NT · Alice Springs Council
East Side, NT, 0870
Current weather
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Desirability index
#5 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
East Side is a smaller suburban community in the Alice Springs area, home to around 3,098 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 9 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 and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 3,098
- Median age
- 34
- Median household income / week
- $2,225
- Dwelling vacancy
- 11.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 140 of 1,247
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,742
- Employment rate
- 71.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 73 / 343 / 54
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
9 public transport stops in this suburb
- Chewings Street
- Kurrajong Drive
- Lindsay Ave before Renner St
- Undoolya Road
- Winnecke Avenue
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
18 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bicycle Parking
- Bougainvilia Avenue (1029)Bus stop
- Bougainvilia Avenue (1030)Bus stop
- Bougainvilia Avenue (1031)Bus stop
- Chewings Street (1025)Bus stop
- Kurrajong Drive (1028)Bus stop
- Kurrajong Drive (1032)Bus stop
- Lindsay Street (1024)Bus stop
- Undoolya Road (1027)Bus stop
- Winnecke Avenue (1026)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
5 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Davidson ParkPark
- Frances Smith Memorial ParkPark
- Gosse Street ParkPark
- Ross ParkPark
- Spencer Hill Community ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- MHACApsychotherapist
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
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
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Rona Glynn Pre-schoolkindergarten
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
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
- 96.7/100
- Cohort rank
- #5 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
- Rona Glynn Pre-schoolchildcarekindergarten
- MHACAhealthpsychotherapist
- Davidson Parkgovernmentpark
- Frances Smith Memorial Parkgovernmentpark
- Gosse Street Parkgovernmentpark
- Ross Parkgovernmentpark
- Spencer Hill Community Parkgovernmentpark
- Chewings Streettransport
- Kurrajong Drivetransport
- Lindsay Ave before Renner Sttransport
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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