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Not in any Significant Urban Area vs Alice Springs

Urban Area comparison ≈ 670 km apart · Not in any Significant Urban Area profile · Alice Springs profile

Not in any Significant Urban Area Alice Springs

Not in any Significant Urban Area (SA) and Alice Springs are very different places despite both being in regional Australia. Alice Springs has a far more diverse population, with 20.6% identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and 24.4% using a language other than English at home. It is also a younger and more qualified area, where the typical resident is 34 and 27.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree. In contrast, Not in any Significant Urban Area (SA) is much older, with a typical resident aged 47 and 24.2% of people aged 65 and over. Residents there are more likely to own their homes outright (42.2%) and live in separate houses (93.6%), while typical weekly household incomes are much lower at $1,259 compared to $2,142 in Alice Springs.

These two areas share a similar level of unemployment, which sits at 4.3% in Not in any Significant Urban Area (SA) and 3.5% in Alice Springs. However, most other gaps have widened since 2011. Alice Springs has become increasingly different from Not in any Significant Urban Area (SA) in terms of income, education, and the share of people born overseas. The gap in typical weekly household income has grown to $883, and the difference in the share of people using another language at home has increased to 19.4 percentage points.

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Where they differ most

People / bedroom: 0.20 higher in Alice Springs Owned outright: 26.5 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area Separate houses: 29.4 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area Renting: 23.2 pts higher in Alice Springs Population: 246,478 larger in Not in any Significant Urban Area

Demographics & Identity

Population in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +246,478 larger in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap steady
272,390 85th pct 25,912 44th pct
Median age in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +13 yrs older in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap widening
47 yrs 86th pct 34 yrs 7th pct
First Nations in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +16.6 pts higher in Alice Springs gap widening
4.0% 33rd pct 20.6% 99th pct
Aged 65+ in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +14.6 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap widening
24.2% 75th pct 9.6% 5th pct
Under 15 in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +4.2 pts higher in Alice Springs gap steady
16.7% 23rd pct 20.8% 86th pct
De facto in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +4.2 pts higher in Alice Springs gap narrowing
12.4% 41st pct 16.6% 89th pct

Age structure

20.7% Young adults (25–44) +13.6 pts ▸ 34.3%
28.7% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +4.2 pts 24.6%
24.2% Seniors (65+) ◂ +14.6 pts 9.6%
16.7% Children (0–14) +4.2 pts ▸ 20.8%
9.7% Youth (15–24) +1.0 pts ▸ 10.7%

Marital status

50.2% Married ◂ +10.9 pts 39.2%
30.3% Never married +16.2 pts ▸ 46.5%
9.8% Divorced ◂ +2.2 pts 7.6%
6.2% Widowed ◂ +3.2 pts 3.0%
3.4% Separated +0.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

Age & sex structure

Not in any Significant Urban Area Alice Springs

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +15.2 pts higher in Alice Springs gap widening
11.0% 31st pct 26.2% 91st pct

Country of birth

81.5% Australia ◂ +14.4 pts 67.1%
4.3% England ◂ +1.9 pts 2.4%
0.4% India +3.3 pts ▸ 3.7%
0.8% New Zealand +2.4 pts ▸ 3.2%
0.5% Philippines +1.8 pts ▸ 2.3%
0.0% Nepal +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.2% China +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.3% South Africa +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.1% Vietnam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.2% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Ancestry

42.0% English ◂ +15.1 pts 26.9%
40.9% Australian ◂ +14.8 pts 26.1%
11.7% German ◂ +6.5 pts 5.1%
7.6% Irish +1.7 pts ▸ 9.2%
9.0% Scottish ◂ +1.5 pts 7.6%
0.4% Indian +3.2 pts ▸ 3.6%
0.7% Filipino +2.1 pts ▸ 2.8%
2.1% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 2.3%
0.5% Chinese +1.7 pts ▸ 2.1%
1.7% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 1.5%
0.8% Greek ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%
0.1% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Language

Other language in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +19.4 pts higher in Alice Springs gap widening
5.0% 29th pct 24.4% 92nd pct
Limited English in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +1.6 pts higher in Alice Springs gap steady
0.7% 45th pct 2.3% 86th pct

