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Arumbera NT 0873

108 addresses · 13 streets

Lingiari Electorate › Alice Springs LGA › Arumbera · 1296 km from Darwin

Living Here

Arumbera is a suburb of Northern Territory, home to about 257 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $828 a week, with median rent near $100 a week. Most homes are houses. About 21% of households own their home and 79% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Aboriginal, English, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

257Population
38Median age
$828Median household income / wk
$100Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Ross statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Arumbera itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Alice Springs Airport, 5.7 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs2/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 6.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Arumbera

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Arumbera NT
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20212.5%

Demographics

Population by age in Arumbera
Population by age, Arumbera NT (ABS Census 2021)
0-48
5-1437
15-1930
20-246
25-3432
35-4444
45-5425
55-6446
65-7426
75-840
85+3
Dwelling types in Arumbera
Dwelling types, Arumbera NT (ABS Census 2021)
House38
Townhouse7
Apartment0
Other24
Households by weekly income in Arumbera
Households by weekly income, Arumbera NT (ABS Census 2021)
<$65016
$650-1,49924
$1,500-2,9999
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Arumbera
Top ancestries, Arumbera NT (ABS Census 2021)
Aboriginal182
English37
Australian13
Scottish10
Ancestry NS10
German9
Housing tenure in Arumbera
Housing tenure, Arumbera NT (ABS Census 2021)
Owned13
Mortgage0
Rented50
Other0
Cars per household in Arumbera
Cars per household, Arumbera NT (ABS Census 2021)
022
121
213
30
4+0
Commute to work in Arumbera
Commute to work, Arumbera NT (ABS Census 2021)
Car28
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked19
Bicycle0
Home0
Top countries of birth in Arumbera
Top countries of birth, Arumbera NT (ABS Census 2021)
England7
New Zealand6
South Africa5
Languages used at home in Arumbera
Languages used at home, Arumbera NT (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous128
German3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

103,283 bird observations recorded near Arumbera — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Arumbera

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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