43,434
Lower than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Alice Springs · Sub-region (SA3)
Economy & Advantage in Alice Springs
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A 7.1% population increase marks the recent growth of Alice Springs, a figure that sits slightly above the Northern Territory average. This expansion is a key feature of the local economy as the town continues to grow faster than most similar areas.
Population growth
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
Alice Springs has grown by 7.1% since the last census, which is about the same as the 6.6% increase seen across the Northern Territory. The total population now stands at 43,434.
7.1%
Higher than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Sources
- Regional Population (Estimated Resident Population) — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Alice Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/70201/alice-springs/topic/economy-advantage