Amoonguna
NT 0873 · MacDonnell
229 (2021) → 241 est. (2025) · Moderate Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Amoonguna is a moderate growth suburb in MacDonnell, NT 0873, about 1298km from Darwin CBD. Recent property sales in Amoonguna are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 885km inland. Amoonguna has an overall score of 1/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (2.62%)
Top languages: Australian Indigenous Languages (69.43%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Commercial & services hub. This suburb is a major employment and services centre, drawing a significant daily influx of workers and visitors from surrounding areas. Crime figures are recorded by incident location and include offences involving commuters and visitors, not just residents, so the per-resident crime rates below may overstate the risk for people who live here.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
Area crime context
Totals include incidents involving commuters and visitors, not just residents.
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: NT Police (regional) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 853 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Amoonguna SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 602
Nearby (within 10km)
- Alice Springs Steiner SchoolCombined · Independent · 5.7kmICSEA 1042
- Yirara CollegeSecondary · Independent · 6.3kmICSEA 583
- Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College - Sadadeen Road CampusSecondary · Catholic · 8km
- Sadadeen Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.2kmICSEA 736
- Acacia Hill SchoolCombined · Government · 8.2kmICSEA 814
- Centralian Senior CollegeSecondary · Government · 8.6kmICSEA 871
- Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · 8.7kmICSEA 1023
- Gillen Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.2kmICSEA 770
- Ross Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.2kmICSEA 1028
- St Joseph's Catholic Flexible Learning CentreSecondary · Catholic · 9.2km
- Centralian Middle SchoolSecondary · Government · 9.3kmICSEA 808
- Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College - Bath Street CampusPrimary · Catholic · 9.4km
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Entertainment Scene
No data
Entertainment venue data isn't available for this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for NT. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
View nearby venues on the Entertainment Map →
Source: OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
Moderate GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Amoonguna
How far is Amoonguna from Darwin CBD?
Amoonguna is about 1298.5 km from Darwin CBD.
What schools are in Amoonguna?
Amoonguna has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 602 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Amoonguna?
Amoonguna has a transport score of 0/100.