Hale vs Mount Johns

Mount Johns is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 40 in Hale. In both, most households are people living alone. In Hale, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Mount Johns, most households rent. On these figures, Mount Johns tends to suit renters, young adults, and 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

Hale

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (65% vs 24%)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Johns

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 86%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Hale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($10/wk vs $345/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (2% vs 15%)
  • But Mount Johns has a bigger rental market to choose from (67% vs 40%)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Johns

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (973 min vs 1829 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1506 km vs 1657.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Johns

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (76% vs 35%)

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

Investors

Mount Johns

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-1.3% vs -8.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Hale and Mount Johns 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 Mount Johns
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 Mount Johns
Walkability 0 / 6
Hale — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Johns — Walkability: 6/100

Demographics

Mount Johns rents higher ($345/wk vs $10/wk); Mount Johns has more residents (541 vs 72).

Hale Mount Johns
Population 72 541
+651% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.9% -1.3%
Median age 40 35
Median household income $24,232/yr $117,988/yr
+387% vs other
Median weekly rent $10/wk $345/wk
+3350% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hale Mount Johns
0-4 4.2% / 8.3%
Hale — 0-4: 4.2% Mount Johns — 0-4: 8.3%
5-14 4.2% / 11.5%
Hale — 5-14: 4.2% Mount Johns — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 — / 1.7%
Hale — 15-19: not among its largest Mount Johns — 15-19: 1.7%
20-24 9.7% / 5.2%
Hale — 20-24: 9.7% Mount Johns — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 9.7% / 22.9%
Hale — 25-34: 9.7% Mount Johns — 25-34: 22.9%
35-44 12.5% / 17.2%
Hale — 35-44: 12.5% Mount Johns — 35-44: 17.2%
45-54 29.2% / 15.2%
Hale — 45-54: 29.2% Mount Johns — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 9.7% / 14.2%
Hale — 55-64: 9.7% Mount Johns — 55-64: 14.2%
65-74 4.2% / 3.0%
Hale — 65-74: 4.2% Mount Johns — 65-74: 3.0%
75-84 4.2% / 0.6%
Hale — 75-84: 4.2% Mount Johns — 75-84: 0.6%
85+ — / 0.7%
Hale — 85+: not among its largest Mount Johns — 85+: 0.7%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hale 61.1% lone person
Hale — Lone Person: 61.1% Hale — Couple Families: 38.9% Hale — One Parent Families: 0.0% Hale — Group Household: 0.0%
Mount Johns 56.0% lone person
Mount Johns — Lone Person: 56.0% Mount Johns — Couple Families: 39.2% Mount Johns — One Parent Families: 3.0% Mount Johns — Group Household: 1.8%
Lone Person Couple Families 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%
Mount Johns 66.9% renting
Mount Johns — Owned Outright: 11.6% Mount Johns — Mortgage: 21.5% Mount Johns — Renting: 66.9%
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% Hale — Townhouses: 0.0%
Mount Johns 24.4% houses
Mount Johns — Houses: 24.4% Mount Johns — Flats / Apartments: 34.8% Mount Johns — Townhouses: 40.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Hale Mount Johns
Certificate III & IV 20.8% / 9.1%
Hale — Certificate III & IV: 20.8% Mount Johns — Certificate III & IV: 9.1%
Bachelor Degree 4.2% / 20.0%
Hale — Bachelor Degree: 4.2% Mount Johns — Bachelor Degree: 20.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 8.5%
Hale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Mount Johns — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 12.6%
Hale — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Mount Johns — Postgraduate Degree: 12.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.6%
Hale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Mount Johns — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

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

Property market

Hale Mount Johns
Median house price — $550,000
Median unit price — $195,000
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

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

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.

Hale Mount Johns
Houses —
same for both
Units — 10.0%
$375/wk on $195K

Ranking within NT

Hale Mount Johns
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 3% of NT Higher than 81% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of NT Higher than 54% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 10% of NT Higher than 69% of NT
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 100% of NT

Liveability

Hale Mount Johns
Grade — B
Score — 57/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Hale Mount Johns
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Hale Mount Johns
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 Mount Johns
Parks & reserves 5 0
Waterways 14 0

Mobility

Hale sits further from the CBD (1657.8 km vs 1506 km).

Hale Mount Johns
Walkability score 0/100 6/100
Distance to Darwin 1657.8 km
+9% vs other
 1506 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1829 min 973 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 0872
 0.0%
postcode 0874
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 8
postcode 0872
 8
postcode 0874

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 Mount Johns
Car (driver) 33.3% / 71.5%
Hale — Car (driver): 33.3% Mount Johns — Car (driver): 71.5%
Walked Only 33.3% / 4.5%
Hale — Walked Only: 33.3% Mount Johns — Walked Only: 4.5%
Worked from Home 21.2% / 1.4%
Hale — Worked from Home: 21.2% Mount Johns — Worked from Home: 1.4%
Car (passenger) 12.1% / 10.3%
Hale — Car (passenger): 12.1% Mount Johns — Car (passenger): 10.3%
Bus — / 11.3%
Hale — Bus: not among its largest Mount Johns — Bus: 11.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.5%).

Setting

Hale Mount Johns
Elevation 336 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 623 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Hale Mount Johns
Connectivity score 15/100 56/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
27 premises
 20%
350 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Hale

Rural

Mount Johns

Affordable Apartments Professionals Rural Townhouses

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