Ciccone vs Gillen

Gillen is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 37 in Ciccone. In Ciccone, the large majority of households rent. In Gillen, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Ciccone: a median of $2.29 million, against $460,000 in Gillen, though rent is higher in Gillen. On these figures, Ciccone tends to suit renters and people living alone, while Gillen suits families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Gillen

ahead on 5 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Gillen

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($460,000 vs $2,290,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 33%)
  • has cheaper units ($307,500 vs $410,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Ciccone

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (77% vs 42%)
  • has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Ciccone sits closer to the CBD (1498.3 km vs 1500.4 km)
  • Gillen is more walkable (65/100 vs 54/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Ciccone has more units and townhouses to downsize into (57% vs 30%)
  • Gillen is more walkable (65/100 vs 54/100)

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

Investors

Ciccone

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.2% vs 4.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ciccone Gillen
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.

Ciccone Gillen
Walkability 54 / 65
Ciccone — Walkability: 54/100 Gillen — Walkability: 65/100

Demographics

Gillen has more residents (4,466 vs 281); Gillen rents higher ($400/wk vs $240/wk).

Ciccone Gillen
Population 281 4,466
+1489% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.2% +4.4%
Median age 37 33
Median household income $71,500/yr $113,152/yr
+58% vs other
Median weekly rent $240/wk $400/wk
+67% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ciccone Gillen
0-4 3.6% / 6.9%
Ciccone — 0-4: 3.6% Gillen — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 10.0% / 15.9%
Ciccone — 5-14: 10.0% Gillen — 5-14: 15.9%
15-19 7.1% / 6.4%
Ciccone — 15-19: 7.1% Gillen — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 6.0% / 5.5%
Ciccone — 20-24: 6.0% Gillen — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 18.5% / 19.2%
Ciccone — 25-34: 18.5% Gillen — 25-34: 19.2%
35-44 11.0% / 16.1%
Ciccone — 35-44: 11.0% Gillen — 35-44: 16.1%
45-54 17.4% / 12.4%
Ciccone — 45-54: 17.4% Gillen — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 14.2% / 9.9%
Ciccone — 55-64: 14.2% Gillen — 55-64: 9.9%
65-74 8.9% / 5.0%
Ciccone — 65-74: 8.9% Gillen — 65-74: 5.0%
75-84 2.5% / 2.1%
Ciccone — 75-84: 2.5% Gillen — 75-84: 2.1%
85+ — / 0.6%
Ciccone — 85+: not among its largest Gillen — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ciccone 43.2% lone person
Ciccone — Lone Person: 43.2% Ciccone — Couple Families: 27.0% Ciccone — One Parent Families: 23.0% Ciccone — Other Families: 6.8% Ciccone — Group Household: 0.0%
Gillen 29.5% lone person
Gillen — Lone Person: 29.5% Gillen — Couple Families: 40.2% Gillen — One Parent Families: 19.6% Gillen — Other Families: 2.3% Gillen — Group Household: 8.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ciccone 77.0% renting
Ciccone — Owned Outright: 9.0% Ciccone — Mortgage: 14.0% Ciccone — Renting: 77.0%
Gillen 42.1% renting
Gillen — Owned Outright: 14.8% Gillen — Mortgage: 43.2% Gillen — Renting: 42.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Ciccone Gillen
Certificate III & IV 19.6% / 13.9%
Ciccone — Certificate III & IV: 19.6% Gillen — Certificate III & IV: 13.9%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 12.2%
Ciccone — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Gillen — Bachelor Degree: 12.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 6.9%
Ciccone — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Gillen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / 4.9%
Ciccone — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Gillen — Postgraduate Degree: 4.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.1%
Ciccone — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Gillen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

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.

Ciccone Gillen
India 2.1% / 5.8%
Ciccone — India: 2.1% Gillen — India: 5.8%
New Zealand 3.2% / 3.8%
Ciccone — New Zealand: 3.2% Gillen — New Zealand: 3.8%
England 1.4% / 2.2%
Ciccone — England: 1.4% Gillen — England: 2.2%
China 2.5% / 0.7%
Ciccone — China: 2.5% Gillen — China: 0.7%
Philippines — / 2.7%
Ciccone — Philippines: not among its largest Gillen — Philippines: 2.7%
Nepal 1.1% / 1.2%
Ciccone — Nepal: 1.1% Gillen — Nepal: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ciccone 43.1% houses
Ciccone — Houses: 43.1% Ciccone — Townhouses: 22.5% Ciccone — Flats / Apartments: 34.3%
Gillen 69.6% houses
Gillen — Houses: 69.6% Gillen — Townhouses: 27.2% Gillen — Flats / Apartments: 3.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Ciccone Gillen
Median house price $2,290,000 $460,000
Median unit price $410,000 $307,500
Median land price $1,490,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) — 85 days
from 60 sales

Development activity

Ciccone Gillen
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.

Ciccone Gillen
Houses — 7.7%
$750/wk on $509K
Units — 6.8%
$445/wk on $342K

Ranking within NT

Ciccone Gillen
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 39% of NT Higher than 74% of NT
Schools — Higher than 100% of NT
Walkability Higher than 85% of NT Higher than 91% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 67% of NT Higher than 73% of NT
NBN connectivity Higher than 71% of NT
same for both
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 98% of NT
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 50% of NT

Liveability

Gillen is more walkable (65 vs 54).

Ciccone Gillen
Grade — B
Score — 65/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Ciccone Gillen
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
 7
within 5 km

Schools

Ciccone Gillen
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Ciccone

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Gillen

  • Bradshaw Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Centralian Middle School Government · Secondary
  • Gillen Primary School Government · Primary
  • St Joseph's Catholic Flexible School Catholic · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Ciccone Gillen
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 0 5
Childcare 0 3
GPs 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0

Mobility

Gillen sits further from the CBD (1500.4 km vs 1498.3 km).

Ciccone Gillen
Walkability score 54/100 65/100
Distance to Darwin 1498.3 km 1500.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 949 min 952 min
Public transport score 20/100
Bus
 31/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 2.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 8.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 27 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
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.

Ciccone Gillen
Car (driver) 62.8% / 77.7%
Ciccone — Car (driver): 62.8% Gillen — Car (driver): 77.7%
Walked Only 19.8% / 4.7%
Ciccone — Walked Only: 19.8% Gillen — Walked Only: 4.7%
Car (passenger) 10.7% / 9.8%
Ciccone — Car (passenger): 10.7% Gillen — Car (passenger): 9.8%
Worked from Home 6.6% / 2.8%
Ciccone — Worked from Home: 6.6% Gillen — Worked from Home: 2.8%
Bicycle — / 3.6%
Ciccone — Bicycle: not among its largest Gillen — Bicycle: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.7%).

Setting

Ciccone Gillen
Elevation 584 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 576 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Ciccone Gillen
Connectivity score 62/100 64/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 32%
571 premises
 35%
1,906 premises

Climate

Ciccone Gillen
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

Ciccone Gillen
Average residential rate $2,106/yr
same for both
Council Alice Springs
same for both

Federal electorate

Ciccone Gillen
Division Lingiari
same for both
Member Marion Scrymgour
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ciccone Gillen
Grant amount $50,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ciccone

Easy Commute Townhouses Transport Hub

Gillen

Affordable Easy Commute Family Parks Townhouses Transport Hub

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