Desert Springs, NT
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Desert Springs is more socio-economically advantaged than about 97% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1119, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Desert Springs at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,536
- Median age
- 36
- Median weekly household income
- $3,025
- SEIFA score
- 1119
- Coordinates
- -23.7125, 133.8855
Desert Springs demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Desert Springs using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 32%, 35% of homes are rented, and 37% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 315 | 21% |
| Youth (15–24) | 152 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 498 | 32% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 404 | 26% |
| Seniors (65+) | 164 | 11% |
Share of the 1,533 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 112 | 22% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 199 | 38% |
| Rented | 180 | 35% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 351 | 67% |
| Townhouses & semis | 165 | 32% |
| Flats & apartments | 4 | 1% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 523 occupied private dwellings in Desert Springs.
- Median weekly rent
- $500
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,264
- Average household size
- 2.8 people
- Median weekly family income
- $3,321
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,454
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 546 (37%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 259 (18%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 62 (4%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 822 (71%)
- Labour-force participation
- 79.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.6%
- Employed full-time
- 684
- Employed part-time
- 219
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Desert Springs
Where is Desert Springs?
Desert Springs is a suburb of Northern Territory, Australia.
What is the population of Desert Springs?
At the 2021 Census, Desert Springs had a population of about 1,536.
Is Desert Springs an advantaged area?
Desert Springs has an ABS SEIFA score of 1119, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 97 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 97% of Australian suburbs.
Does Desert Springs have high household incomes?
Desert Springs has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in Northern Territory — the 3rd-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($3,025 per week).
Where Desert Springs ranks
Desert Springs appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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