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Here you can find what you need to know about Desert Springs, NT, including house prices in the area, median values, annual growth, recent sale prices, maps, a suburb profile and much more.

Suburb Insights
for Houses in last 12 months

At a Glance

$700K Median Sale Price (National Average $485k) 16th In NT
-9.97% Median Sale Price Change (1yr) (National Average 4.30%) 152nd In NT
$850pw Median Rent (National Average $395) 1st In NT
6.3% Median Gross Yield (National Average 4.24%) 18th In NT
Properties sold 21
Average discounting -4.67%
Average Days on Market 104
Stock on Market 17 for sale

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How we calculate the suburb Cash Flow Score

The suburb Cash Flow Score is simply the average of all the individual Cash Flow Scores for each property in that suburb.

A higher score indicates the suburb is more likely to contain properties that deliver an above average gross yield.

Desert Springs, NT National
Median
Gross Yield

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How we calculate the suburb Capital Growth Score

The suburb Capital Growth Score is simply the average of all the individual Capital Growth Scores for each property in that suburb.

A higher score indicates the suburb has recently experienced significant capital growth and the short term outlook for further growth is likely to be good given strong market health indicators.

Desert Springs, NT National
Change in Median
Price (1 yr)
Average Days
on Market
Average Vendor
Discounting

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How we calculate the suburb Lower Risk Score

The suburb Lower Risk Score is simply the average of all the individual Lower Risk Scores for each property in that suburb.

A higher score indicates the suburb has increased in value over a longer period so is less likely to only be due to recent market forces. It is also likely to contain properties that command higher rent than average and therefore attract higher income tenants. Furthermore, properties in this suburb are likely to be easier to sell in the future due to strong market health indicators.

Desert Springs, NT National
Average Days
on Market
Change in Median Price
(5 yr)
Average Vendor
Discounting

Investor Scores are computer generated and should not be regarded as personal or general advice about investing in residential property. They should not be relied on as such — persons seeking to buy or sell residential property should always seek appropriate professional advice. The methodology used to develop the Scores depends on the availability of property data and also depends on certain assumptions and estimates.

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Suburb Information

Desert Springs, NT 0870

Part of: Alice Springs Council No data available

The size of Desert Springs is approximately 2.8 square kilometres. It has 3 parks covering nearly 35.6% of total area. The population of Desert Springs in 2016 was 1477 people. By 2021 the population was 1536 showing a population growth of 4.0% in the area during that time. The predominant age group in Desert Springs is 30-39 years. Households in Desert Springs are primarily couples with children and are likely to be repaying $1800 - $2399 per month on mortgage repayments. In general, people in Desert Springs work in a professional occupation.In 2021, 59.20% of the homes in Desert Springs were owner-occupied compared with 53.60% in 2016. (source: Australian Bureau of Statistics)

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Demographic data provided
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Market Trends for Desert Springs   for Houses in last 12 months


There have been 21 Houses sold in Desert Springs in the past 12 months with a median sale price of $700K, down 10.0% annually. It takes on average 112 days to sell with vendor discounting of -4.7%.

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