Alice Springs

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code 70201
People 36,077
Male 49.6%
Female 50.4%
Median age 33
Families 7,753
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 15,333
Average people per household 2.8
Median weekly household income $1,715
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,950
Median weekly rent $180
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male 17,900 49.6 118,570 51.8 11,546,638 49.3
Female 18,179 50.4 110,266 48.2 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 13,062 36.2 58,248 25.5 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 36,077 people in Alice Springs. Of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 36.2% of the population.

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Age Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median age 33 -- 32 -- 38 --
0-4 years 2,639 7.3 17,630 7.7 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 2,713 7.5 16,822 7.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 2,373 6.6 15,029 6.6 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 2,334 6.5 14,077 6.2 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 2,676 7.4 16,644 7.3 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 3,248 9.0 21,707 9.5 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 3,207 8.9 21,329 9.3 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 2,623 7.3 18,012 7.9 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 2,576 7.1 16,615 7.3 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 2,612 7.2 16,456 7.2 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 2,482 6.9 14,854 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 2,279 6.3 12,886 5.6 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 1,755 4.9 10,407 4.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 1,079 3.0 7,364 3.2 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 651 1.8 4,300 1.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 383 1.1 2,516 1.1 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 256 0.7 1,258 0.5 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 195 0.5 938 0.4 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Alice Springs was 33 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 7.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 12,384 43.7 78,333 43.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 1,103 3.9 6,046 3.4 608,059 3.2
Divorced 1,940 6.8 13,442 7.5 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 1,118 3.9 5,622 3.1 985,204 5.2
Never married 11,813 41.7 75,917 42.3 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Alice Springs aged 15 years and over, 43.7% were married and 10.7% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 8,770 40.5 58,583 41.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 3,010 13.9 22,537 15.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 9,871 45.6 60,345 42.7 7,024,973 41.9

In Alice Springs, of people aged 15 years and over, 40.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Preschool 596 4.5 3,707 4.6 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 2,342 17.8 15,160 18.6 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 451 3.4 2,632 3.2 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 545 4.1 2,570 3.2 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 805 6.1 8,233 10.1 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 424 3.2 2,070 2.5 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 753 5.7 2,911 3.6 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 503 3.8 3,045 3.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 1,029 7.8 8,054 9.9 1,160,626 16.1
Other 245 1.9 1,655 2.0 198,383 2.8
Not stated 5,472 41.6 31,342 38.5 1,707,023 23.7

In Alice Springs 36.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.4% were in primary school, 15.1% in secondary school and 11.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 4,811 17.0 30,711 17.1 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,898 6.7 12,854 7.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 876 3.1 6,391 3.6 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 2,966 10.5 23,200 12.9 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 3,009 10.6 22,743 12.7 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 1,547 5.5 10,854 6.1 941,531 4.9
Year 10 2,560 9.0 17,509 9.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 47 0.2 226 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 32 0.1 128 0.1 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 3,533 12.5 15,473 8.6 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 566 2.0 1,870 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 5,870 20.7 33,298 18.6 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Alice Springs, 10.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australian 9,336 20.5 65,433 22.4 7,298,243 23.3
Australian Aboriginal 8,295 18.2 37,562 12.8 144,173 0.5
English 8,121 17.8 54,967 18.8 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 2,804 6.2 18,469 6.3 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 2,271 5.0 14,971 5.1 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Alice Springs were Australian 20.5%, Australian Aboriginal 18.2%, English 17.8%, Irish 6.2% and Scottish 5.0%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Alice Springs (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 25,862 71.8 157,531 68.8 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 992 2.8 4,636 2.0 518,466 2.2
England 731 2.0 5,583 2.4 907,570 3.9
India 689 1.9 3,598 1.6 455,389 1.9
United States of America 683 1.9 1,211 0.5 86,125 0.4
Philippines 511 1.4 5,914 2.6 232,386 1.0

In Alice Springs, 71.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 2.8%, England 2.0%, India 1.9%, United States of America 1.9% and Philippines 1.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 7,428 20.6 54,687 23.9 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 1,454 4.0 10,761 4.7 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 1,193 3.3 9,473 4.1 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 20,710 57.4 124,021 54.2 11,070,538 47.3

