Araluen vs Flynn
Flynn is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 34 in Araluen. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Araluen, most households own their home and about half of households are couple families. In Flynn, the large majority of households rent. On these figures, Araluen tends to suit families with children, while Flynn suits renters.
Araluen is a significantly larger community with 2673 residents compared to Flynn's 119, and offers substantially higher median household income at $127,452 versus $42,588. Rental costs and walkability also favour Araluen, with weekly rent at $440 and a walkability score of 40, whereas Flynn sits at $90 weekly rent and a score of 5. Both suburbs are equally distant from the CBD and face no bushfire, crime, or flood risk, making Araluen better suited to those seeking a more established, walkable neighbourhood with stronger earning potential.
Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.
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
Flynn
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 63%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (83% vs 73%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
Flynn
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($90/wk vs $440/wk)
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 42%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 18%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Araluen
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (42/100 vs 16/100)
- has a shorter drive in (959 min vs 970 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (1501.3 km vs 1504.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Araluen
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (42/100 vs 16/100)
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (27% vs 17%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Flynn
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (15.5% vs -1.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Araluen and Flynn drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Araluen has more residents (2,673 vs 119); Araluen rents higher ($440/wk vs $90/wk).
| Araluen | Flynn | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,673 +96% vs other | 119 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.2% | +15.5% |
| Median age | 34 | 30 |
| Median household income | $127,452/yr +67% vs other | $42,588/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $440/wk +80% vs other | $90/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Araluen | Flynn | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $572,500 | — |
| Median unit price | $345,000 | — |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 68 days from 28 sales | — |
Development activity
| Araluen | Flynn | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 30 across Alice Springs same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +25% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Araluen | Flynn | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 5.7% $680/wk on $625K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within NT
| Araluen | Flynn | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 87% of NT | Higher than 12% of NT |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 80% of NT | Higher than 65% of NT |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 64% of NT | Higher than 51% of NT |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 72% of NT | Higher than 67% of NT |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 75% of NT | — |
Liveability
Araluen is more walkable (42 vs 16).
| Araluen | Flynn | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | — |
| Score | 54/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | — |
Risk profile
| Araluen | Flynn | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 7 within 5 km | 5 within 5 km |
Schools
| Araluen | Flynn | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Araluen
- Yipirinya School Independent · Combined at peers
Schools in Flynn
- Araluen Christian College Independent · Combined
- NT Christian College - Araluen Campus Independent · Secondary
Amenities in the suburb
| Araluen | Flynn | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 2 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 2 |
| Childcare | 2 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Flynn sits further from the CBD (1504.5 km vs 1501.3 km).
| Araluen | Flynn | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 42/100 | 16/100 |
| Distance to Darwin | 1501.3 km | 1504.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 959 min | 970 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 0870 | 0.2% postcode 0875 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 40 postcode 0870 | 19 postcode 0875 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).
Setting
| Araluen | Flynn | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 606 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 658 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Araluen | Flynn | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 67/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 39% 1,065 premises | 0% 6 premises |
Climate
| Araluen | Flynn | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Araluen | Flynn | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,106/yr same for both | |
| Council | Alice Springs same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Araluen | Flynn | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lingiari same for both | |
| Member | Marion Scrymgour same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Araluen | Flynn | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $50,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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