Sadadeen vs Mount Johns

Sadadeen is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 35 in Mount Johns. In Sadadeen, about half of households rent and most homes are detached houses. In Mount Johns, most households rent and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Mount Johns: a median of $550,000, against $440,000 in Sadadeen, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Sadadeen tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Mount Johns suits renters and 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

Sadadeen

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (59% vs 24%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (55% vs 42%)

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

  • Sadadeen has cheaper houses ($440,500 vs $550,000)
  • Mount Johns has cheaper units ($195,000 vs $301,750)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Johns

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (67% vs 53%)

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

Commuting to the city

Sadadeen

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (60/100 vs 6/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (955 min vs 973 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1501 km vs 1506 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Sadadeen is more walkable (60/100 vs 6/100)
  • Mount Johns has more units and townhouses to downsize into (76% vs 41%)

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

Investors

Sadadeen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.7% vs -1.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Sadadeen 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.

Sadadeen 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.

Sadadeen Mount Johns
Walkability 60 / 6
Sadadeen — Walkability: 60/100 Mount Johns — Walkability: 6/100

Demographics

Sadadeen has more residents (2,307 vs 541); Mount Johns has higher household incomes ($117,988 vs $93,860).

Sadadeen Mount Johns
Population 2,307
+77% vs other
 541
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.7% -1.3%
Median age 32 35
Median household income $93,860/yr $117,988/yr
+26% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk $345/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sadadeen Mount Johns
0-4 8.4% / 8.3%
Sadadeen — 0-4: 8.4% Mount Johns — 0-4: 8.3%
5-14 14.3% / 11.5%
Sadadeen — 5-14: 14.3% Mount Johns — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 6.5% / 1.7%
Sadadeen — 15-19: 6.5% Mount Johns — 15-19: 1.7%
20-24 5.9% / 5.2%
Sadadeen — 20-24: 5.9% Mount Johns — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 20.0% / 22.9%
Sadadeen — 25-34: 20.0% Mount Johns — 25-34: 22.9%
35-44 15.8% / 17.2%
Sadadeen — 35-44: 15.8% Mount Johns — 35-44: 17.2%
45-54 11.8% / 15.2%
Sadadeen — 45-54: 11.8% Mount Johns — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 10.1% / 14.2%
Sadadeen — 55-64: 10.1% Mount Johns — 55-64: 14.2%
65-74 5.8% / 3.0%
Sadadeen — 65-74: 5.8% Mount Johns — 65-74: 3.0%
75-84 1.2% / 0.6%
Sadadeen — 75-84: 1.2% Mount Johns — 75-84: 0.6%
85+ 0.2% / 0.7%
Sadadeen — 85+: 0.2% Mount Johns — 85+: 0.7%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sadadeen 36.4% lone person
Sadadeen — Lone Person: 36.4% Sadadeen — Couple Families: 35.9% Sadadeen — One Parent Families: 19.4% Sadadeen — Group Household: 6.6% Sadadeen — Other Families: 1.6%
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.

Sadadeen 52.6% renting
Sadadeen — Owned Outright: 10.1% Sadadeen — Mortgage: 37.3% Sadadeen — Renting: 52.6%
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.

Sadadeen Mount Johns
Bachelor Degree 10.3% / 20.0%
Sadadeen — Bachelor Degree: 10.3% Mount Johns — Bachelor Degree: 20.0%
Certificate III & IV 13.5% / 9.1%
Sadadeen — Certificate III & IV: 13.5% Mount Johns — Certificate III & IV: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree 4.2% / 12.6%
Sadadeen — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2% Mount Johns — Postgraduate Degree: 12.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 8.5%
Sadadeen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Mount Johns — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 2.6%
Sadadeen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% 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.

Sadadeen Mount Johns
India 2.8% / 4.3%
Sadadeen — India: 2.8% Mount Johns — India: 4.3%
New Zealand 3.5% / 3.0%
Sadadeen — New Zealand: 3.5% Mount Johns — New Zealand: 3.0%
Philippines 3.2% / 2.0%
Sadadeen — Philippines: 3.2% Mount Johns — Philippines: 2.0%
England 1.6% / 2.8%
Sadadeen — England: 1.6% Mount Johns — England: 2.8%
Germany — / 1.7%
Sadadeen — Germany: not among its largest Mount Johns — Germany: 1.7%
Nepal 1.0% / —
Sadadeen — Nepal: 1.0% Mount Johns — Nepal: 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.

Sadadeen 59.0% houses
Sadadeen — Houses: 59.0% Sadadeen — Townhouses: 35.3% Sadadeen — Flats / Apartments: 5.8%
Mount Johns 24.4% houses
Mount Johns — Houses: 24.4% Mount Johns — Townhouses: 40.7% Mount Johns — Flats / Apartments: 34.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Sadadeen Mount Johns
Median house price $440,500 $550,000
Median unit price $301,750 $195,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 56 days
from 19 sales
 —

Development activity

Sadadeen 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.

Sadadeen Mount Johns
Houses 6.4%
$580/wk on $470K
 —
Units — 10.0%
$375/wk on $195K

Ranking within NT

Sadadeen Mount Johns
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 57% of NT Higher than 81% of NT
Schools Higher than 6% of NT —
Walkability Higher than 88% of NT Higher than 54% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 64% of NT —
NBN connectivity Higher than 72% of NT Higher than 69% of NT
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 84% of NT —
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 100% of NT

Liveability

Sadadeen is more walkable (60 vs 6); Mount Johns scores higher overall (57 vs 37).

Sadadeen Mount Johns
Grade C B
Score 37/100 57/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Sadadeen 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 4
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Sadadeen Mount Johns
Inside the suburb 4 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Sadadeen

  • Centralian Senior College Government · Secondary
  • Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College - Sadadeen Road Campus Catholic · Secondary
  • Sadadeen Primary School Government · Primary
  • Acacia Hill School Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in Mount Johns

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

Amenities in the suburb

Sadadeen Mount Johns
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 2 0
GPs 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0

Mobility

Mount Johns sits further from the CBD (1506 km vs 1501 km).

Sadadeen Mount Johns
Walkability score 60/100 6/100
Distance to Darwin 1501 km 1506 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 955 min 973 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 0870
 0.0%
postcode 0874
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 0870
 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.

Sadadeen Mount Johns
Car (driver) 79.0% / 71.5%
Sadadeen — Car (driver): 79.0% Mount Johns — Car (driver): 71.5%
Car (passenger) 10.4% / 10.3%
Sadadeen — Car (passenger): 10.4% Mount Johns — Car (passenger): 10.3%
Bus 0.8% / 11.3%
Sadadeen — Bus: 0.8% Mount Johns — Bus: 11.3%
Walked Only 3.8% / 4.5%
Sadadeen — Walked Only: 3.8% Mount Johns — Walked Only: 4.5%
Bicycle 3.2% / 1.0%
Sadadeen — Bicycle: 3.2% Mount Johns — Bicycle: 1.0%
Worked from Home 2.7% / 1.4%
Sadadeen — Worked from Home: 2.7% Mount Johns — Worked from Home: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.0%).

Setting

Sadadeen Mount Johns
Elevation 583 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 623 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Sadadeen Mount Johns
Connectivity score 65/100 56/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 36%
943 premises
 20%
350 premises

Climate

Sadadeen 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Sadadeen

Affordable Easy Commute Family Townhouses

Mount Johns

Affordable Apartments Professionals Rural Townhouses

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