Petermann - Simpson
Northern Territory · Alice Springs · Northern Territory - Outback
Why “Petermann - Simpson”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Petermann into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Petermann - Simpson 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 Petermann - Simpson SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Petermann - Simpson SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.
Government schools in Petermann - Simpson
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 Petermann - Simpson
- Combined · Independent · Years T-10Enrolment64ICSEA656
- Combined · Government · Years T-11Enrolment50ICSEA997
- Combined · Government · Years T-6Enrolment43ICSEA647
- Combined · Government · Years T-7Enrolment39ICSEA678
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NT schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Meeting NQSLarapinta Child and Family Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 70 places · Alice Springs
- Meeting NQSYuendumu PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 58 places · Yuendumu
- Meeting NQSLtyentye Apurte Catholic PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 53 places · Santa Teresa
- Meeting NQSYulara Child Care CentreCentre-Based Care · 37 places · Yulara
- Meeting NQSNtaria PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 24 places · Hermannsburg
- Meeting NQSPapunya PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 20 places · Papunya Community
- Not yet ratedAmpilatwatja PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 29 places · Ampilatwatja
- Not yet ratedWalungurru PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 29 places · Kintore
- Not yet ratedYuendumu Childcare - Central Desert Regional CouncilCentre-Based Care · 24 places · Yuendumu
- Not yet ratedMt Allan PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 21 places · Yuelumu
- Not yet ratedWillowra PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 12 places · Willowra
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 3
- Supermarkets
- 2
- Parks
- 3
- Train stations
- 1
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Petermann - Simpson SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Where did the gain come from?
+6Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth
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