NT · Alice Springs Council
Arumbera, NT, 0873
Current weather
21.7°CClear sky
44% humidity · 12.6 km/h wind · 22° / 11.3° today · 0 mm rain
Desirability index
#69 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Arumbera is a small locality in the Alice Springs area, home to around 257 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show limited but present public transport access. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 257
- Median age
- 38
- Median household income / week
- $828
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 6 of 78
- Median monthly mortgage
- $845
- Employment rate
- 24.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 6 / 7 / 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.
Public transport
3 public transport stops in this suburb
- Op Heath Road
- Stuart Highway
- Yirara College
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Kuyunba Conservation ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · 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
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 7.4/100
- Cohort rank
- #69 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
- Kuyunba Conservation Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Op Heath Roadtransport
- Stuart Highwaytransport
- Yirara Collegetransport
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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