Ross
Northern Territory · Alice Springs · Northern Territory - Outback
This profile uses the ABS Ross statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Ross 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 Ross SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Ross SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.
Government schools in Ross
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.
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 Ross
- Secondary · Independent · Years 7-12Enrolment190ICSEA654
- Combined · Independent · Years T-9Enrolment162ICSEA1085
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
- 0
- Supermarkets
- 0
- Parks
- 2
- Train stations
- 1
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Ross SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Where did the gain come from?
+21Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.
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The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth
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