Suburb profile · ABS Census 2021
Desert Springs suburb profile
Desert Springs, NT · Postcode 0870
This Desert Springs suburb profile summarises official Australian Bureau of Statistics Census 2021 data for Desert Springs, NT (postcode 0870). Use it as a free suburb report covering population, median rent, household income, age, housing tenure and employment, plus how those figures changed since Census 2016— then compare Desert Springs with nearby suburbs.
Desert Springs at a glance
Population
1,536
Median rent
$500/wk
Household income
$3,025/wk
Median age
36
Desert Springs trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. 2016 figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
1,536
was 1,477 in 2016
+59 · +4%
Median rent
$500/wk
was $410/wk in 2016
+$90 · +22%
Household income
$3,025/wk
was $2,517/wk in 2016
+$508 · +20.2%
Median age
36
was 39 in 2016
-3 · -7.7%
Dig deeper: Desert Springs population growth · Desert Springs then and now
Desert Springs people
- Population
- 1,536
- Median age
- 36
- Born overseas
- 35.5%
- Average household size
- 2.8
Total usual residents (Census 2021)
Median age of residents in years
Percentage born outside Australia
Average number of people per household
Desert Springs income
- Median household income
- $3,025/wk
- Median personal income
- $1,454/wk
Median total weekly household income
Median total weekly personal income
Desert Springs housing
- Median rent
- $500/wk
- Median mortgage repayment
- $2,264/mo
- Separate houses
- 57.2%
- Flats & apartments
- 0.7%
- Owned outright
- 18.2%
- Mortgaged
- 32.4%
- Rented
- 29.3%
- Unoccupied dwellings
- 14.2%
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
Median monthly mortgage repayment
Percentage of dwellings that are separate houses
Percentage of dwellings that are flats or apartments
Percentage of dwellings owned without a mortgage
Percentage of dwellings with a mortgage
Percentage of dwellings rented
Percentage of private dwellings unoccupied on Census night
Desert Springs work
- Employment to population
- 78.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.6%
- Year 12 or above
- 70.8%
Employed persons as a percentage of population aged 15+
Unemployed persons as a percentage of the labour force
Percentage with Year 12 or equivalent as highest school level
Nearby suburb profiles (near 0870)
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About this Desert Springs suburb profile
Figures are from the ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021 (General Community Profile) for the Suburbs and Localities boundary matching Desert Springs. Where shown, 2016 values come from the 2016 State Suburbs (SSC) profile, linked via ABS geographic correspondence — boundaries are not always identical. Medians may be suppressed for very small areas. This is not financial or relocation advice — use it alongside current market data.
Source: ABS Census 2021. Methodology · Richest suburbs in Darwin