In Alice Springs, 57.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 20.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 22,042 61.1 134,515 58.8 12,231,150 52.3
England 1,238 3.4 9,028 3.9 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 1,088 3.0 5,712 2.5 617,331 2.6
India 926 2.6 4,735 2.1 616,939 2.6
United States of America 770 2.1 1,459 0.6 104,101 0.4

In Alice Springs, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 61.1%, England 3.4%, New Zealand 3.0%, India 2.6% and United States of America 2.1%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 22,303 61.9 135,595 59.3 12,643,365 54.0
England 1,134 3.1 8,560 3.7 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 1,102 3.1 5,569 2.4 608,329 2.6
India 929 2.6 4,661 2.0 605,777 2.6
United States of America 702 1.9 1,291 0.6 89,357 0.4

In Alice Springs, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 61.9%, England 3.1%, New Zealand 3.1%, India 2.6% and United States of America 1.9%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 9,410 26.1 67,176 29.4 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 6,323 17.5 36,642 16.0 2,238,735 9.6
Catholic 6,040 16.7 45,843 20.0 5,291,834 22.6
Lutheran 4,683 13.0 6,003 2.6 174,019 0.7
Anglican 2,106 5.8 19,234 8.4 3,101,185 13.3

The most common responses for religion in Alice Springs were No Religion, so described 26.1%, Not stated 17.5%, Catholic 16.7%, Lutheran 13.0% and Anglican 5.8%. In Alice Springs, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (61.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Warlpiri 1,313 3.6 2,171 0.9 2,304 0.0
Alyawarr 991 2.8 1,523 0.7 1,548 0.0
Luritja 873 2.4 904 0.4 955 0.0
Pitjantjatjara 839 2.3 868 0.4 3,125 0.0
Arrernte, nec 741 2.1 780 0.3 840 0.0
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English only spoken at home 19,064 52.9 132,634 58.0 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 3,262 24.5 19,395 24.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Alice Springs 52.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Warlpiri 3.6%, Alyawarr 2.8%, Luritja 2.4%, Pitjantjatjara 2.3% and Arrernte, nec 2.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 11,193 65.9 74,100 67.1 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 3,177 18.7 21,493 19.5 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 979 5.8 7,112 6.4 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 1,639 9.6 7,685 7.0 787,452 6.9

There were 16,988 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Alice Springs. Of these 65.9% were employed full time, 18.7% were employed part-time and 9.6% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 921 6.0 6,735 6.6 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 873 5.7 6,327 6.2 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 1,375 9.0 8,431 8.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 3,857 25.1 22,238 21.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 7,338 47.8 51,864 50.5 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Alice Springs, 6.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Professionals 3,508 22.9 20,654 20.1 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 2,736 17.8 14,178 13.8 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 2,000 13.0 14,102 13.7 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 1,856 12.1 12,515 12.2 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,791 11.7 16,189 15.8 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 1,437 9.4 9,642 9.4 1,011,520 9.5
Sales Workers 1,010 6.6 7,021 6.8 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 633 4.1 5,880 5.7 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Alice Springs included Professionals 22.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 17.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.0%, Managers 12.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.7%, Labourers 9.4%, Sales Workers 6.6% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
State Government Administration 901 5.9 6,335 6.2 158,980 1.5
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 829 5.4 3,359 3.3 411,808 3.9
Accommodation 785 5.1 2,349 2.3 113,377 1.1
Local Government Administration 563 3.7 1,910 1.9 142,724 1.3
Primary Education 486 3.2 2,886 2.8 231,198 2.2

Of the employed people in Alice Springs, the most common responses for industry of employment included State Government Administration 5.9%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.4%, Accommodation 5.1%, Local Government Administration 3.7% and Primary Education 3.2%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 788 -- 871 -- 662 --
Family 1,884 -- 2,105 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,715 -- 1,983 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Alice Springs was $788.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 8,831 57.7 61,874 60.3 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 1,938 12.7 8,683 8.5 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 1,079 7.0 6,947 6.8 489,922 4.6
Bicycle 672 4.4 2,552 2.5 107,756 1.0
Bus 382 2.5 4,872 4.7 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 445 2.9 6,555 6.4 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 10,092 65.8 70,991 69.1 7,305,271 68.4

