Mount Johns vs Flynn

Flynn is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 35 in Mount Johns. In both, most households rent. In Mount Johns, most households are people living alone. In Flynn, the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Flynn tends to suit renters.

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

Flynn

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (83% vs 24%)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 42%)

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

Renters

Flynn

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($90/wk vs $345/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 67%)

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

Commuting to the city

Flynn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (16/100 vs 6/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Mount Johns has more units and townhouses to downsize into (76% vs 17%)
  • Flynn is more walkable (16/100 vs 6/100)

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

Investors

Flynn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.5% vs -1.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mount Johns Flynn
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.

Mount Johns Flynn
Walkability 6 / 16
Mount Johns — Walkability: 6/100 Flynn — Walkability: 16/100

Demographics

Mount Johns has more residents (541 vs 119); Mount Johns rents higher ($345/wk vs $90/wk).

Mount Johns Flynn
Population 541
+78% vs other
 119
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.3% +15.5%
Median age 35 30
Median household income $117,988/yr
+64% vs other
 $42,588/yr
Median weekly rent $345/wk
+74% vs other
 $90/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Johns Flynn
0-4 8.3% / 10.1%
Mount Johns — 0-4: 8.3% Flynn — 0-4: 10.1%
5-14 11.5% / 8.4%
Mount Johns — 5-14: 11.5% Flynn — 5-14: 8.4%
15-19 1.7% / 14.3%
Mount Johns — 15-19: 1.7% Flynn — 15-19: 14.3%
20-24 5.2% / 15.1%
Mount Johns — 20-24: 5.2% Flynn — 20-24: 15.1%
25-34 22.9% / 13.4%
Mount Johns — 25-34: 22.9% Flynn — 25-34: 13.4%
35-44 17.2% / 16.8%
Mount Johns — 35-44: 17.2% Flynn — 35-44: 16.8%
45-54 15.2% / 8.4%
Mount Johns — 45-54: 15.2% Flynn — 45-54: 8.4%
55-64 14.2% / 5.0%
Mount Johns — 55-64: 14.2% Flynn — 55-64: 5.0%
65-74 3.0% / 6.7%
Mount Johns — 65-74: 3.0% Flynn — 65-74: 6.7%
75-84 0.6% / 2.5%
Mount Johns — 75-84: 0.6% Flynn — 75-84: 2.5%
85+ 0.7% / —
Mount Johns — 85+: 0.7% Flynn — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Johns 39.2% couple families
Mount Johns — Couple Families: 39.2% Mount Johns — One Parent Families: 3.0% Mount Johns — Lone Person: 56.0% Mount Johns — Group Household: 1.8%
Flynn 43.5% couple families
Flynn — Couple Families: 43.5% Flynn — One Parent Families: 56.5% Flynn — Lone Person: 0.0% Flynn — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Johns 24.4% houses
Mount Johns — Houses: 24.4% Mount Johns — Townhouses: 40.7% Mount Johns — Flats / Apartments: 34.8%
Flynn 83.3% houses
Flynn — Houses: 83.3% Flynn — Townhouses: 10.0% Flynn — Flats / Apartments: 6.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Johns 66.9% renting
Mount Johns — Owned Outright: 11.6% Mount Johns — Mortgage: 21.5% Mount Johns — Renting: 66.9%
Flynn 100.0% renting
Flynn — Owned Outright: 0.0% Flynn — Mortgage: 0.0% Flynn — Renting: 100.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

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

Development activity

Mount Johns Flynn
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.

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

Ranking within NT

Mount Johns Flynn
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 81% of NT Higher than 12% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of NT Higher than 65% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 51% of NT
NBN connectivity Higher than 69% of NT Higher than 67% of NT
Rental yield (units) Higher than 100% of NT —

Liveability

Flynn is more walkable (16 vs 6).

Mount Johns Flynn
Grade B —
Score 57/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 —

Risk profile

Mount Johns Flynn
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 1
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Mount Johns Flynn
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mount Johns

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

Schools in Flynn

  • Araluen Christian College Independent · Combined
  • NT Christian College - Araluen Campus Independent · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Johns Flynn
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 2

Mobility

Mount Johns Flynn
Walkability score 6/100 16/100
Distance to Darwin 1506 km 1504.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 973 min 970 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 0874
 0.2%
postcode 0875
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 8
postcode 0874
 19
postcode 0875

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.

Mount Johns Flynn
Car (driver) 71.5% / 100.0%
Mount Johns — Car (driver): 71.5% Flynn — Car (driver): 100.0%
Bus 11.3% / —
Mount Johns — Bus: 11.3% Flynn — Bus: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 10.3% / —
Mount Johns — Car (passenger): 10.3% Flynn — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 4.5% / —
Mount Johns — Walked Only: 4.5% Flynn — Walked Only: not among its largest
Worked from Home 1.4% / —
Mount Johns — Worked from Home: 1.4% Flynn — Worked from Home: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Mount Johns Flynn
Elevation 623 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 658 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mount Johns Flynn
Connectivity score 56/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 20%
350 premises
 0%
6 premises

Climate

Mount Johns Flynn
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

Mount Johns Flynn
Average residential rate $2,106/yr
same for both
Council Alice Springs
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mount Johns

Affordable Apartments Professionals Rural Townhouses

Flynn

Multicultural Quiet Rural Students Young Families

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