Language used at home

87.8% English only ◂ +19.7 pts 68.1%
0.3% Punjabi +1.3 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.2% Tagalog +0.9 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.2% Mandarin +0.8 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.0% Hindi +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.0% Arabic +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.4% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%
0.1% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.2% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Religion

No religion in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +4.2 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap widening
47.1% 74th pct 42.9% 54th pct

Religious affiliation

47.1% No religion ◂ +4.2 pts 42.9%
41.3% Christianity ◂ +0.3 pts 41.0%
9.6% Not stated ◂ +0.5 pts 9.0%
0.2% Hinduism +2.2 pts ▸ 2.4%
0.7% Other religions +1.3 pts ▸ 2.0%
0.6% Buddhism +0.9 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.4% Islam +0.6 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +15.6 pts higher in Alice Springs gap widening
39.8% 27th pct 55.5% 86th pct
Bachelor+ in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +15.3 pts higher in Alice Springs gap widening
11.9% 20th pct 27.2% 91st pct

Highest year of school

39.8% Year 12 +15.6 pts ▸ 55.5%
20.6% Year 11 ◂ +9.6 pts 11.0%
19.1% Year 10 ◂ +4.3 pts 14.8%
11.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.7 pts 10.1%

Highest qualification level

38.1% Certificate III / IV ◂ +12.3 pts 25.8%
16.2% Bachelor degree +10.0 pts ▸ 26.1%
14.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.2 pts 12.8%
3.1% Postgraduate degree +7.9 pts ▸ 11.0%
2.7% Graduate diploma / certificate +2.0 pts ▸ 4.6%
3.0% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.2 pts 1.8%

Field of qualification

16.5% Engineering & related ◂ +5.3 pts 11.2%
10.7% Health +4.8 pts ▸ 15.5%
12.5% Management & commerce +2.4 pts ▸ 14.9%
10.5% Society & culture +4.3 pts ▸ 14.8%
8.7% Education ◂ +0.6 pts 8.1%
6.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +4.4 pts 1.9%
5.6% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.3 pts 5.3%
4.8% Architecture & building ◂ +0.6 pts 4.2%
1.8% Creative arts +1.3 pts ▸ 3.1%
2.0% Natural & physical sciences +0.1 pts ▸ 2.1%
0.9% Information technology +0.9 pts ▸ 1.8%

Income

Personal income in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +$467 higher in Alice Springs gap widening
$664 27th pct $1,131 97th pct
Household income in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +$883 higher in Alice Springs gap widening
$1,259 28th pct $2,142 90th pct
Family income in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +$878 higher in Alice Springs gap widening
$1,606 25th pct $2,484 91st pct
High earners in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +8.3 pts higher in Alice Springs gap widening
6.9% 28th pct 15.2% 88th pct
High-income homes in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +15.8 pts higher in Alice Springs gap widening
11.7% 27th pct 27.6% 89th pct

Household income distribution

32.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +12.7 pts 20.0%
26.0% $1,500–$2,999 +6.1 pts ▸ 32.1%
20.8% Under $650 ◂ +10.3 pts 10.5%
5.2% $4,000 or more +9.1 pts ▸ 14.4%
6.5% $3,000–$3,999 +6.7 pts ▸ 13.2%

Personal income distribution

44.7% Under $650 ◂ +17.0 pts 27.7%
31.4% $650–$1,499 +1.4 pts ▸ 32.8%
12.5% $1,500–$2,999 +13.9 pts ▸ 26.3%
2.4% $3,000 or more +2.4 pts ▸ 4.8%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +10.7 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area
32.7% 50th pct 22.0% 8th pct
Mental health in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +3.4 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area
9.4% 30th pct 6.0% 6th pct
Needs assistance in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +2.4 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap steady
6.3% 40th pct 3.9% 9th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

11.8% Arthritis ◂ +6.8 pts 4.9%
9.4% Mental health ◂ +3.4 pts 6.0%
9.3% Asthma ◂ +2.4 pts 6.8%
8.0% Other condition ◂ +1.3 pts 6.6%
6.2% Diabetes ◂ +1.1 pts 5.0%
5.2% Heart disease ◂ +2.2 pts 2.9%
3.5% Cancer ◂ +1.7 pts 1.8%
2.4% Lung condition ◂ +1.3 pts 1.1%
1.1% Stroke ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%
0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

