Census 2011 → 2021

Alice Springs population growth

How the population of Alice Springs, NT (0870) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

-35.7% over 10 years

2011 and 2016 figures are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders changed.

2011 population

359

2016 population

300

2021 population

231

2011 → 2021

-35.7%

-69 since 2016

Alice Springs trends (2016 → 2021)

Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.

Population

231

was 300 in 2016

-69 · -23%

Median rent

$313/wk

was $300/wk in 2016

+$13 · +4.3%

Household income

$1,463/wk

was $1,375/wk in 2016

+$88 · +6.4%

Median age

was 43 in 2016

-6 · -14%

Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology