Ross
NT 0873 · Alice Springs
806 (2021) → 853 est. (2025) · Moderate Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Ross is a moderate growth suburb in Alice Springs, NT 0873, about 1295km from Darwin CBD. Recent property sales in Ross are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 14/100, and is about 885km inland. Ross has an overall score of 22/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 11/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
ATO 2023-24, postcode 0873 area — postcode-level, not suburb-specific.
Top countries of birth: England (3.23%), New Zealand (3.23%), Philippines (2.48%), USA (1.86%), India (1.49%)
Top languages: Sinhal (1.61%), Arabic (1.12%), Filipino (1.12%), Tagalog (1.12%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.87%)
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:
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
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
Reasonable school mix
Around the national average — a reasonable mix of schools, though the strongest options may require some travel.
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1042 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Alice Springs Steiner SchoolCombined · IndependentICSEA 1085
Nearby (within 10km)
- Yirara CollegeSecondary · Independent · 4.1kmICSEA 654
- Amoonguna SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.4kmICSEA 610
- Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College - Sadadeen Road CampusSecondary · Catholic · 4.6km
- Sadadeen Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.8kmICSEA 793
- Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · 4.9kmICSEA 1028
- Acacia Hill SchoolCombined · Government · 4.9kmICSEA 789
- Centralian Senior CollegeSecondary · Government · 5.2kmICSEA 879
- Gillen Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.4kmICSEA 807
- Centralian Middle SchoolSecondary · Government · 5.5kmICSEA 816
- St Joseph's Catholic Flexible SchoolSecondary · Catholic · 5.5km
- Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College - Bath Street CampusPrimary · Catholic · 5.8km
- Ross Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 1040
Source: ACARA MySchool · Updated 2025
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Employment & Economy
Top local industries
Source: DEWR SALM / ABS Census 2021 · Updated SALM Mar 2026 / 2021 Census
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 · Healthdirect NHSD (via Geoscience Australia)
Fitness
Few fitness options
Very few fitness facilities in and around this suburb.
Facilities within 3km of the suburb centre. The Fitness Score is a national percentile of these counts per resident.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Outdoors
No data
No outdoor amenities matched to this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Outdoor Score is a national percentile led by parks and green space.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Culture
No data
No cultural venues matched to this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Culture Score is a national percentile weighting theatres, museums, galleries, libraries and arts centres most heavily.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Entertainment Scene
Solid scene
Well above average for licensed venues — you won't struggle for a night out or a good meal.
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 Ross
Is Ross safe?
Ross 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 Ross from Darwin CBD?
Ross is about 1295.2 km from Darwin CBD.
What schools are in Ross?
Ross has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1085 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Ross?
Ross has a transport score of 14/100 and 2 bus stops.