Ross vs Mount Johns

Mount Johns is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 39 in Ross. In Ross, most households own their home and about half of households are people living alone. In Mount Johns, most households rent and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Ross: a median of $658,000, against $550,000 in Mount Johns, though rent is higher in Mount Johns. On these figures, Mount Johns tends to suit renters, people living alone, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Ross

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (47% vs 24%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Ross has cheaper units ($170,000 vs $195,000)
  • Mount Johns has cheaper houses ($550,000 vs $657,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Ross has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $345/wk)
  • Mount Johns has a bigger rental market to choose from (67% vs 42%)

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

Commuting to the city

Ross

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (961 min vs 973 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Ross has more residents already 65 and over (14% vs 4%)
  • Mount Johns has more units and townhouses to downsize into (76% vs 53%)

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 -1.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Ross 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.

Ross 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.

Ross Mount Johns
Walkability 0 / 6
Ross — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Johns — Walkability: 6/100

Demographics

Ross has more residents (806 vs 541); Mount Johns has higher household incomes ($117,988 vs $97,812).

Ross Mount Johns
Population 806
+33% vs other
 541
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.7% -1.3%
Median age 39 35
Median household income $97,812/yr $117,988/yr
+21% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $345/wk
+15% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ross Mount Johns
0-4 5.0% / 8.3%
Ross — 0-4: 5.0% Mount Johns — 0-4: 8.3%
5-14 12.4% / 11.5%
Ross — 5-14: 12.4% Mount Johns — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 4.5% / 1.7%
Ross — 15-19: 4.5% Mount Johns — 15-19: 1.7%
20-24 4.2% / 5.2%
Ross — 20-24: 4.2% Mount Johns — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 17.0% / 22.9%
Ross — 25-34: 17.0% Mount Johns — 25-34: 22.9%
35-44 13.2% / 17.2%
Ross — 35-44: 13.2% Mount Johns — 35-44: 17.2%
45-54 13.4% / 15.2%
Ross — 45-54: 13.4% Mount Johns — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 17.9% / 14.2%
Ross — 55-64: 17.9% Mount Johns — 55-64: 14.2%
65-74 11.2% / 3.0%
Ross — 65-74: 11.2% Mount Johns — 65-74: 3.0%
75-84 3.0% / 0.6%
Ross — 75-84: 3.0% Mount Johns — 75-84: 0.6%
85+ — / 0.7%
Ross — 85+: not among its largest Mount Johns — 85+: 0.7%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
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% Mount Johns — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ross 41.6% renting
Ross — Owned Outright: 34.3% Ross — Mortgage: 24.1% Ross — Renting: 41.6%
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

Qualifications

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

Ross Mount Johns
Bachelor Degree 11.9% / 20.0%
Ross — Bachelor Degree: 11.9% Mount Johns — Bachelor Degree: 20.0%
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 9.1%
Ross — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Mount Johns — Certificate III & IV: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree 5.0% / 12.6%
Ross — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0% Mount Johns — Postgraduate Degree: 12.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 8.5%
Ross — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Mount Johns — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 2.6%
Ross — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Mount Johns — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Ross Mount Johns
New Zealand 3.2% / 3.0%
Ross — New Zealand: 3.2% Mount Johns — New Zealand: 3.0%
England 3.2% / 2.8%
Ross — England: 3.2% Mount Johns — England: 2.8%
India 1.5% / 4.3%
Ross — India: 1.5% Mount Johns — India: 4.3%
Philippines 2.5% / 2.0%
Ross — Philippines: 2.5% Mount Johns — Philippines: 2.0%
Germany — / 1.7%
Ross — Germany: not among its largest Mount Johns — Germany: 1.7%
Sri Lanka 1.5% / —
Ross — Sri Lanka: 1.5% Mount Johns — Sri Lanka: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ross 39.0% flats / apartments
Ross — Flats / Apartments: 39.0% Ross — Houses: 47.2% Ross — Townhouses: 13.8%
Mount Johns 34.8% flats / apartments
Mount Johns — Flats / Apartments: 34.8% Mount Johns — Houses: 24.4% Mount Johns — Townhouses: 40.7%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Ross Mount Johns
Median house price $657,500 $550,000
Median unit price $170,000 $195,000
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Ross Mount Johns
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.

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

Ranking within NT

Ross Mount Johns
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 62% of NT Higher than 81% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 45% of NT Higher than 54% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 54% of NT —
NBN connectivity Higher than 69% of NT
same for both
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 100% of NT

Liveability

Mount Johns scores higher overall (57 vs 28).

Ross Mount Johns
Grade C B
Score 28/100 57/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Ross 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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

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

Schools in Ross

  • Alice Springs Steiner School Independent · Combined

Schools in Mount Johns

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

Amenities in the suburb

Ross Mount Johns
Cafes & restaurants 1 0

Mobility

Ross Mount Johns
Walkability score 0/100 6/100
Distance to Darwin 1507.8 km 1506 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 961 min 973 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 0873
 0.0%
postcode 0874
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 21
postcode 0873
 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.

Ross Mount Johns
Car (driver) 77.4% / 71.5%
Ross — Car (driver): 77.4% Mount Johns — Car (driver): 71.5%
Car (passenger) 6.9% / 10.3%
Ross — Car (passenger): 6.9% Mount Johns — Car (passenger): 10.3%
Bus — / 11.3%
Ross — Bus: not among its largest Mount Johns — Bus: 11.3%
Walked Only 6.2% / 4.5%
Ross — Walked Only: 6.2% Mount Johns — Walked Only: 4.5%
Worked from Home 5.6% / 1.4%
Ross — Worked from Home: 5.6% Mount Johns — Worked from Home: 1.4%
Bicycle 3.8% / 1.0%
Ross — Bicycle: 3.8% Mount Johns — Bicycle: 1.0%

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

Setting

Ross Mount Johns
Elevation 558 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 623 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Ross Mount Johns
Connectivity score 52/100 56/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 28%
238 premises
 20%
350 premises

Climate

Ross Mount Johns
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Ross

Rural

Mount Johns

Affordable Apartments Professionals Rural Townhouses

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