East Arnhem NT 0822
13 addresses · 2 streets
Lingiari Electorate › East Arnhem LGA › East Arnhem · 628 km from Darwin
Living Here
East Arnhem is a suburb of Northern Territory, home to about 1,194 people, with a median age of 27. The typical household earns around $1,224 a week, with median rent near $35 a week. Most homes are houses. About 12% of households own their home and 47% rent. Most workers walk to work. Common community backgrounds include Aboriginal, Ancestry NS, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the East Arnhem statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: East Arnhem itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Socio-economic Standing
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: 36.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020
Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 36.2% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 85.4% |
Demographics
Unemployment 28.4% · Labour-force participation 24.6%
Population by age in East Arnhem
| 0-4 | 73 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 203 |
| 15-19 | 133 |
| 20-24 | 132 |
| 25-34 | 188 |
| 35-44 | 159 |
| 45-54 | 151 |
| 55-64 | 90 |
| 65-74 | 44 |
| 75-84 | 15 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in East Arnhem
| House | 166 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in East Arnhem
| <$650 | 35 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 74 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 37 |
| $3,000+ | 15 |
Top ancestries in East Arnhem
| Aboriginal | 1,125 |
|---|---|
| Ancestry NS | 30 |
| Other | 15 |
| English | 14 |
| Scottish | 9 |
| Australian | 7 |
Housing tenure in East Arnhem
| Owned | 20 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 0 |
| Rented | 78 |
| Other | 67 |
Cars per household in East Arnhem
| 0 | 86 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 56 |
| 2 | 10 |
| 3 | 5 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in East Arnhem
| Car | 50 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 78 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 7 |
Top countries of birth in East Arnhem
| Fiji | 4 |
|---|
Languages used at home in East Arnhem
| Australian Indigenous | 1,121 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
21 bird observations recorded near East Arnhem — most often seen:
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (6)
- Beach Stone-curlew (4)
- Silver Gull (4)
- Eastern Reef Egret (2)
- Little Tern (2)
- White-bellied Sea-eagle (2)
- Australasian Little Pied Cormorant (1)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to East Arnhem:
- Gunyangara (9 km)
- Nhulunbuy (17.7 km)
- Yirrkala (28.9 km)
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Streets
- Central Arnhem Road (1)
- Melville Bay Road (12)