NT · Barkly Council
Ali Curung, NT, 0872
Current weather
29.4°CClear sky
30% humidity · 24 km/h wind · 29.4° / 17.3° today · 0.5 mm rain
Desirability index
#50 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Ali Curung is a small locality in the Barkly area, home to around 394 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 2 school and preschool sites in the area. Snapshot data also shows hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 394
- Median age
- 23
- Median household income / week
- $1,437
- Dwelling vacancy
- 21.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 21 of 96
- Median monthly mortgage
- $303
- Employment rate
- 28.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 17 / 0 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 636.5
- Alekarenge SchoolCombined
- Murray Downs SchoolCombined
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 2
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Ali Curung Health Centreclinic
- Ali Curung Health Centreclinic
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 32.8/100
- Cohort rank
- #50 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Ali Curung Health Centrehealthclinic
- Ali Curung Health Centrehealthclinic
- Alekarenge SchoolschoolsCombined
- Murray Downs SchoolschoolsCombined
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site