White Gums vs Arumbera

Arumbera is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 47 in White Gums. In both, most homes are detached houses. In White Gums, most households own their home and about half of households are people living alone. In Arumbera, the large majority of households rent. On these figures, White Gums tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Arumbera suits 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

White Gums

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (83% vs 59%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Arumbera

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $265/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (79% vs 33%)

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

Commuting to the city

White Gums

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (966 min vs 992 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1515.7 km vs 1521.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • White Gums has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 11%)
  • Arumbera has more units and townhouses to downsize into (41% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Arumbera

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-4.1% vs -23.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

White Gums Arumbera
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.

White Gums Arumbera
Walkability 0 / 0
White Gums — Walkability: 0/100 Arumbera — Walkability: 0/100

Demographics

White Gums rents higher ($265/wk vs $100/wk); White Gums has higher household incomes ($110,500 vs $43,056).

White Gums Arumbera
Population 182 257
+41% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -23.5% -4.1%
Median age 47 38
Median household income $110,500/yr
+61% vs other
 $43,056/yr
Median weekly rent $265/wk
+62% vs other
 $100/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

White Gums Arumbera
0-4 6.6% / 3.1%
White Gums — 0-4: 6.6% Arumbera — 0-4: 3.1%
5-14 13.7% / 14.4%
White Gums — 5-14: 13.7% Arumbera — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 5.5% / 11.7%
White Gums — 15-19: 5.5% Arumbera — 15-19: 11.7%
20-24 1.6% / 2.3%
White Gums — 20-24: 1.6% Arumbera — 20-24: 2.3%
25-34 8.8% / 12.5%
White Gums — 25-34: 8.8% Arumbera — 25-34: 12.5%
35-44 9.3% / 17.1%
White Gums — 35-44: 9.3% Arumbera — 35-44: 17.1%
45-54 13.2% / 9.7%
White Gums — 45-54: 13.2% Arumbera — 45-54: 9.7%
55-64 18.1% / 17.9%
White Gums — 55-64: 18.1% Arumbera — 55-64: 17.9%
65-74 13.7% / 10.1%
White Gums — 65-74: 13.7% Arumbera — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 4.9% / —
White Gums — 75-84: 4.9% Arumbera — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 2.7% / 1.2%
White Gums — 85+: 2.7% Arumbera — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

White Gums 47.6% lone person
White Gums — Lone Person: 47.6% White Gums — Couple Families: 40.5% White Gums — One Parent Families: 11.9% White Gums — Other Families: 0.0%
Arumbera 37.7% lone person
Arumbera — Lone Person: 37.7% Arumbera — Couple Families: 28.3% Arumbera — One Parent Families: 28.3% Arumbera — Other Families: 5.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

White Gums 33.3% renting
White Gums — Owned Outright: 39.7% White Gums — Mortgage: 27.0% White Gums — Renting: 33.3%
Arumbera 79.4% renting
Arumbera — Owned Outright: 20.6% Arumbera — Mortgage: 0.0% Arumbera — Renting: 79.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

White Gums Arumbera
England 2.2% / 2.7%
White Gums — England: 2.2% Arumbera — England: 2.7%
Scotland 2.7% / —
White Gums — Scotland: 2.7% Arumbera — Scotland: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 2.3%
White Gums — New Zealand: not among its largest Arumbera — New Zealand: 2.3%
South Africa — / 1.9%
White Gums — South Africa: not among its largest Arumbera — South Africa: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).

Qualifications

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

White Gums Arumbera
Bachelor Degree 17.0% / 5.8%
White Gums — Bachelor Degree: 17.0% Arumbera — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Certificate III & IV 11.5% / 3.9%
White Gums — Certificate III & IV: 11.5% Arumbera — Certificate III & IV: 3.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 4.3%
White Gums — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Arumbera — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3%
Postgraduate Degree 7.1% / —
White Gums — Postgraduate Degree: 7.1% Arumbera — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 1.6%
White Gums — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Arumbera — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

White Gums 83.1% houses
White Gums — Houses: 83.1% White Gums — Flats / Apartments: 16.9% White Gums — Townhouses: 0.0%
Arumbera 59.4% houses
Arumbera — Houses: 59.4% Arumbera — Flats / Apartments: 29.7% Arumbera — Townhouses: 10.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Development activity

White Gums Arumbera
New dwellings approved 30
across Alice Springs
same for both
Approvals change year on year +25%
same for both

Ranking within NT

White Gums Arumbera
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 72% of NT Higher than 13% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 36% of NT Higher than 28% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 71% of NT Higher than 54% of NT
NBN connectivity Higher than 38% of NT Higher than 58% of NT

Liveability

White Gums Arumbera
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

White Gums Arumbera
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

White Gums Arumbera
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 White Gums

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

Schools in Arumbera

  • Yirara College Independent · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

White Gums Arumbera
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Arumbera sits further from the CBD (1521.1 km vs 1515.7 km).

White Gums Arumbera
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Darwin 1515.7 km 1521.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 966 min 992 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 0870
 0.3%
postcode 0873
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 0870
 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.

White Gums Arumbera
Car (driver) 87.8% / 59.6%
White Gums — Car (driver): 87.8% Arumbera — Car (driver): 59.6%
Walked Only 8.1% / 40.4%
White Gums — Walked Only: 8.1% Arumbera — Walked Only: 40.4%
Worked from Home 4.1% / —
White Gums — Worked from Home: 4.1% Arumbera — Worked from Home: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.8%).

Setting

White Gums Arumbera
Elevation 576 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 558 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

White Gums Arumbera
Connectivity score 15/100 21/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
47 premises
 7%
15 premises

Climate

White Gums Arumbera
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

White Gums Arumbera
Average residential rate $2,106/yr
same for both
Council Alice Springs
same for both

Federal electorate

White Gums Arumbera
Division Lingiari
same for both
Member Marion Scrymgour
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

White Gums Arumbera
Grant amount $50,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

White Gums

Rural

Arumbera

Multicultural Professionals Rural

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