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Stuart, 0870

Est. population · Jun 2025

526

Growth (1 yr)

+0.4%

Growth (5 yr)

+4.6%

Median age

28

Median income

$2,025/wk

Employment rate

52.6%

University qualified

18.6%

Work from home

2.3%

Languages at home

34.6%non-English

Most common: Australian Indigenous languages, Punjabi, Korean

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

40.4/100
Average

Top 33% of Northern Territory's suburbs

Verified 88% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Remote
What Stuart is known for: Remote

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Suburb profile

Stuart is a remote locality in the Northern Territory, in Alice Springs Council.

Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. School access is exceptionally strong, placing it among the highest-ranked remote localities, and open-space access is better than in most comparable places. University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group, and green cover is another area where the suburb performs particularly well, and household incomes sit well above the peer median, with household incomes 60% above the peer median.

Overall, Stuart suits people prioritising school access and university qualifications.

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

Remote locality · compared with remote localities in Northern Territory (174)

Strengths

  • School access is exceptionally strong
  • University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group
  • Green cover is a relative strength
  • Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
  • Open-space access is better than in most comparable places
  • Household incomes sit well above the peer median

Weaknesses

No relative weaknesses against comparable places.

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Stuart compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent (Census)

$150/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

526

+0.4% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

11.9%

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

#9

among Country & regional · Established

Pop. growth

33rd

percentile in NT

Rented dwellings

69%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

2/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

58th

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
40.4/100 — Average
State standing
Top 33% of Northern Territory's suburbs
National rank
4328th in Australia
State rank
52nd in NT
Peer rank
#9 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#12 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
88%

Data sources & freshness

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

Population

Estimated resident population

526(June 2025)

+0.4% annual · +4.6% over 5 years · 33th percentile in NT

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.4%
5-year growth
+4.6%
Change in 1 year
+2
Change in 5 years
+23
Growth rank in NT
33th 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 (~500), extrapolated at -0.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
459
Median age
28
Median household income / week
$2,025
Dwelling vacancy
11.9%
Unoccupied private dwellings
19 of 159
Median monthly mortgage
$2,056
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$150
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
7.6% / 23.5% / 68.9%
Employment rate
52.6%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
2.3% / 4% / 71.8%
Walked or cycled to work
11.5%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
65 / 61 / 0

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

18.6% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.4% across Northern Territory. 12.9% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified18.6% · 21.4% NT
  • Diploma qualified6.6% · 7.5% NT
  • Trade / vocational12.9% · 16.1% NT
  • Year 12 or below62% · 55% NT

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce27.4%
  • Health15.3%
  • Engineering and related technologies13.7%
  • Society and culture12.9%
  • Education11.3%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services8.9%
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)
$69,974

62nd percentile in NT · +19% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$71,805

53rd percentile in NT · +10% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
15.0%

65th percentile in NT · +9% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$46,372

38th percentile in NT · -27% vs Australia

Residents with business income
9.0%

62nd percentile in NT · -13% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 0870 — 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
13,665
Taxpayers reporting net rent
2,076
Median net rent
-$680
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,176
Taxable income vs state median
+4%
Salary / wages vs state median
0%
Rental investment vs state median
+7%
Super vs state median
-14%
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

34.6% speak a language other than English at home; 16.4% born overseas

Language at home
282 English only · 149 other
Non-English at home
34.6%
Born overseas
72 (16.4%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
244 (53.2%)
Australian citizens
396
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).

  • Australian Indigenous languages46 · 70.8%
  • Punjabi9 · 13.8%
  • Korean4 · 6.2%
  • Malayalam3 · 4.6%
  • Sinhalese3 · 4.6%

Religion

48.8%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 48.8%, while 37.9% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion37.9%38.1%
Christianity48.8%40.5%
Other / not stated13.3%21.5%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic23.1%16.9%
Lutheran13.1%2.3%
Christian (not further defined)3.9%3.2%
Anglican2.4%6%

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.

Crime & safety

Figures are for the Alice Springs reporting region, not this suburb alone.

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
3,174
Against the person
1,330
Against property
1,844
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
122.9
State crime-rate percentile
75th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-39.5%

Most common offence types

  • 021 Serious Assault
  • 023 Common Assault
  • 061 Burglary - Dwelling (House Break-Ins), Actual
  • 07* Other Theft
  • 11 Property Damage Offences

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • NT Police crime statistics (reporting region / SA2) — Northern Territory Police · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Monthly CSV; regional totals where suburb-level data unavailable

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
3
Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
1,025
Median ICSEA percentile
58th
School list
  • Braitling Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 911 · 13th percentile · LBOTE 39% · 218 students · Top SEA quarter 12% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
  • Alice Springs School Of The AirCombined · Government · ICSEA 1025 · 58th percentile · LBOTE 16% · 77 students · Top SEA quarter 17% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
  • St Philip's CollegeSecondary · Independent · ICSEA 1031 · 60th percentile · LBOTE 28% · 502 students · Top SEA quarter 28% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

4 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Basso Road
  • Stuart Highway
  • Stuart Highway
  • Ulpaya Road

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

17 mapped amenities

1 cafes

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 1 parks mapped in suburb
Walkability proxy
8/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
2.18
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
2.18
Parks per 1,000 residents
2.18
Food & drink(1)
  • Cafe
Sport & outdoors(10)
  • bypassCycling route
  • causwayCycling route
  • METAL Training TrackCycling route
  • RampCycling route
  • Riverside WalkCycling route
  • Alice Springs Telegraph Station Historical ReserveNature reserve
  • Alice Springs Telegraph Station Management AreaNature reserve
  • Park
  • Public toilets
  • Larapinta Trail Section 1Walking trail
Transport(1)

1 bus stops

Other(5)
  • Alice Springs Telegraph Station Admission CenterInformation
  • Information
  • Parking
  • Post Box
  • Larapinta Trail InformationShelter

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

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0.4%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
1
Parks (OSM)
1
Typical summer maximum
36°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

Nearest hospital
Alice Springs Hospital (3.7 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

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

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
22
Participants per 1,000 residents
41.8

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
36° / 21°
Rainfall
117 mm · ~15 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
29° / 14°
Rainfall
78 mm · ~10 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
21° / 5°
Rainfall
37 mm · ~5 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
31° / 15°
Rainfall
56 mm · ~7 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
No overlay at centroid

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 1036.8 km away).

Coalition 42.3%Labor 57.7%

0.4 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +7.1 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • BraitlingLabor 53.2% · Coalition 46.8% TPP (2025)2.0 km away
  • SadadeenLabor 64.2% · Coalition 35.8% TPP (2025)2.6 km away
  • Alice SpringsLabor 64.0% · Coalition 36.0% TPP (2025)2.9 km away
  • GillenLabor 54.8% · Coalition 45.2% TPP (2025)3.9 km away
  • LarapintaLabor 57.3% · Coalition 42.7% TPP (2025)5.9 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)
2/10
IRSD decile (2021)
1/10

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

Compare with

Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

More in Alice Springs Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

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