A woman's death at an Alice Springs town camp is being treated as suspicious, police say.

The 36-year-old's body was found in a house at Charles Creek, at the base of Anzac Hill in the centre of town, at about 8:00am (ACST) on Saturday.

It follows the death of a 34-year-old woman at the camp in August 2013.

In 2006, then federal human services minister Joe Hockey described the Alice Springs town camps as "ghettos of despair".

In June 2008, a 35-year-old woman died after being beaten around the upper body and head with an iron bar.

The Charles Creek camp also featured in a police investigation into the death of a 33-year-old man in Alice Springs in February 2013.

Five men were charged with murder after the body of a local man was found in a ditch alongside Stuart Highway near Alice Springs.

Police alleged the men travelled to the New Ilparpa town camp south of Alice Springs, assaulted the victim, and then drove him back to Charles Creek camp.

A sixth man was charged as an accessory after the fact.

The trial continues.

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