57.9% None +10.8 pts ▸ 68.7%
21.1% One condition ◂ +5.1 pts 16.0%
7.4% Two conditions ◂ +3.4 pts 4.0%
4.2% Three or more ◂ +2.1 pts 2.1%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +6.8 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap steady
24.2% 100th pct 17.4% 77th pct
Unpaid carers in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +4.4 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap steady
13.1% 53rd pct 8.7% 8th pct
Unpaid child care in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +2.5 pts higher in Alice Springs gap widening
24.7% 35th pct 27.2% 72nd pct
Defence service in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +1.0 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area
3.7% 68th pct 2.7% 22nd pct
Housework 15h+ in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +9.0 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap narrowing
25.2% 92nd pct 16.3% 3rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +0.3 larger in Alice Springs gap widening
2.3 14th pct 2.6 86th pct
One-parent in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +5.6 pts higher in Alice Springs gap steady
11.9% 5th pct 17.5% 62nd pct
Living alone in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +2.1 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap steady
29.2% 58th pct 27.1% 30th pct

Family composition

51.1% Couples with children +5.4 pts ▸ 56.5%
36.1% Couples without children ◂ +11.6 pts 24.5%
11.9% One-parent families +5.6 pts ▸ 17.5%
0.9% Other families +0.7 pts ▸ 1.5%

Household size

39.5% 2 people ◂ +9.7 pts 29.8%
29.2% 1 person ◂ +2.1 pts 27.1%
11.9% 3 people +5.6 pts ▸ 17.5%
11.4% 4 people +3.2 pts ▸ 14.5%
5.5% 5 people +1.1 pts ▸ 6.6%
2.6% 6 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 4.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +$155 higher in Alice Springs gap narrowing
$220 8th pct $375 83rd pct
Mortgage in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +$600 higher in Alice Springs gap narrowing
$1,200 10th pct $1,800 76th pct
People / bedroom in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +0.20 higher in Alice Springs gap widening
0.70 0th pct 0.90 100th pct
Renting in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +23.2 pts higher in Alice Springs gap widening
19.9% 6th pct 43.2% 91st pct
Owned outright in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +26.5 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap widening
42.2% 87th pct 15.7% 2nd pct
Separate houses in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +29.4 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap steady
93.6% 97th pct 64.2% 6th pct
3+ bedrooms in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +14.5 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap steady
79.9% 72nd pct 65.4% 1st pct

How homes are owned or rented

19.9% Rented +23.2 pts ▸ 43.2%
42.2% Owned outright ◂ +26.5 pts 15.7%
32.2% Owned with a mortgage +3.9 pts ▸ 36.1%
3.7% Other tenure ◂ +1.0 pts 2.7%
1.9% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

Types of homes

93.6% Separate house ◂ +29.4 pts 64.2%
4.1% Townhouse / semi-detached +23.8 pts ▸ 27.9%
0.8% Flat or apartment +3.4 pts ▸ 4.2%
1.1% Other dwelling +0.9 pts ▸ 2.0%

Bedrooms per home

49.7% 3 bedrooms ◂ +7.7 pts 41.9%
25.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +6.4 pts 19.1%
14.7% 2 bedrooms +7.4 pts ▸ 22.1%
3.3% 1 bedroom +5.3 pts ▸ 8.6%
4.7% 5 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 4.3%
0.4% Studio / none +1.2 pts ▸ 1.6%

Weekly rent distribution

46.9% $200–$349 ◂ +26.0 pts 20.9%
8.7% $350–$549 +28.7 pts ▸ 37.4%
37.3% Under $200 ◂ +18.4 pts 18.9%
0.4% $550–$749 +11.9 pts ▸ 12.3%
0.3% $750 or more +3.0 pts ▸ 3.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.4% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +3.4 pts 35.0%
15.6% $1,800–$2,999 +21.3 pts ▸ 36.9%
35.7% Under $1,000 ◂ +23.2 pts 12.4%
5.2% $3,000 or more +6.0 pts ▸ 11.3%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +4.8 pts higher in Alice Springs gap steady
3.9% 13th pct 8.7% 89th pct
Work from home in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +8.1 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap steady
11.3% 72nd pct 3.2% 7th pct
PT commute in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +0.8 pts higher in Alice Springs gap narrowing
0.7% 56th pct 1.6% 81st pct

