Hale vs Santa Teresa
Santa Teresa is the younger of the two, with a median age of 25 against 40 in Hale. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Hale, most households own their home and most households are people living alone. In Santa Teresa, the large majority of households rent. On these figures, Hale tends to suit people living alone, while Santa Teresa suits renters 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
Santa Teresa
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 39%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (90% vs 65%)
- But Hale has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
Hale
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($10/wk vs $85/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (2% vs 7%)
- But Santa Teresa has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 40%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Santa Teresa
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (1153 min vs 1829 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (1588.7 km vs 1657.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Hale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (35% vs 10%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Santa Teresa
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (5.2% vs -8.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Hale and Santa Teresa 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
Santa Teresa rents higher ($85/wk vs $10/wk); Santa Teresa has more residents (609 vs 72).
| Hale | Santa Teresa | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 72 | 609 +746% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -8.9% | +5.2% |
| Median age | 40 | 25 |
| Median household income | $24,232/yr | $61,256/yr +153% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $10/wk | $85/wk +750% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).
Development activity
| Hale | Santa Teresa | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 7 across MacDonnell same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -100% same for both | |
Ranking within NT
| Hale | Santa Teresa | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 3% of NT | Higher than 28% of NT |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 11% of NT | Higher than 2% of NT |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 10% of NT | Higher than 2% of NT |
Liveability
| Hale | Santa Teresa | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 8/100 |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Hale | Santa Teresa | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 same for both | |
Schools
| Hale | Santa Teresa | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| 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 Santa Teresa
- Ltyentye Apurte Catholic School Catholic · Combined at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Hale | Santa Teresa | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 0 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 14 | 0 |
Mobility
Hale sits further from the CBD (1657.8 km vs 1588.7 km).
| Hale | Santa Teresa | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Darwin | 1657.8 km +4% vs other | 1588.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 1829 min | 1153 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 0872 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 8 postcode 0872 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.0%).
Setting
| Hale | Santa Teresa | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 336 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 530 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Hale | Santa Teresa | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 27 premises | 0% 29 premises |
Council rates
| Hale | Santa Teresa | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,387/yr same for both | |
| Council | MacDonnell same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Hale | Santa Teresa | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lingiari same for both | |
| Member | Marion Scrymgour same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Hale | Santa Teresa | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $50,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Hale
Santa Teresa
Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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