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Desert Springs NT 0870

Desert Springs
This Desert Springs suburb profile includes demographic data and planning information to help you make an informed property decision.
An average home in Desert Springs is owned with a mortgage by couples with children. The average age in Desert Springs is 36. Separate houses are common in Desert Springs and the area is mostly Organised Recreation (32.1%), Conservation (29.96%) and Low Density Residential (17.61%).

Desert Springs demographics

Population

1536

Average Age

36

Age Distribution

Employment Type

Median Weekly Income

Traveled to Work

Car

77.6%

Tram

0.0%

Bicycle

5.8%

Train

0.0%

Walking

3.0%

Bus

1.9%

Desert Springs property information

Number of Bedrooms

Tenure Type

Property Types in Desert Springs

Separate house

Semi detached house

Unit/Apartment

Median monthly mortgage repayments

$2,264

Median weekly rental payments

$500

Average number of bedrooms per dwelling

3.3

Average number of people per household

3

Household Composition

Family Composition

Couple family without children

One parent family

Couple family with children

DESERT SPRINGS planning zones

DESERT SPRINGS
Zone CodeZone NamePercentage CoveredArea Covered
CNConservation29.96%846,024.22
FDFuture Development1.91%54,015.55
LMRLow-Medium Density Residential3.51%99,045.54
LRLow Density Residential17.61%497,252.52
MMain Road1.28%36,099.33
MRMedium Density0.67%18,970.94
OROrganised Recreation32.1%906,388.8
PMProposed Main Road0.9%25,415.08
PSPublic Open Space1.02%28,844.37
SSpecific Use0.29%8,311.19
TCTourist Commercial10.75%303,489.97

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