.0% / 68.0%
Alice Springs — Car (driver): 50.0% East Side — Car (driver): 68.0%
Walked Only 35.6% / 7.0%
Alice Springs — Walked Only: 35.6% East Side — Walked Only: 7.0%
Bicycle 4.8% / 10.8%
Alice Springs — Bicycle: 4.8% East Side — Bicycle: 10.8%
Worked from Home 6.7% / 5.4%
Alice Springs — Worked from Home: 6.7% East Side — Worked from Home: 5.4%
Car (passenger) 2.9% / 7.2%
Alice Springs — Car (passenger): 2.9% East Side — Car (passenger): 7.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.0%).

Setting

Alice Springs East Side
Elevation 582 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 592 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Alice Springs East Side
Connectivity score 57/100 67/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 23%
794 premises
 40%
1,351 premises

Climate

Alice Springs East Side
Annual rainfall 285 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 36.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Alice Springs East Side
Average residential rate $2,106/yr
same for both
Council Alice Springs
same for both

Federal electorate

Alice Springs East Side
Division Lingiari
same for both
Member Marion Scrymgour
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Alice Springs East Side
Grant amount $50,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Alice Springs

Apartments Multicultural Parks River

East Side

Parks Professionals Townhouses

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