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East Arnhem vs Palmerston

Name: East Arnhem vs Palmerston — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 497 km apart · East Arnhem profile · Palmerston profile

East Arnhem Palmerston

Palmerston and East Arnhem are very different Northern Territory areas, separated by nearly 500 km. East Arnhem has a much stronger First Nations presence, with 89.9% of residents identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 96.1% speaking a First Nations language. Palmerston has more residents born overseas (22.2%) and a higher typical weekly personal income of $1,133, compared to $290 in East Arnhem. Educational levels also differ, with 53.3% of people in Palmerston completing Year 12, while 28.2% did so in East Arnhem.

Both areas share very similar weather, with average maximum temperatures around 33 degrees. They also have nearly the same proportion of people needing help with daily activities, at about 4%. While they share these traits, many gaps have widened since 2011, such as the difference in typical family income and the share of people with university degrees.

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Where they differ most

Population: 28,469 larger in Palmerston First Nations: 76.9 pts higher in East Arnhem Other language: 70.9 pts higher in East Arnhem No religion: 25.2 pts higher in Palmerston Year 12: 25.1 pts higher in Palmerston

Demographics & Identity

Population in East Arnhem in Palmerston +28,469 larger in Palmerston gap widening

8,778 44th pct 37,247 71st pct

Median age in East Arnhem in Palmerston +3 yrs older in Palmerston gap steady

28 yrs 2nd pct 31 yrs 7th pct

Age structure

32.6% Young adults (25–44) +2.2 pts ▸ 34.8%

23.2% Children (0–14) +2.0 pts ▸ 25.2%

21.0% Youth (15–24) ◂ +8.2 pts 12.9%

19.1% Older adults (45–64) +1.5 pts ▸ 20.6%

4.1% Seniors (65+) +2.3 pts ▸ 6.4%

Marital status

45.5% Married ◂ +4.8 pts 40.7%

42.4% Never married +2.5 pts ▸ 44.9%

2.8% Divorced +5.3 pts ▸ 8.1%

6.2% Widowed ◂ +3.7 pts 2.5%

3.1% Separated +0.7 pts ▸ 3.8%

Age & sex structure

East Arnhem Palmerston

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

93.9% Australia ◂ +24.8 pts 69.1%

0.2% Philippines +4.4 pts ▸ 4.6%

0.3% England +2.0 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.1% India +1.9 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.3% New Zealand +1.5 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.0% Nepal +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Vietnam +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% South Africa +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% China +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

2.4% Australian +31.1 pts ▸ 33.5%

2.9% English +26.5 pts ▸ 29.3%

0.8% Irish +7.1 pts ▸ 7.9%

0.9% Scottish +6.5 pts ▸ 7.4%

0.2% Filipino +6.1 pts ▸ 6.3%

0.4% German +4.0 pts ▸ 4.3%

0.2% Chinese +2.5 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.1% Indian +2.0 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.2% Italian +1.8 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.1% Greek +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.2% Dutch +1.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

Language

Language used at home

5.7% English only +66.8 pts ▸ 72.5%

0.0% Tagalog +2.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.0% Greek +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% Mandarin +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Punjabi +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Hindi +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

51.9% Christianity ◂ +14.4 pts 37.5%

19.7% No religion +25.2 pts ▸ 44.9%

19.8% Other religions ◂ +18.9 pts 0.9%

8.3% Not stated +2.5 pts ▸ 10.8%

0.0% Hinduism +2.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.1% Buddhism +1.9 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.0% Islam +1.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.0% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in East Arnhem in Palmerston

