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NT 0875 · Alice Springs
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
latest suburb median
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ABS 2021
Larapinta, Northern Territory
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Larapinta (NT) NT
Based on 48 sales in the preceding 12 months
$425,000
Up 4.0% over 12 months
Based on 36 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$600 per week
Down 4.0% over 12 months
Market data updated September 2026.
The median house price in Larapinta (NT), NT is currently $425,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Larapinta (NT) has a 12-month growth rate of 4.0% for houses and 10.9% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $415,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $465,000 in Larapinta (NT).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Larapinta (NT) is $600 per week. The median house rent has decreased 4.0% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Larapinta (NT) is $285,000, which has increased 10.9% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $260,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $405,000 in Larapinta (NT). The median rent for units and apartments in Larapinta (NT) is $500 per week and has increased 25.0% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
The overall rate for Larapinta is 5,328 offences per 100,000 residents — 72% below the Rest of NT benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Larapinta.
Overall crime rate
5,328
offences per 100,000 residents
72% belowRest of NT
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Larapinta NT 0875 is in Northern Territory, within Rest of NT.
2,368 people call Larapinta home, with an average of 2.7 people per household and a median household income of $2,078 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
Share of residents in each age band.
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Vehicles available to occupied households.
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
1.2% of workers in Larapinta worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Rest of NT.
3.5% of Larapinta residents were born in India, about twice the rate across Rest of NT.
41.5% of people in Larapinta described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Larapinta NT 0875.
25.4% of Larapinta's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Rest of NT average.
584 family households lived in Larapinta; 43.7% were couple families and 22.8% were one-parent families.
52.2% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Rest of NT average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
Larapinta had 2,368 residents at the 2021 Census.
31.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
18.9% were 55 or older. That is close to the Rest of NT average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
Separate houses made up 70.5% of occupied private dwellings in Larapinta.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 28.9% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
10.6% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat below the Rest of NT average.
44.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
44.6% rented their home. That is well below the Rest of NT average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
The average household in Larapinta had 2.7 people.
One-person households made up 27.0% of occupied homes. That is close to the Rest of NT average.
Two-person households represented 27.5%, while 28.8% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
1.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Rest of NT rate.
73.6% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Rest of NT average.
0.9% used only a train, tram or bus, while 3.1% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
9.6% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of NT rate.
One-car households formed 37.3% of the total.
53.9% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
50.7% were at the same address five years earlier, while 49.3% reported a different address.
21.5% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Rest of NT average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
67.9% of residents used only English at home.
24.6% used a language other than English at home.
0.8% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.3% spoke Cantonese and 0.5% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
21.5% of Larapinta's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 78.5% was born in Australia.
0.4% of residents were born in China.
3.5% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 82.7%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
English ancestry accounted for 23.9% of ancestry responses in Larapinta.
Australian ancestry made up 26.5% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 2.2% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
22.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of NT.
Managers accounted for 10.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 14.5%.
Health care and social assistance employed 22.2% of workers, and education and training employed 11.3%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
The labour-force participation rate was 69.2%, compared with 50.7% across Rest of NT.
48.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 13.6% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.7%, compared with 8.9% across Rest of NT.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
63.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.
6.8% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.2% reported asthma, 5.0% arthritis and 6.3% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
20.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Rest of NT average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 8.4% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 13.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 37.8%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
Median household income was $2,078 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,733.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $350 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Working from home was 1.2% in Larapinta, compared with 3.9% across Rest of NT.
Outright ownership was 10.6% locally and 14.7% across Rest of NT. That is somewhat below the Rest of NT average.
Renting accounted for 44.6% in Larapinta, against 63.3% across Rest of NT.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
The median house price is $425,000, while units and apartments sit at $285,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
The Census counted 584 local families, and 25.4% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
4-bedroom houses have a median around $465,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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