Median price · 7 years
Rolling 12-month median, all dwellings
$540,000+5.0% past 12 months
2020202120222023202420252026
Alice Springs
Watch closely Growth score 52 Top 98% of sample
Risk score 77 High · lower is better
Stability score 62 Consistent over 10 years
What drives the growth score
Nine metrics, each benchmarked against every suburb nationally. Weighted sum equals the score.
Sales momentum18% Moderate · 51
Listing scarcity15% Weak · 45
Rental demand14% Moderate · 58
Days on market12% Weak · 44
Infrastructure investment11% Strong · 71
Jobs access10% Moderate · 54
Population growth8% Moderate · 59
Income growth7% Weak · 32
New supply pressure5% · negative Elevated · 42
Key metrics vs benchmarks
NT column is the sample-state average; national is the whole sample.
| Metric | Alice Springs | NT | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price | $540,000 | $500,833 | $734,203 |
| 12-month growth | +5.0% | +12.5% | +8.4% |
| Gross rental yield | 5.5% | 5.5% | 4.0% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
| Days on market | 40 | 23 | 31 |
| Auction clearance | N/A | — | 62% |
| New supply pipeline | Elevated | Moderate | Moderate |
Risk score components
Lower is safer. Components are read independently; the score is their weighted blend.
77High risk
New supply pipelineApproved dwellings vs existing stock Moderate · 42
Employment concentrationShare of jobs in the top two industries Moderate · 53
Price volatility, 5 yearsLargest peak-to-trough drawdown High · 68
Vacancy pressureCurrent vacancy vs 2% threshold Low · 27
Hazard exposureFlood, bushfire and storm surge overlays High · 58
Who lives here
ABS Census, latest release, aggregated to suburb
25,000population 33median age 42%owner-occupied 58%renting
Owner-occupiedRenting
Alice Springs is Central Australia's gateway city with an outback tourism and remote services economy. Defence facilities at Pine Gap and the proposed National Aboriginal Art Gallery provide growth catalysts, though the market carries higher risk.
On the ground
Committed projects and catalysts feeding the infrastructure and jobs metrics
- Alice Springs tourism and cultural economy
- Defence facilities Pine Gap
- National Aboriginal Art Gallery (proposed)
- Remote health services hub
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