NT · Alice Springs Council
Gillen, NT, 0870
Current weather
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40% humidity · 10.3 km/h wind · 22.4° / 12.7° today · 0 mm rain
Desirability index
#4 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Gillen is a smaller suburban community in the Alice Springs area, home to around 4,466 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 2 school and preschool sites in the area, 12 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
- 4,466
- Median age
- 33
- Median household income / week
- $2,176
- Dwelling vacancy
- 12.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 207 of 1,703
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,733
- Employment rate
- 69.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 125 / 405 / 36
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)
- 862.5
- Bradshaw Primary SchoolPrimary
- Gillen 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
12 public transport stops in this suburb
- Bloomfield Street
- Flynn Drive
- Memorial Avenue
- Milner Road
- Pedler Avenue
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
- Bicycle Parking (2)
- Adamson Avenue (1046)Bus stop
- Bloomfield Street (1041)Bus stop
- Bloomfield Street (1100)Bus stop
- Bloomfield Street (1101)Bus stop
- Bloomfield Street (1102)Bus stop
- Flynn Drive (1043)Bus stop
- Flynn Drive (1044)Bus stop
- Flynn Drive (1045)Bus stop
- Memorial Avenue (1042)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
- Ashwin ParkPark
- Chalmers ParkPark
- Forrest ParkPark
- Newland ParkPark
- Spencer 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
- Alice Springs Community Healthclinic
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 6/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 4/10
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
3 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Bradshaw Pre Schoolkindergarten
- Gillen Pre Schoolkindergarten
- Gillen Pre Schoolkindergarten
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 12
- Parks (OSM)
- 12
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
- 97.4/100
- Cohort rank
- #4 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
- Bradshaw Pre Schoolchildcarekindergarten
- Gillen Pre Schoolchildcarekindergarten
- Gillen Pre Schoolchildcarekindergarten
- Alice Springs Community Healthhealthclinic
- Ashwin Parkgovernmentpark
- Chalmers Parkgovernmentpark
- Forrest Parkgovernmentpark
- Newland Parkgovernmentpark
- Spencer Parkgovernmentpark
- Bloomfield Streettransport
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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