NT · Unincorporated NT Council

Alyangula, 0885

Est. population · Jun 2025

879

Growth (1 yr)

+0.3%

Growth (5 yr)

+5.0%

Median age

34

Median income

$3,333/wk

Employment rate

75.7%

University qualified

24.6%

Work from home

2.9%

Languages at home

10.1%non-English

Most common: Tagalog, Australian Indigenous languages, Tamil

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

41.6/100
Average

Top 28% of Northern Territory's suburbs

Verified 73% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Excellent transport
  • Coastal
  • Golf
  • Regional centre
What Alyangula is known for: Excellent transport, Coastal, Golf, Regional centre

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Suburb profile

Alyangula is a major regional centre in the Northern Territory, in Unincorporated NT.

Walkability is an exceptional strength. Health access is a very strong feature of the suburb, with health access 50% above the peer median. Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group, placing it among the highest-ranked major regional centres, and university qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 42% above the peer median. School access is relatively limited, with school access 67% below the peer median.

Alyangula is a better fit for people who value socio-economic advantage and university qualifications more than school access.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Major regional centre · compared with major regional centres in Northern Territory (33)

Strengths

  • Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places
  • Walkability is a relative strength
  • Health access is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • School access is relatively limited

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • StudentsInsufficient data
  • Budget buyersInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Alyangula compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent (Census)

$80/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

879

+0.3% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

22.7%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#1

among Coastal & beach · Emerging

Pop. growth

31st

percentile in NT

Rented dwellings

94%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

8th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
41.6/100 — Average
State standing
Top 28% of Northern Territory's suburbs
National rank
4002nd in Australia
State rank
44th in NT
Peer rank
#1 among Coastal & beach · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#2 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data confidence
73%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Population

Estimated resident population

879(June 2025)

+0.3% annual · +5.0% over 5 years · 31th percentile in NT

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.3%
5-year growth
+5.0%
Change in 1 year
+3
Change in 5 years
+42
Growth rank in NT
31th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~900), extrapolated at +0.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
751
Median age
34
Median household income / week
$3,333
Dwelling vacancy
22.7%
Unoccupied private dwellings
63 of 278
Median monthly mortgage
$1,083
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$80
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
6.5% / 0% / 93.5%
Employment rate
75.7%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
2.9% / 6% / 62.3%
Walked or cycled to work
13.4%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
184 / 16 / 8

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

24.6% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.4% across Northern Territory. 23.8% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified24.6% · 21.4% NT
  • Diploma qualified10% · 7.5% NT
  • Trade / vocational23.8% · 16.1% NT
  • Year 12 or below41.7% · 55% NT

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Engineering and related technologies25.8%
  • Management and commerce16.3%
  • Education14.5%
  • Society and culture13.8%
  • Health12.7%
  • Architecture and building6%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$85,152

97th percentile in NT · +45% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$87,203

100th percentile in NT · +34% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
32.0%

100th percentile in NT · +132% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$83,046

82nd percentile in NT · +31% vs Australia

Residents with business income
5.0%

27th percentile in NT · -52% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 0885 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
554
Taxpayers reporting net rent
179
Median net rent
-$1,804
Taxpayers reporting business income
25
Taxable income vs state median
+26%
Salary / wages vs state median
+22%
Rental investment vs state median
+129%
Super vs state median
+55%
Business income vs state median
-29%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in NT, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

10.1% speak a language other than English at home; 17.9% born overseas

Language at home
550 English only · 62 other
Non-English at home
10.1%
Born overseas
111 (17.9%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
41 (5.5%)
Australian citizens
556
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
5

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Tagalog5 · 26.3%
  • Australian Indigenous languages4 · 21.1%
  • Tamil4 · 21.1%
  • Afrikaans3 · 15.8%
  • Italian3 · 15.8%

Religion

44.7%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 44.7%, while Christianity accounts for 33.7%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion44.7%38.1%
Christianity33.7%40.5%
Other / not stated21.6%21.5%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic20.5%16.9%
Anglican5.1%6%
Christian (not further defined)2.9%3.2%
Uniting Church2.1%3.7%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
1
Median school ICSEA
888
Median ICSEA percentile
8th
School list
  • Alyangula Area SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 888 · 8th percentile · LBOTE 42% · 203 students · Top SEA quarter 9% · 0.1 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap

