Hale vs Ross

In both, most households own their home. In Hale, most homes are detached houses and most households are people living alone. In Ross, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Hale tends to suit people living alone.

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 47%)

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

First-home buyers

Ross

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 86%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Hale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($10/wk vs $300/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (2% vs 16%)

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

Commuting to the city

Ross

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (961 min vs 1829 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1507.8 km vs 1657.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ross

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (14% vs 8%)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (53% vs 35%)

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

Investors

Ross

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.7% vs -8.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Hale and Ross 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 Ross
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 Ross
Walkability 0 / 0
Hale — Walkability: 0/100 Ross — Walkability: 0/100

Demographics

Ross rents higher ($300/wk vs $10/wk); Ross has more residents (806 vs 72).

Hale Ross
Population 72 806
+1019% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.9% +13.7%
Median age 40 39
Median household income $24,232/yr $97,812/yr
+304% vs other
Median weekly rent $10/wk $300/wk
+2900% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hale Ross
0-4 4.2% / 5.0%
Hale — 0-4: 4.2% Ross — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 4.2% / 12.4%
Hale — 5-14: 4.2% Ross — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 — / 4.5%
Hale — 15-19: not among its largest Ross — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 9.7% / 4.2%
Hale — 20-24: 9.7% Ross — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 9.7% / 17.0%
Hale — 25-34: 9.7% Ross — 25-34: 17.0%
35-44 12.5% / 13.2%
Hale — 35-44: 12.5% Ross — 35-44: 13.2%
45-54 29.2% / 13.4%
Hale — 45-54: 29.2% Ross — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 9.7% / 17.9%
Hale — 55-64: 9.7% Ross — 55-64: 17.9%
65-74 4.2% / 11.2%
Hale — 65-74: 4.2% Ross — 65-74: 11.2%
75-84 4.2% / 3.0%
Hale — 75-84: 4.2% Ross — 75-84: 3.0%
85+ — / —
Hale — 85+: not among its largest Ross — 85+: not among its largest

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% Hale — Other Families: 0.0%
Ross 46.8% lone person
Ross — Lone Person: 46.8% Ross — Couple Families: 32.1% Ross — One Parent Families: 14.2% Ross — Group Household: 5.5% Ross — Other Families: 1.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

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%
Ross 41.6% renting
Ross — Owned Outright: 34.3% Ross — Mortgage: 24.1% Ross — Renting: 41.6%
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%
Ross 47.2% houses
Ross — Houses: 47.2% Ross — Flats / Apartments: 39.0% Ross — Townhouses: 13.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Hale Ross
Certificate III & IV 20.8% / 18.0%
Hale — Certificate III & IV: 20.8% Ross — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Bachelor Degree 4.2% / 11.9%
Hale — Bachelor Degree: 4.2% Ross — Bachelor Degree: 11.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 5.8%
Hale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Ross — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 5.0%
Hale — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Ross — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Hale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Ross — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

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

Property market

Hale Ross
Median house price — $657,500
Median unit price — $170,000
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

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

Ranking within NT

Hale Ross
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 3% of NT Higher than 62% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of NT Higher than 45% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 54% of NT
NBN connectivity Higher than 10% of NT Higher than 69% of NT

Liveability

Hale Ross
Grade — C
Score — 28/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Hale Ross
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 Ross
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Hale

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

Schools in Ross

  • Alice Springs Steiner School Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Hale sits further from the CBD (1657.8 km vs 1507.8 km).

Hale Ross
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Darwin 1657.8 km
+9% vs other
 1507.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1829 min 961 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 Ross
Car (driver) 33.3% / 77.4%
Hale — Car (driver): 33.3% Ross — Car (driver): 77.4%
Walked Only 33.3% / 6.2%
Hale — Walked Only: 33.3% Ross — Walked Only: 6.2%
Worked from Home 21.2% / 5.6%
Hale — Worked from Home: 21.2% Ross — Worked from Home: 5.6%
Car (passenger) 12.1% / 6.9%
Hale — Car (passenger): 12.1% Ross — Car (passenger): 6.9%
Bicycle — / 3.8%
Hale — Bicycle: not among its largest Ross — Bicycle: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.4%).

Setting

Hale Ross
Elevation 336 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 558 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Hale Ross
Connectivity score 15/100 52/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
27 premises
 28%
238 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Hale

Rural

Ross

Rural

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