White Gums vs Ilparpa

Ilparpa is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 47 in White Gums. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In White Gums, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, White Gums tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

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

Ilparpa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Ilparpa

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1510.1 km vs 1515.7 km)
  • But White Gums has a shorter drive in (966 min vs 971 min)

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%)
  • Ilparpa is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Ilparpa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.3% vs -23.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

White Gums and Ilparpa 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 Ilparpa
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 Ilparpa
Walkability 0 / 10
White Gums — Walkability: 0/100 Ilparpa — Walkability: 10/100

Demographics

Ilparpa has more residents (542 vs 182); White Gums skews older (47 vs 43).

White Gums Ilparpa
Population 182 542
+198% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -23.5% +15.3%
Median age 47 43
Median household income $110,500/yr
+4% vs other
 $106,496/yr
Median weekly rent $265/wk
+2% vs other
 $260/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

White Gums Ilparpa
0-4 6.6% / 6.6%
White Gums — 0-4: 6.6% Ilparpa — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 13.7% / 10.9%
White Gums — 5-14: 13.7% Ilparpa — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 5.5% / 6.3%
White Gums — 15-19: 5.5% Ilparpa — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 1.6% / 4.6%
White Gums — 20-24: 1.6% Ilparpa — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 8.8% / 12.5%
White Gums — 25-34: 8.8% Ilparpa — 25-34: 12.5%
35-44 9.3% / 11.6%
White Gums — 35-44: 9.3% Ilparpa — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 13.2% / 18.1%
White Gums — 45-54: 13.2% Ilparpa — 45-54: 18.1%
55-64 18.1% / 17.2%
White Gums — 55-64: 18.1% Ilparpa — 55-64: 17.2%
65-74 13.7% / 9.0%
White Gums — 65-74: 13.7% Ilparpa — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 4.9% / 1.7%
White Gums — 75-84: 4.9% Ilparpa — 75-84: 1.7%
85+ 2.7% / —
White Gums — 85+: 2.7% Ilparpa — 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 — Group Household: 0.0%
Ilparpa 38.2% lone person
Ilparpa — Lone Person: 38.2% Ilparpa — Couple Families: 35.1% Ilparpa — One Parent Families: 22.1% Ilparpa — Group Household: 4.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

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%
Ilparpa 34.3% renting
Ilparpa — Owned Outright: 24.6% Ilparpa — Mortgage: 41.1% Ilparpa — Renting: 34.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

White Gums Ilparpa
Certificate III & IV 11.5% / 17.2%
White Gums — Certificate III & IV: 11.5% Ilparpa — Certificate III & IV: 17.2%
Bachelor Degree 17.0% / 10.5%
White Gums — Bachelor Degree: 17.0% Ilparpa — Bachelor Degree: 10.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 4.4%
White Gums — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Ilparpa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4%
Postgraduate Degree 7.1% / 3.5%
White Gums — Postgraduate Degree: 7.1% Ilparpa — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 2.6%
White Gums — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Ilparpa — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

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 Ilparpa
England 2.2% / 2.8%
White Gums — England: 2.2% Ilparpa — England: 2.8%
Scotland 2.7% / —
White Gums — Scotland: 2.7% Ilparpa — Scotland: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 1.3%
White Gums — New Zealand: not among its largest Ilparpa — New Zealand: 1.3%
India — / 0.7%
White Gums — India: not among its largest Ilparpa — India: 0.7%
China — / 0.6%
White Gums — China: not among its largest Ilparpa — China: 0.6%
South Africa — / 0.6%
White Gums — South Africa: not among its largest Ilparpa — South Africa: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).

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%
Ilparpa 86.9% houses
Ilparpa — Houses: 86.9% Ilparpa — Flats / Apartments: 9.1% Ilparpa — Townhouses: 4.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

White Gums Ilparpa
Median house price — $862,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

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

Ranking within NT

White Gums Ilparpa
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 72% of NT Higher than 67% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 36% of NT Higher than 60% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 71% of NT Higher than 55% of NT
NBN connectivity Higher than 38% of NT Higher than 59% of NT

Liveability

Ilparpa is more walkable (10 vs 0).

White Gums Ilparpa
Grade — C
Score — 41/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

White Gums Ilparpa
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

White Gums Ilparpa
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 Ilparpa
Parks & reserves 0 3

Mobility

White Gums sits further from the CBD (1515.7 km vs 1510.1 km).

White Gums Ilparpa
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Darwin 1515.7 km 1510.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 966 min 971 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 Ilparpa
Car (driver) 87.8% / 85.1%
White Gums — Car (driver): 87.8% Ilparpa — Car (driver): 85.1%
Worked from Home 4.1% / 7.5%
White Gums — Worked from Home: 4.1% Ilparpa — Worked from Home: 7.5%
Walked Only 8.1% / 1.3%
White Gums — Walked Only: 8.1% Ilparpa — Walked Only: 1.3%
Car (passenger) — / 6.1%
White Gums — Car (passenger): not among its largest Ilparpa — Car (passenger): 6.1%

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

Setting

White Gums Ilparpa
Elevation 576 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 570 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

White Gums Ilparpa
Connectivity score 15/100 21/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
47 premises
 5%
87 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

White Gums

Rural

Ilparpa

Rural

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