— 14 62nd pct

Schools/1k kids in East Arnhem in Palmerston

— 1.49 8th pct

Students in East Arnhem in Palmerston

— 6,295 69th pct

Avg size in East Arnhem in Palmerston

— 450 78th pct

ICSEA in East Arnhem in Palmerston

— 943 32nd pct

Highest year of school

28.2% Year 12 +25.1 pts ▸ 53.3%

29.3% Year 9 or below ◂ +22.9 pts 6.4%

19.7% Year 10 ◂ +2.4 pts 17.4%

14.4% Year 11 ◂ +1.8 pts 12.6%

Highest qualification level

17.6% Certificate III / IV +17.8 pts ▸ 35.4%

10.1% Bachelor degree +8.0 pts ▸ 18.1%

6.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +8.5 pts ▸ 14.5%

6.9% Certificate I / II ◂ +3.7 pts 3.2%

4.2% Postgraduate degree +1.3 pts ▸ 5.6%

1.8% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.5 pts ▸ 3.3%

Field of qualification

5.8% Management & commerce +12.8 pts ▸ 18.6%

5.6% Engineering & related +10.4 pts ▸ 16.0%

9.6% Society & culture +2.8 pts ▸ 12.3%

11.2% Education ◂ +3.9 pts 7.3%

6.0% Health +2.7 pts ▸ 8.6%

2.8% Food, hospitality & personal services +2.9 pts ▸ 5.6%

4.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +2.4 pts 2.0%

3.7% Architecture & building +0.6 pts ▸ 4.3%

0.0% Information technology +2.8 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.8% Creative arts ◂ +0.2 pts 1.6%

0.4% Natural & physical sciences +1.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

Income

Personal income in East Arnhem in Palmerston +$843 higher in Palmerston gap widening

$290 0th pct $1,133 89th pct

Household income in East Arnhem in Palmerston +$804 higher in Palmerston gap widening

$1,395 50th pct $2,199 89th pct

Family income in East Arnhem in Palmerston +$1,678 higher in Palmerston gap widening

$775 0th pct $2,453 87th pct

Household income distribution

30.8% $1,500–$2,999 +4.6 pts ▸ 35.4%

30.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +12.3 pts 17.9%

17.4% Under $650 ◂ +8.1 pts 9.2%

6.6% $3,000–$3,999 +7.5 pts ▸ 14.2%

2.2% $4,000 or more +10.0 pts ▸ 12.3%

Personal income distribution

78.5% Under $650 ◂ +52.1 pts 26.4%

7.2% $650–$1,499 +26.5 pts ▸ 33.7%

3.9% $1,500–$2,999 +22.6 pts ▸ 26.5%

0.4% $3,000 or more +3.2 pts ▸ 3.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

3.3% Asthma +3.8 pts ▸ 7.1%

5.2% Other condition +1.6 pts ▸ 6.8%

2.4% Mental health +4.3 pts ▸ 6.7%

5.9% Heart disease ◂ +3.8 pts 2.1%

1.1% Arthritis +3.8 pts ▸ 4.8%

4.0% Diabetes ◂ +0.4 pts 3.6%

0.4% Cancer +1.0 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.7% Lung condition +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.2% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

76.2% None ◂ +8.3 pts 67.9%

13.4% One condition +1.8 pts ▸ 15.2%

2.0% Two conditions +1.9 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.6% Three or more +1.0 pts ▸ 1.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in East Arnhem in Palmerston +3,049 larger in East Arnhem

7,893 89th pct 4,844 87th pct

Median age in East Arnhem in Palmerston +3 yrs older in East Arnhem

26 yrs 57th pct 23 yrs 29th pct

Median income in East Arnhem in Palmerston +$514 higher in Palmerston

$274 0th pct $788 87th pct

Household income in East Arnhem in Palmerston +$685 higher in Palmerston

$1,216 32nd pct $1,901 86th pct

Family & Households

Household size in East Arnhem in Palmerston +2.0 larger in East Arnhem gap narrowing

