Larapinta
NT 0875 · Alice Springs
2,368 (2021) → 2,542 est. (2025) · Moderate Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Larapinta is a moderate growth suburb in Alice Springs, NT 0875, about 1286km from Darwin CBD. Recent property sales in Larapinta are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 2 schools, a transport score of 20/100, and is about 885km inland. Larapinta has an overall score of 27/100, 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 (3.46%), New Zealand (2.96%), Philippines (2.2%), England (1.98%), USA (1.52%)
Top languages: Australian Indigenous Languages (8.78%), Malayalam (1.73%), Punjabi (1.56%), Tagalog (1.22%), Mandarin (0.84%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
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 968 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Living Waters Lutheran SchoolPrimary · IndependentICSEA 1045
- Larapinta Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 892
Nearby (within 10km)
- Yipirinya SchoolCombined · Independent · 3.4kmICSEA 563
- Alice Springs School Of The AirCombined · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 927
- Araluen Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 3.7kmICSEA 991
- Braitling Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.7kmICSEA 883
- NT Christian College - Araluen CampusSecondary · Independent · 3.7km
- Bradshaw Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.3kmICSEA 936
- Centralian Middle SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.8kmICSEA 808
- Gillen Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.9kmICSEA 770
- St Joseph's Catholic Flexible Learning CentreSecondary · Catholic · 5.1km
- St Philip's CollegeSecondary · Independent · 5.4kmICSEA 1018
- Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College - Bath Street CampusPrimary · Catholic · 5.5km
- Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · 5.6kmICSEA 1023
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 Larapinta
Is Larapinta safe?
Larapinta 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 Larapinta from Darwin CBD?
Larapinta is about 1286.4 km from Darwin CBD.
What schools are in Larapinta?
Larapinta has 2 schools, with an average ICSEA of 969 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Larapinta?
Larapinta has a transport score of 20/100 and 7 bus stops.