Hale vs Connellan

Hale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 48 in Connellan. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Hale, most households are people living alone. In Connellan, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Hale tends to suit people living alone, while Connellan suits couples and older residents.

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

Connellan

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 39%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (92% vs 65%)
  • But Hale has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Connellan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 86%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Hale

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($10/wk vs $300/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (2% vs 12%)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 13%)

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

Commuting to the city

Connellan

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (966 min vs 1829 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1513.3 km vs 1657.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Connellan

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 8%)
  • But Hale has more units and townhouses to downsize into (35% vs 8%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hale Connellan
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.

Hale Connellan
Walkability 0 / 10
Hale — Walkability: 0/100 Connellan — Walkability: 10/100

Demographics

Connellan rents higher ($300/wk vs $10/wk); Connellan has higher household incomes ($135,772 vs $24,232).

Hale Connellan
Population 72 371
+415% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.9% -7.2%
Median age 40 48
Median household income $24,232/yr $135,772/yr
+460% vs other
Median weekly rent $10/wk $300/wk
+2900% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hale Connellan
0-4 4.2% / 3.0%
Hale — 0-4: 4.2% Connellan — 0-4: 3.0%
5-14 4.2% / 10.0%
Hale — 5-14: 4.2% Connellan — 5-14: 10.0%
15-19 — / 7.3%
Hale — 15-19: not among its largest Connellan — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 9.7% / 4.3%
Hale — 20-24: 9.7% Connellan — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 9.7% / 10.2%
Hale — 25-34: 9.7% Connellan — 25-34: 10.2%
35-44 12.5% / 10.2%
Hale — 35-44: 12.5% Connellan — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 29.2% / 18.3%
Hale — 45-54: 29.2% Connellan — 45-54: 18.3%
55-64 9.7% / 15.9%
Hale — 55-64: 9.7% Connellan — 55-64: 15.9%
65-74 4.2% / 12.7%
Hale — 65-74: 4.2% Connellan — 65-74: 12.7%
75-84 4.2% / 5.7%
Hale — 75-84: 4.2% Connellan — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ — / 2.4%
Hale — 85+: not among its largest Connellan — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hale 38.9% couple families
Hale — Couple Families: 38.9% Hale — Lone Person: 61.1% Hale — One Parent Families: 0.0% Hale — Group Household: 0.0%
Connellan 53.8% couple families
Connellan — Couple Families: 53.8% Connellan — Lone Person: 26.9% Connellan — One Parent Families: 11.5% Connellan — Group Household: 7.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hale 40.0% renting
Hale — Owned Outright: 60.0% Hale — Mortgage: 0.0% Hale — Renting: 40.0%
Connellan 13.4% renting
Connellan — Owned Outright: 33.0% Connellan — Mortgage: 53.6% Connellan — Renting: 13.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hale 65.2% houses
Hale — Houses: 65.2% Hale — Flats / Apartments: 34.8%
Connellan 92.4% houses
Connellan — Houses: 92.4% Connellan — Flats / Apartments: 7.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Hale Connellan
Certificate III & IV 20.8% / 17.5%
Hale — Certificate III & IV: 20.8% Connellan — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Bachelor Degree 4.2% / 12.1%
Hale — Bachelor Degree: 4.2% Connellan — Bachelor Degree: 12.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 5.9%
Hale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Connellan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.2%
Hale — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Connellan — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.4%
Hale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Connellan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

Property market

Hale Connellan
Median house price — $897,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 46 days
from 5 sales

Development activity

Hale Connellan
New dwellings approved 7
across MacDonnell
 30
across Alice Springs
Approvals change year on year -100% +25%

Ranking within NT

Hale Connellan
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 3% of NT Higher than 90% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of NT Higher than 58% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 53% of NT
NBN connectivity Higher than 10% of NT Higher than 28% of NT

Liveability

Connellan is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Hale Connellan
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Hale Connellan
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 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Hale Connellan
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Hale Connellan
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 5 1
Waterways 14 0

Mobility

Hale sits further from the CBD (1657.8 km vs 1513.3 km).

Hale Connellan
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Darwin 1657.8 km
+9% vs other
 1513.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1829 min 966 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 0872
 0.3%
postcode 0873
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 8
postcode 0872
 21
postcode 0873

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.

Hale Connellan
Car (driver) 33.3% / 83.4%
Hale — Car (driver): 33.3% Connellan — Car (driver): 83.4%
Walked Only 33.3% / 2.6%
Hale — Walked Only: 33.3% Connellan — Walked Only: 2.6%
Worked from Home 21.2% / 8.8%
Hale — Worked from Home: 21.2% Connellan — Worked from Home: 8.8%
Car (passenger) 12.1% / 3.6%
Hale — Car (passenger): 12.1% Connellan — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Bicycle — / 1.6%
Hale — Bicycle: not among its largest Connellan — Bicycle: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.4%).

Setting

Hale Connellan
Elevation 336 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 544 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Hale Connellan
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
27 premises
 0%
54 premises

Climate

Hale Connellan
Annual rainfall — 285 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 36.6°C
Winter min (Jul) — 4.5°C

Council rates

Hale Connellan
Average residential rate $1,387/yr $2,106/yr
Council MacDonnell Alice Springs

Federal electorate

Hale Connellan
Division Lingiari
same for both
Member Marion Scrymgour
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hale Connellan
Grant amount $50,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hale

Rural

Connellan

Rural

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