White Gums vs Burt Plain

Burt Plain is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 47 in White Gums. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses and about half of households are people living alone. In White Gums, most households own their home. In Burt Plain, the large majority of households rent. On these figures, White Gums tends to suit older residents, while Burt Plain 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Renters

Burt Plain

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($25/wk vs $265/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (3% vs 12%)
  • 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 1054 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1515.7 km vs 1556.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

White Gums

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 5%)

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

Investors

Burt Plain

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-8.0% vs -23.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

White Gums and Burt Plain 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 Burt Plain
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 Burt Plain
Walkability 0 / 0
White Gums — Walkability: 0/100 Burt Plain — Walkability: 0/100

Demographics

White Gums rents higher ($265/wk vs $25/wk); White Gums has higher household incomes ($110,500 vs $42,848).

White Gums Burt Plain
Population 182 230
+26% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -23.5% -8.0%
Median age 47 34
Median household income $110,500/yr
+61% vs other
 $42,848/yr
Median weekly rent $265/wk
+91% vs other
 $25/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

White Gums Burt Plain
0-4 6.6% / 10.9%
White Gums — 0-4: 6.6% Burt Plain — 0-4: 10.9%
5-14 13.7% / 16.1%
White Gums — 5-14: 13.7% Burt Plain — 5-14: 16.1%
15-19 5.5% / 2.6%
White Gums — 15-19: 5.5% Burt Plain — 15-19: 2.6%
20-24 1.6% / 6.5%
White Gums — 20-24: 1.6% Burt Plain — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 8.8% / 13.9%
White Gums — 25-34: 8.8% Burt Plain — 25-34: 13.9%
35-44 9.3% / 16.1%
White Gums — 35-44: 9.3% Burt Plain — 35-44: 16.1%
45-54 13.2% / 11.7%
White Gums — 45-54: 13.2% Burt Plain — 45-54: 11.7%
55-64 18.1% / 13.9%
White Gums — 55-64: 18.1% Burt Plain — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 13.7% / 5.2%
White Gums — 65-74: 13.7% Burt Plain — 65-74: 5.2%
75-84 4.9% / —
White Gums — 75-84: 4.9% Burt Plain — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 2.7% / —
White Gums — 85+: 2.7% Burt Plain — 85+: not among its largest

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%
Burt Plain 46.2% lone person
Burt Plain — Lone Person: 46.2% Burt Plain — Couple Families: 30.8% Burt Plain — One Parent Families: 18.5% Burt Plain — Other Families: 4.6%
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%
Burt Plain 79.1% renting
Burt Plain — Owned Outright: 20.9% Burt Plain — Mortgage: 0.0% Burt Plain — Renting: 79.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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%
Burt Plain 85.7% houses
Burt Plain — Houses: 85.7% Burt Plain — Flats / Apartments: 14.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

White Gums Burt Plain
Bachelor Degree 17.0% / 1.7%
White Gums — Bachelor Degree: 17.0% Burt Plain — Bachelor Degree: 1.7%
Certificate III & IV 11.5% / 5.7%
White Gums — Certificate III & IV: 11.5% Burt Plain — Certificate III & IV: 5.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 3.0%
White Gums — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Burt Plain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.0%
Postgraduate Degree 7.1% / —
White Gums — Postgraduate Degree: 7.1% Burt Plain — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 1.3%
White Gums — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Burt Plain — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

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

Development activity

White Gums Burt Plain
New dwellings approved 30
across Alice Springs
 7
across MacDonnell
Approvals change year on year +25% -100%

Ranking within NT

White Gums Burt Plain
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 72% of NT Higher than 12% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 36% of NT Higher than 29% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 71% of NT —
NBN connectivity Higher than 38% of NT Higher than 32% of NT

Liveability

White Gums Burt Plain
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 Burt Plain
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 Burt Plain
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

White Gums Burt Plain
Police stations 0 1
Waterways 0 29

Mobility

Burt Plain sits further from the CBD (1556.7 km vs 1515.7 km).

White Gums Burt Plain
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Darwin 1515.7 km 1556.7 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 966 min 1054 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 0870
 0.0%
postcode 0872
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 0870
 8
postcode 0872

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 Burt Plain
Car (driver) 87.8% / 43.5%
White Gums — Car (driver): 87.8% Burt Plain — Car (driver): 43.5%
Walked Only 8.1% / 26.1%
White Gums — Walked Only: 8.1% Burt Plain — Walked Only: 26.1%
Worked from Home 4.1% / 17.4%
White Gums — Worked from Home: 4.1% Burt Plain — Worked from Home: 17.4%
Car (passenger) — / 13.0%
White Gums — Car (passenger): not among its largest Burt Plain — Car (passenger): 13.0%

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

Setting

White Gums Burt Plain
Elevation 576 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 659 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

White Gums Burt Plain
Average residential rate $2,106/yr $1,387/yr
Council Alice Springs MacDonnell

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

White Gums

Rural

Burt Plain

Family Multicultural Rural Young Families

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