Braitling
NT 0870 · Alice Springs
3,160 (2021) → 3,312 est. (2025) · Moderate Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Braitling is a moderate growth suburb in Alice Springs, NT 0870, about 1287km from Darwin CBD. Recent property sales in Braitling are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 2 schools, a transport score of 27/100, and is about 882km inland. Braitling has an overall score of 26/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 11/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (2.85%), England (2.18%), Philippines (2.09%), USA (1.58%), India (1.46%)
Top languages: Australian Indigenous Languages (5.89%), Tagalog (1.17%), Spanish (0.66%), Punjabi (0.51%), Malayalam (0.47%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
NTdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the police-region average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same region share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
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 848 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Alice Springs School Of The AirCombined · GovernmentICSEA 927
- Braitling Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 883
Nearby (within 10km)
- Yipirinya SchoolCombined · Independent · 2.5kmICSEA 563
- St Philip's CollegeSecondary · Independent · 2.6kmICSEA 1018
- Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College - Bath Street CampusPrimary · Catholic · 2.9km
- St Joseph's Catholic Flexible Learning CentreSecondary · Catholic · 3.2km
- Ross Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 1028
- Bradshaw Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 936
- Gillen Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 770
- Araluen Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 3.7kmICSEA 991
- Centralian Middle SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.7kmICSEA 808
- NT Christian College - Araluen CampusSecondary · Independent · 3.7km
- Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · 3.8kmICSEA 1023
- Larapinta Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.8kmICSEA 892
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
Population & Growth
Moderate GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Braitling
Is Braitling safe?
Braitling has a residential safety score of 11/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 13,727 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Braitling from Darwin CBD?
Braitling is about 1286.8 km from Darwin CBD.
What schools are in Braitling?
Braitling has 2 schools, with an average ICSEA of 905 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Braitling?
Braitling has a transport score of 27/100 and 14 bus stops.