4.8 100th pct 2.8 87th pct

Family composition

54.9% Couples with children +6.9 pts ▸ 61.8%

31.8% One-parent families ◂ +14.2 pts 17.6%

10.1% Couples without children +9.6 pts ▸ 19.7%

3.1% Other families ◂ +2.2 pts 0.9%

Household size

42.3% 6 or more ◂ +38.1 pts 4.2%

12.5% 2 people +17.2 pts ▸ 29.7%

11.3% 1 person +9.4 pts ▸ 20.7%

11.5% 3 people +7.9 pts ▸ 19.5%

12.1% 4 people +5.8 pts ▸ 17.9%

10.5% 5 people ◂ +2.4 pts 8.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in East Arnhem in Palmerston +$320 higher in Palmerston gap steady

$80 0th pct $400 87th pct

Mortgage in East Arnhem in Palmerston +$1,040 higher in Palmerston gap narrowing

$997 23rd pct $2,037 84th pct

People / bedroom in East Arnhem in Palmerston +0.80 higher in East Arnhem gap steady

1.70 100th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

78.8% Rented ◂ +33.9 pts 45.0%

0.5% Owned with a mortgage +42.3 pts ▸ 42.8%

15.0% Other tenure ◂ +13.9 pts 1.1%

3.5% Owned outright +6.1 pts ▸ 9.6%

3.0% Not stated ◂ +1.4 pts 1.7%

Types of homes

90.1% Separate house ◂ +14.2 pts 75.9%

0.6% Flat or apartment +13.9 pts ▸ 14.5%

6.8% Townhouse / semi-detached +2.6 pts ▸ 9.4%

1.0% Other dwelling ◂ +0.9 pts 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

49.0% 3 bedrooms ◂ +2.6 pts 46.3%

14.5% 4 bedrooms +15.1 pts ▸ 29.6%

26.6% 2 bedrooms ◂ +11.7 pts 14.9%

4.9% 5 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 4.2%

3.0% 1 bedroom +0.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.2% Studio / none even 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

75.9% Under $200 ◂ +64.0 pts 12.0%

0.7% $350–$549 +43.9 pts ▸ 44.6%

13.1% $200–$349 +9.1 pts ▸ 22.2%

0.0% $550–$749 +14.6 pts ▸ 14.6%

0.0% $750 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

0.0% $1,800–$2,999 +46.1 pts ▸ 46.1%

0.0% $1,000–$1,799 +27.2 pts ▸ 27.2%

0.0% $3,000 or more +13.4 pts ▸ 13.4%

0.0% Under $1,000 +8.1 pts ▸ 8.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in East Arnhem in Palmerston +134 more in Palmerston

0 0th pct 134 65th pct

Stops/1k in East Arnhem in Palmerston +3.60 more in Palmerston

0.00 0th pct 3.60 54th pct

Departures/1k in East Arnhem in Palmerston +698.4 more in Palmerston

0.0 0th pct 698.4 75th pct

PT routes in East Arnhem in Palmerston +37 more in Palmerston

0 0th pct 37 82nd pct

Stop walk in East Arnhem in Palmerston

— 4 29th pct

Drive to city in East Arnhem in Palmerston

— 19 27th pct

How people get to work

21.3% Car (driver) +51.8 pts ▸ 73.1%

46.5% Walked ◂ +45.2 pts 1.2%

13.3% Car (passenger) ◂ +7.2 pts 6.1%

1.3% Worked at home +2.0 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.4% Bus ◂ +0.6 pts 1.8%

0.2% Bicycle +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

51.6% No vehicle ◂ +47.1 pts 4.5%

11.6% 2 vehicles +32.3 pts ▸ 43.9%

33.5% 1 vehicle ◂ +1.6 pts 31.9%

2.3% 3 vehicles +11.9 pts ▸ 14.2%

0.8% 4 or more +4.7 pts ▸ 5.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

21.9% Education & training ◂ +14.0 pts 7.9%

14.4% Public administration & safety +5.3 pts ▸ 19.7%

14.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.9 pts 11.5%

13.3% Retail trade ◂ +4.9 pts 8.4%

3.8% Construction +6.2 pts ▸ 10.0%

2.7% Accommodation & food +3.8 pts ▸ 6.5%

5.5% Arts & recreation ◂ +3.8 pts 1.7%

1.9% Transport & warehousing +3.0 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.9% Other services +0.3 pts ▸ 4.2%