How people get to work

64.2% Car (driver) +1.8 pts ▸ 66.0%
11.3% Worked at home ◂ +8.1 pts 3.2%
4.0% Car (passenger) +3.6 pts ▸ 7.6%
5.2% Walked ◂ +0.4 pts 4.8%
0.3% Bicycle +3.7 pts ▸ 4.0%
0.7% Bus +0.8 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

37.9% 2 vehicles ◂ +3.3 pts 34.6%
30.1% 1 vehicle +6.9 pts ▸ 37.0%
16.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.6 pts 13.0%
11.6% 4 or more ◂ +4.9 pts 6.7%
3.9% No vehicle +4.8 pts ▸ 8.7%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +17.0 pts higher in Alice Springs gap widening
31.3% 4th pct 48.3% 91st pct
Recent arrivals in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +15.8 pts higher in Alice Springs gap narrowing
9.9% 30th pct 25.6% 91st pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +0.9 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap steady
4.3% 34th pct 3.5% 14th pct
Participation in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +13.4 pts higher in Alice Springs gap widening
55.9% 40th pct 69.3% 99th pct
Full-time in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +14.6 pts higher in Alice Springs gap widening
56.7% 43rd pct 71.3% 99th pct

Industries people work in

11.9% Health care & social assistance +10.6 pts ▸ 22.5%
17.6% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +17.2 pts 0.4%
4.5% Public administration & safety +13.0 pts ▸ 17.4%
7.8% Education & training +1.6 pts ▸ 9.4%
8.8% Manufacturing ◂ +6.9 pts 1.9%
8.4% Retail trade ◂ +0.8 pts 7.6%
7.9% Construction ◂ +0.8 pts 7.2%
6.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.4 pts 5.8%
2.9% Professional & technical +2.2 pts ▸ 5.1%
3.5% Other services +1.1 pts ▸ 4.6%
3.9% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.5 pts 3.5%
3.4% Administrative & support ◂ +0.9 pts 2.5%

Occupations people work in

13.0% Professionals +12.4 pts ▸ 25.4%
19.8% Managers ◂ +7.6 pts 12.3%
11.2% Community & personal service +6.4 pts ▸ 17.6%
15.2% Labourers ◂ +8.1 pts 7.1%
14.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.4 pts 12.6%
9.9% Clerical & administrative +2.7 pts ▸ 12.7%
7.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +4.0 pts 3.6%
7.3% Sales workers ◂ +1.1 pts 6.2%

Walkability

Walk score in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +2.4 higher in Alice Springs
2.5 3rd pct 4.9 48th pct
Types ≤15 min in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +2.1 more in Alice Springs
2.7 2nd pct 4.8 51st pct
15-min city in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +25.7 pts higher in Alice Springs
30.7% 7th pct 56.4% 57th pct
Walk to shops in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +24.9 pts higher in Alice Springs
32.2% 8th pct 57.1% 59th pct
Walk to transit in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +58.9 pts higher in Alice Springs
27.5% 12th pct 86.4% 64th pct
Walk to school in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +45.6 pts higher in Alice Springs
31.2% 4th pct 76.7% 82nd pct
Walk to a park in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +40.8 pts higher in Alice Springs
50.1% 0th pct 90.8% 56th pct
Walk to health in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +12.0 pts higher in Alice Springs
22.7% 12th pct 34.7% 29th pct
Amenities/1k in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +12.2 more in Not in any Significant Urban Area
26.1 88th pct 13.9 43rd pct
Intersections/km² in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +9 higher in Alice Springs
0 0th pct 10 23rd pct
Mean slope in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Alice Springs +1.5 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area
4.4% 36th pct 2.9% 9th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Not in any Significant Urban Area vs Alice Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sua/4000/not-in-any-significant-urban-area/vs/7001/alice-springs