NT · Alice Springs Council
Braitling, NT, 0870
Current weather
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40% humidity · 10.8 km/h wind · 21.7° / 12.3° today · 0 mm rain
Desirability index
#2 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Braitling is a smaller suburban community in the Alice Springs area, home to around 3,160 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 1 school and preschool site in the area, 14 public transport stops within the suburb, and a solid spread of nearby amenities and everyday services. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 3,160
- Median age
- 36
- Median household income / week
- $2,182
- Dwelling vacancy
- 10.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 122 of 1,211
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,804
- Employment rate
- 65%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 99 / 190 / 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
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 911
- Braitling Primary SchoolPrimary
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
Public transport
14 public transport stops in this suburb
- Power Street
- Power Street
- Priest Street
- Priest Streetr 2
- Tielkens Ave after Hearne Pl
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
16 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Avanti Plus Alice SpringsBicycle
1 Hearne Place, Braitling
- Bicycle Parking
- Aldidja Street (1008)Bus stop
- Angguna Avenue (1009)Bus stop
- Dalgety Road (1017)Bus stop
- Dixon Road (1010)Bus stop
- Head Street (1012)Bus stop
- Head Street (1013)Bus stop
- Madigan Street (1007)Bus stop
- Power Street (1015)Bus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Dixon ParkPark
- Kurdu Kurdu ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 7/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
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)
- 9
- Parks (OSM)
- 9
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
- 98.7/100
- Cohort rank
- #2 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
- Dixon Parkgovernmentpark
- Kurdu Kurdu Parkgovernmentpark
- Power Streettransport
- Power Streettransport
- Priest Streettransport
- Priest Streetr 2transport
- Tielkens Ave after Hearne Pltransport
- Braitling Primary SchoolschoolsPrimary
- Aldidja Street (1008)amenitiesbus_stop
- Angguna Avenue (1009)amenitiesbus_stop
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- 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
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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