Gillen
NT 0870 · Alice Springs
4,466 (2021) → 4,748 est. (2025) · Moderate Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Gillen is a moderate growth suburb in Alice Springs, NT 0870, about 1290km from Darwin CBD. Recent property sales in Gillen are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 4 schools, a transport score of 29/100, and is about 885km inland. Gillen has an overall score of 45/100, 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: India (5.78%), New Zealand (3.76%), Philippines (2.69%), England (2.19%), Nepal (1.19%)
Top languages: Australian Indigenous Languages (4.21%), Malayalam (3.11%), Punjabi (2.08%), Hindi (1.41%), Nepali (1.32%)
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 873 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Bradshaw Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 936
- Centralian Middle SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 808
- Gillen Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 770
- St Joseph's Catholic Flexible Learning CentreSecondary · Catholic
Nearby (within 10km)
- Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · 1.1kmICSEA 1023
- Araluen Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 1.4kmICSEA 991
- NT Christian College - Araluen CampusSecondary · Independent · 1.4km
- Yipirinya SchoolCombined · Independent · 1.5kmICSEA 563
- Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College - Bath Street CampusPrimary · Catholic · 2.1km
- St Philip's CollegeSecondary · Independent · 2.7kmICSEA 1018
- Centralian Senior CollegeSecondary · Government · 3.2kmICSEA 871
- Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College - Sadadeen Road CampusSecondary · Catholic · 3.2km
- Ross Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.2kmICSEA 1028
- Sadadeen Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.3kmICSEA 736
- Acacia Hill SchoolCombined · Government · 3.4kmICSEA 814
- Alice Springs School Of The AirCombined · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 927
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 Gillen
Is Gillen safe?
Gillen 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 Gillen from Darwin CBD?
Gillen is about 1290.4 km from Darwin CBD.
What schools are in Gillen?
Gillen has 4 schools, with an average ICSEA of 838 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Gillen?
Gillen has a transport score of 29/100 and 12 bus stops.