NT · Alice Springs Council
The Gap (NT), NT, 0870
Current weather
22°CClear sky
40% humidity · 10.3 km/h wind · 22.4° / 12.7° today · 0 mm rain
Desirability index
#10 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
The Gap (NT) is a small locality in the Alice Springs area, home to around 1,945 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 10 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
- 1,945
- Median age
- 34
- Median household income / week
- $1,953
- Dwelling vacancy
- 11.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 94 of 794
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,509
- Employment rate
- 67.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 50 / 381 / 59
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
10 public transport stops in this suburb
- Gap Road
- Gap Road
- Gap Road
- Gap Road
- Gap road
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
20 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Alice Springs Hospital (1094)Bus stop
- Gap Road (1071)Bus stop
- Gap Road (1072)Bus stop
- Gap Road (1073)Bus stop
- Gap Road (1074)Bus stop
- Gap Road (1075)Bus stop
- Gap Road (1076)Bus stop
- Gap Road (1090)Bus stop
- Gap Road (1091)Bus stop
- Gap Road (1092)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
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Hospital LawnsPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 2
- Emergency department
- On site
- Alice Springs Hospitalhospital
- Gap Road Dialysis CentreGap Roaddialysis
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)
- 3/10
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
- Ida Standley Preschoolkindergarten
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 3
- Parks (OSM)
- 3
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
- 84.9/100
- Cohort rank
- #10 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
- Ida Standley Preschoolchildcarekindergarten
- Alice Springs Hospitalhealthhospital
- Gap Road Dialysis CentrehealthGap Roaddialysis
- Hospital Lawnsgovernmentpark
- Gap Roadtransport
- Gap Roadtransport
- Gap Roadtransport
- Gap Roadtransport
- Gap roadtransport
- Alice Springs Hospital (1094)amenitiesbus_stop
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
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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