In Alice Springs, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 57.7%, Walked only 12.7%, Car, as passenger 7.0%, Bicycle 4.4% and Bus 2.5%. On the day, 2.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 65.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 18,164 64.1 115,473 64.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 8,624 30.4 52,717 29.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 2,846 10.0 16,056 9.0 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 5,243 18.5 30,716 17.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Alice Springs, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.4% provided care for children and 10.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.5% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 6,082 21.4 40,921 22.8 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 7,582 26.7 46,081 25.7 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 2,994 10.6 17,083 9.5 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,507 5.3 11,386 6.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Alice Springs, 26.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 5.3% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

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Family composition

Family composition Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 2,686 34.7 18,138 35.2 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 3,424 44.2 23,815 46.2 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 1,459 18.8 8,558 16.6 959,543 15.8
Other family 179 2.3 1,014 2.0 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Alice Springs, 44.2% were couple families with children, 34.7% were couple families without children and 18.8% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male -- 16.7 -- 20.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 83.3 -- 79.5 -- 81.8

In Alice Springs, 16.7% of single parents were male and 83.3% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 2,028 33.2 13,833 33.0 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 188 3.1 1,215 2.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 939 15.4 6,638 15.8 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 743 12.1 6,174 14.7 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 252 4.1 1,677 4.0 302,037 6.0
Both not working 1,059 17.3 6,100 14.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 369 6.0 2,884 6.9 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 539 8.8 3,429 8.2 311,381 6.2

In Alice Springs, of couple families with children, 33.2% had both partners employed full-time, 3.1% had both employed part-time and 15.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 10,320 83.1 65,053 85.9 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 2,103 16.9 10,717 14.1 1,039,874 11.2

In Alice Springs, 83.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 16.9% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 6,606 64.0 43,100 66.3 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 2,293 22.2 7,844 12.1 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 684 6.6 11,374 17.5 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 645 6.2 2,166 3.3 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Alice Springs, 64.0% were separate houses, 22.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.6% were flats or apartments and 6.2% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 183 1.8 874 1.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 1,102 10.7 4,871 7.5 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 2,155 20.9 14,306 22.0 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 4,401 42.6 27,598 42.4 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 2,062 20.0 15,039 23.1 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 416 4.0 2,369 3.6 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.8 -- 2.9 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.8 -- 2.9 -- 2.6 --

In Alice Springs, of occupied private dwellings 10.7% had 1 bedroom, 20.9% had 2 bedrooms and 42.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,443 14.0 9,957 15.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 2,864 27.8 19,247 29.6 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 5,428 52.6 32,737 50.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 152 1.5 575 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 431 4.2 2,545 3.9 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Alice Springs, 14.0% were owned outright, 27.8% were owned with a mortgage and 52.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Family households 7,047 68.3 47,400 72.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 2,731 26.5 14,228 21.9 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 538 5.2 3,438 5.3 354,917 4.3

In Alice Springs, of all households, 68.3% were family households, 26.5% were single person households and 5.2% were group households.

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Household income Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 14.3 -- 12.6 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 18.8 -- 25.8 -- 16.4

In Alice Springs, 14.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 18.8% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median rent 180 -- 315 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.9 -- 90.9 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.1 -- 9.1 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,950 -- 2,167 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.6 -- 94.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.4 -- 5.5 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
None 1,556 15.1 6,948 10.7 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 3,652 35.4 20,562 31.6 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 2,977 28.9 22,357 34.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 1,578 15.3 11,813 18.2 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 555 5.4 3,389 5.2 285,197 3.4

In Alice Springs, 35.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 2,404 23.3 10,972 16.9 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 7,466 72.4 51,392 79.0 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 449 4.4 2,698 4.1 221,494 2.7

In Alice Springs, 72.4% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male 6,384 48.9 29,129 50.0 322,171 49.6
Female 6,680 51.1 29,118 50.0 326,996 50.4
Median age 26 -- 25 -- 23 --

In Alice Springs, 48.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.1% were female. The median age was 26 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.8 -- 4 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.4 -- 1.5 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,064 -- 1,225 -- 1,203 --

In Alice Springs, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.8 persons, with 1.4 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,064.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 75 -- 97 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,950 -- 2,167 -- 1,660 --

In Alice Springs, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $75 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,950.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.