1.1% Professional & technical +2.9 pts ▸ 4.0%

0.7% Manufacturing +2.4 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.0% Administrative & support +1.0 pts ▸ 3.0%

Occupations people work in

27.0% Professionals ◂ +11.3 pts 15.6%

21.8% Community & personal service ◂ +5.4 pts 16.4%

8.9% Technicians & trades +7.6 pts ▸ 16.5%

6.7% Clerical & administrative +9.4 pts ▸ 16.1%

9.8% Managers +1.1 pts ▸ 11.0%

8.1% Labourers ◂ +0.2 pts 7.9%

6.9% Sales workers +1.1 pts ▸ 8.0%

5.1% Machinery operators & drivers +1.4 pts ▸ 6.5%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in East Arnhem in Palmerston +7 higher in Palmerston

1 0th pct 8 71st pct

IRSD decile in East Arnhem in Palmerston +7 higher in Palmerston

1 0th pct 8 71st pct

IER decile in East Arnhem in Palmerston +5 higher in Palmerston

1 0th pct 6 57th pct

IEO decile in East Arnhem in Palmerston +6 higher in Palmerston

1 0th pct 7 64th pct

IRSAD score in East Arnhem in Palmerston +304 higher in Palmerston

694 0th pct 998 76th pct

ERP in East Arnhem in Palmerston

— 43,193 71st pct

Growth in East Arnhem in Palmerston

— 9.3% 86th pct

Businesses in East Arnhem in Palmerston

— 2,129 59th pct

Approvals in East Arnhem in Palmerston +133 higher in Palmerston

51 49th pct 184 68th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in East Arnhem in Palmerston +317 higher in Palmerston

1,388 89th pct 1,705 95th pct

Max temp in East Arnhem in Palmerston +1.5 higher in Palmerston

32.5 93rd pct 34.1 98th pct

Min temp in East Arnhem in Palmerston +0.5 higher in Palmerston

22.1 99th pct 22.6 100th pct

Walkability

Walk score in East Arnhem in Palmerston +3.6 higher in Palmerston

2.5 20th pct 6.1 81st pct

Types ≤15 min in East Arnhem in Palmerston +2.8 more in Palmerston

2.9 24th pct 5.8 80th pct

15-min city in East Arnhem in Palmerston +58.4 pts higher in Palmerston

21.8% 12th pct 80.2% 83rd pct

Walk to shops in East Arnhem in Palmerston +17.5 pts higher in Palmerston

52.4% 59th pct 69.9% 78th pct

Walk to transit in East Arnhem in Palmerston +97.5 pts higher in Palmerston

0.0% 0th pct 97.5% 91st pct

Walk to school in East Arnhem in Palmerston +4.4 pts higher in Palmerston

84.3% 83rd pct 88.7% 86th pct

Walk to a park in East Arnhem in Palmerston +54.7 pts higher in Palmerston

42.8% 14th pct 97.5% 85th pct

Walk to health in East Arnhem in Palmerston +11.5 pts higher in East Arnhem

72.5% 87th pct 61.0% 79th pct

Amenities/1k in East Arnhem in Palmerston +0.1 more in Palmerston

10.6 11th pct 10.7 12th pct

Intersections/km² in East Arnhem in Palmerston +95 higher in Palmerston

0 12th pct 95 83rd pct

Mean slope in East Arnhem in Palmerston +1.0 pts higher in East Arnhem

4.8% 53rd pct 3.8% 34th pct

Compare East Arnhem with nearby areas

West Arnhem Roper Gulf Katherine Unincorporated NT Litchfield Coomalie Palmerston Tiwi Islands

Compare Palmerston with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). East Arnhem vs Palmerston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA71300/east-arnhem/vs/LGA72800/palmerston