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Mount Johns

Northern Territory · Alice Springs · Northern Territory - Outback

This profile uses the ABS Mount Johns statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Mount Johns 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 Mount Johns SA2.

Where in NT
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At a glance
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Schools
1
Top ICSEA 1028
Childcare
26
NQS-rated services
Population
5,069
+2.6% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Mount Johns SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Government schools Soon NT zoning

Government schools in Mount Johns

No government schools sit inside this area on the ACARA register — nearby schools likely serve it. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for NT yet.

A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.

Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College
Catholic 823 students
ICSEA 1028 intake context

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 Mount Johns

Live

ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NT schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

Live
  • Ida Standley Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 37 places · The Gap
    Exceeding NQS
  • Rona Glynn Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 31 places · East Side
    Exceeding NQS
  • Braitling Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 88 places · Alice Springs
    Meeting NQS
  • YMCA-Living Waters Lutheran School
    Centre-Based Care · 80 places · Alice Springs
    Meeting NQS
  • Gap Community Child Care Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 76 places · Alice Springs
    Meeting NQS
  • YMCA of the Northern Territory YMCA Early Years Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 64 places · Alice Springs
    Meeting NQS
  • Bradshaw Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 64 places · Gillen
    Meeting NQS
  • Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Outside School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Alice Springs
    Meeting NQS
  • YMCA of the Northern Territory Bradshaw Primary School OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Alice Springs
    Meeting NQS
  • Braitling Neighbourhood Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 57 places · Alice Springs
    Meeting NQS
  • Gillen Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 56 places · Gillen
    Meeting NQS
  • Alice Springs Steiner Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 46 places · Alice Springs
    Meeting NQS

+ 14 more services in this area's postcodes.

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood

Amenities

Live
GPs / clinics
0
Supermarkets
0
Parks
2
Train stations
0

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Mount Johns SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors
Population & growth
Population
5,069
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+2.60%
2024→25
Net change
+128
people / yr
Density
268
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+128
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+29
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-108
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+207

Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.

Growth vs benchmarks
Mount Johns
+2.60%
NT median
+0.75%
National median
+0.80%