  • childcareFlinders Streetchildcare

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Amenities

53 mapped amenities

1 pubs · 1 supermarkets · 1 fast food · 1 playgrounds · 1 sports centres · 1 swimming pools · 1 petrol stations · 1 post offices

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Decent local green space — 1 parks in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 8 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
34/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
2.66
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.33
Food & drink(2)
  • Fast food

    15 Bougainvillea Drive, Alyangula

  • The ARCPub

    Malarra Drive, Alyangula

Shopping(2)
  • The ArcadeShopping centre

    Bougainvillea Drive, Alyangula

  • Xpress MartSupermarket

    Nabunga Street, Alyangula

Everyday services(4)
  • ANZATM
  • ANZ BankBank
  • Alyangula Fuel StationPetrol station

    Yarradena Drive, Alyangula

  • Alyangula Post OfficePost office
Community(2)
  • Childcare

    Flinders Street, Alyangula

  • Alyangula SchoolSchool
Health & services(1)
  • Alyangula Health CentreClinic

    1 Poinciana Street, Alyangula

Sport & outdoors(12)
  • Alyangula Public Boat RampBoat ramp
  • Boat ramp
  • Fitness station
  • Alyangula Golf ClubGolf course

    1 Alebuwa Road

  • New GymGym

    GYM 2 Poinciana Street, Alyangula

  • Old GymGym

    GYM 1 Poinciana Street, Alyangula

  • Park
  • Playground
  • ASEC HallSports centre

    Poinciana Street, Alyangula

  • Alyangula OvalSports field
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool
Entertainment(1)
  • Alyangula Picture GardensCinema

    Poinciana Street, Alyangula

Transport(4)

3 bus stops · 1 ferry terminals

Other(15)
  • Directors Cottage Sea ViewAlpine Hut

    Alebuwa Road, Alyangula

  • Directors Cottage VinesAlpine Hut

    Alebuwa Road, Alyangula

  • Directors CottagesApartment

    Alebuwa Road, Alyangula

  • Groote Eylandt BMX ClubBicycle Parking

    99 Bougainvillea Drive, Alyangula

  • Al's Auto repair workshopCar repair

    Yarradena Drive, Alyangula

  • Alyangula CourthouseCourthouse

    Ayawarra Crescent, Alyangula

  • Groote Eylandt Emergency ServicesFire station

    1 Van Colster Road

  • Groote Eylandt Emergency ServicesFire station

    1 Van Colster Road, Alyangula

  • Alyangula MorgueMortuary

    Poinciana Street, Alyangula

  • Parking (3)
  • Alyangula Police StationPolice

    63 Taylor Street, Alyangula

  • Prison
  • Smoking Area (9)
  • GEMCOVending machine
  • GEMCO Health ClinicYes

    50 Ayawarra Crescent, Alyangula

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Sporting clubs

1 named sporting club in this suburb

  • Alyangula Golf Club

    Golf · +61 8 8987 6060

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0.6%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
1
Parks (OSM)
1
Typical summer maximum
34°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
3
Nearest hospital
Gove District Hospital (189.1 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
2
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 2

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • Alyangula Health CentrePoinciana StreetClinic
  • Alyangula Health CentrePoinciana StreetClinic
  • GEMCO Health ClinicAyawarra CrescentYes

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
14
Participants per 1,000 residents
15.9

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
34° / 25°
Rainfall
582 mm · ~73 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
32° / 23°
Rainfall
435 mm · ~54 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
29° / 18°
Rainfall
11 mm · ~1 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
34° / 22°
Rainfall
86 mm · ~11 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via state planning hazard mapping. Flood cover uses inundation polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Lingiari
Member of Parliament
Marion SCRYMGOUR (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
76,817
Turnout (2025)
62.2%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+6.5 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 41.9%Labor 58.1%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 601.2 km away).

Coalition 56.5%Labor 43.5%

14.6 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +0.4 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • TindalLabor 49.4% · Coalition 50.6% TPP (2025)440.1 km away
  • Katherine EastLabor 48.5% · Coalition 51.5% TPP (2025)449.9 km away
  • Katherine NorthLabor 50.0% · Coalition 50.0% TPP (2025)452.4 km away
  • Katherine SouthLabor 43.2% · Coalition 56.8% TPP (2025)454.5 km away
  • Humpty DooLabor 37.6% · Coalition 62.4% TPP (2025)592.8 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
10/10
IRSD decile (2021)
10/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

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Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Northern Territory.