Charles
Northern Territory · Alice Springs · Northern Territory - Outback
This profile uses the ABS Charles statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Charles is a locality in the Alice Springs area of Northern Territory. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Charles SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Charles SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.
Government schools in Charles
Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for NT yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.
A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.
Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Charles
- Secondary · Independent · Years 7-12Enrolment502ICSEA1031
- Primary · Government · Years T-6Enrolment218ICSEA911
- Combined · Government · Years T-9Enrolment77ICSEA1025
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NT schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSIda Standley PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 37 places · The Gap
- Exceeding NQSRona Glynn PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 31 places · East Side
- Meeting NQSBraitling PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 88 places · Alice Springs
- Meeting NQSYMCA-Living Waters Lutheran SchoolCentre-Based Care · 80 places · Alice Springs
- Meeting NQSGap Community Child Care CentreCentre-Based Care · 76 places · Alice Springs
- Meeting NQSYMCA of the Northern Territory YMCA Early Years Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 64 places · Alice Springs
- Meeting NQSBradshaw PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 64 places · Gillen
- Meeting NQSOur Lady of the Sacred Heart Outside School Hours CareCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Alice Springs
- Meeting NQSYMCA of the Northern Territory Bradshaw Primary School OSHCCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Alice Springs
- Meeting NQSBraitling Neighbourhood CentreCentre-Based Care · 57 places · Alice Springs
- Meeting NQSGillen PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 56 places · Gillen
- Meeting NQSYMCA of the Northern Territory Grevillea Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 48 places · Alice Springs
+ 15 more services in this area's postcodes.
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 1
- Supermarkets
- 2
- Parks
- 18
- Train stations
- 1
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Charles SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Where did the gain come from?
+20Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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