Ross NT 0873
Ross is a suburb in Northern Territory, 1,508 km from Darwin CBD, around 16 hours by car. Population is 806; the median age is 39 and the median household income is $97,812 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the middle range nationally. The suburb grew 13.7% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $300 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,167. 1 school sits within the suburb boundary, and walkability is low.
Is Ross a good suburb?
Ross scores a C (28/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on transit.
Mixed results
1 school
Car-dependent
Walkability 0/100 · 1507.8 km · 961 min drive to Darwin
Median available
Median $658K
Mid-range socio-economic
SEIFA decile 6/10 · median age 39 · 806 residents
Liveability Rating
28 / 100 · Ranked #76 in NTEach bar is Ross's rank among NT suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 3 of 5 factors: no school or safety data, so the other factors carry its weight.
No bushfire or crime or flood data is published for Northern Territory — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.
How do you rate the liveability in Ross?
Local knowledge beats any dataset. Rate it and see what other residents think.
Our score
28 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Median Unit Price
Public listings dataRoss's unit market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $170,000, roughly 59% above where it sat a year earlier. That said, only seven sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.
Units
$170,000
Based on only 7 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Houses
$657,500
Based on only 6 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Ross are currently listed at around $544,000 on average. Based on 8 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$544K
8 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$385K
4 units listed in the last 6 months.
12 of the suburb's 305 dwellings (3.9%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Crime in the Alice Springs area
Crime recorded across the whole area over the 12 months to Aug 2026, not in Ross alone. NT Police publish by town and district, not by suburb, and recent months can take several months to settle.
| Type | Count | Per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| All offences | 5,811 | 188.2 |
| Assault | 1,898 | 61.5 |
| Domestic violence assault | 1,304 | 42.2 |
| Sexual offences | 105 | 3.4 |
| House burglary | 493 | 16.0 |
| Commercial burglary | 135 | 4.4 |
| Theft | 1,229 | 39.8 |
| Property damage | 1,645 | 53.3 |
| Robbery and extortion | 68 | 2.2 |
| Endangering people | 236 | 7.6 |
Rates use the Alice Springs area’s 30,875 residents. The latest month is preliminary and may be revised.
Schools
One school serves Ross, but none have published comparable ratings yet.
- • 162 students in one school (avg 162)
Combined
Walkability
Ross is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Ross.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 2.0 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 0.9 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 0.5 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 10.5 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Ross.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 28%
- Premises covered
- 238
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Alice Springs: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Ross is home to 806 residents, with a median age of 39, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $98,000 a year, with unemployment at 1.7%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
806
Median Age
39
Median Household Income
$97,812/yr
Census Median Rent
$300/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,167/mo
Avg Household Size
2.3
Median Personal Income
$57,304/yr
Unemployment Rate
1.7%
Unoccupied Dwellings
9.2%
Total Dwellings
305
Owner-Occupier Rate
58.4%
Houses
47.2%
Rental Stress
15.9%
Mortgage Stress
26.6%
Work From Home
5.6%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 66.5%
- English Spoken at Home
- 75.4%
- Employment Rate
- 68.4%
- Completed Year 12
- 39.5%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
40 residents (5.0%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
11.5% of residents (88) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Melbourne (24).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 766 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (4 of 459).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 163 people work here; 459 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.4 jobs per working resident. At least 60% of employed residents must work outside the suburb.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,106 a year through Alice Springs based on 2026 figures.
Building Approvals: Alice Springs
In the year to August 2026, 30 new dwellings were approved across Alice Springs. That mix is 16 houses and 14 units. Approvals are up 25.0% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Alice Springs Airport, 5.8 kmDry climate — very hot summers, cold winters with occasional frost.
- Elevation
- 558 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Annual rainfall
- 285 mm
- 28 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 36.6°C
- 111 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 4.5°C
- 15 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
1 facility within 5 km- 4.2 kmFossil Fuel Electricity GenerationTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10) · Particulate Matter ≤2.5 µm (PM2.5)
EV adoption
In postcode 0873, 5 of 1,491 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.1% (32 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.5%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 0873, 197 rooftop-solar systems totalling 1.9 MW have been installed since 2001, against 919 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 20 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$50,000 for new homes.
Administered as the HomeGrown Territory Grant. Established-home buyers may also be eligible for the separate BuildBonus Grant.
Mortgage repayments
Stamp duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Territory Revenue Office
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Marion Scrymgour Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Marion Scrymgour | 58.1% | 41.9% | +6.5 |
| 2022 | Marion Scrymgour | 51.0% | 49.0% | +4.5 |
| 2019 | Warren Snowdon | 55.5% | 44.5% | +2.7 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Bill Yan Country Liberal
Next state election: 26 August 2028.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Bill Yan CLP | 61.5% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2023, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Northern Territory Electoral Commission.
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- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 806 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Ross
Is Ross a safe place to live?
NT does not publish suburb-level crime statistics, so there is no crime figure for Ross.
Is Ross a good place to live?
Ross has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (28/100), ranked against other NT suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Ross?
Ross, NT had a population of 806 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Ross, NT?
The postcode for Ross, NT is 0873.
How far is Ross from Darwin?
Ross is 1,508 km from Darwin CBD by road, about 961 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Ross?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Ross was $97,812 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Ross?
There are too few current rental listings in Ross for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $300, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Ross?
The median age of residents in Ross was 39 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Ross?
There is 1 school inside the Ross boundary, none of which has enough NAPLAN and ICSEA data for a quality band.
What is the weather like in Ross?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Ross, Alice Springs Airport (5.8 km away), summer days average 36.6°C, winter nights 4.5°C, 285 mm of rain a year over 28 rainy days, and 111 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Ross?
First-home buyers in NT may be eligible for $50,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by Territory Revenue Office; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Ross belong to?
Ross sits within the Alice Springs local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Ross?
The average residential rates bill through Alice Springs is $2,106 a year (2026). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Ross?
Across Alice Springs, 30 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 25.0% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Ross in?
Ross sits within the federal Division of Lingiari, currently held by Marion Scrymgour (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2026–27
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2024
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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