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East Arnhem vs Unincorporated NT

Name: East Arnhem vs Unincorporated NT — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 427 km apart · East Arnhem profile · Unincorporated NT profile

East Arnhem Unincorporated NT

East Arnhem and Unincorporated NT are two very different regions of the Northern Territory. East Arnhem has a much stronger First Nations presence, with 89.9% of its people identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, compared to 10.7% in Unincorporated NT. This is reflected in language use, as 88.9% of East Arnhem residents use another language at home, a figure far higher than the 14.0% in Unincorporated NT. Incomes also differ sharply; the typical personal weekly income in Unincorporated NT is $1,160, which is far higher than the $290 typical in East Arnhem.

Everyday life in both places is mostly car-dependent, and they share a similar percentage of people living with a long-term health condition. However, many gaps between them have grown over time. The difference in typical weekly personal income has widened to $870, and the gap in adults with a bachelor degree or higher has also increased since 2011.

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Where they differ most

First Nations: 79.3 pts higher in East Arnhem Other language: 74.9 pts higher in East Arnhem Personal income: $870 higher in Unincorporated NT Family income: $2,030 higher in Unincorporated NT Unpaid child care: 33.1 pts higher in East Arnhem

Demographics & Identity

Population in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT +1,976 larger in East Arnhem gap widening

8,778 44th pct 6,802 39th pct

Median age in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT +7 yrs older in Unincorporated NT gap narrowing

28 yrs 2nd pct 35 yrs 14th pct

Age structure

32.6% Young adults (25–44) +2.0 pts ▸ 34.6%

19.1% Older adults (45–64) +6.5 pts ▸ 25.6%

23.2% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.8 pts 21.4%

21.0% Youth (15–24) ◂ +10.4 pts 10.7%

4.1% Seniors (65+) +3.6 pts ▸ 7.7%

Marital status

45.5% Married ◂ +3.4 pts 42.1%

42.4% Never married +1.2 pts ▸ 43.6%

2.8% Divorced +6.0 pts ▸ 8.8%

6.2% Widowed ◂ +4.5 pts 1.8%

3.1% Separated +0.7 pts ▸ 3.8%

Age & sex structure

East Arnhem Unincorporated NT

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

93.9% Australia ◂ +32.1 pts 61.9%

0.3% New Zealand +2.9 pts ▸ 3.2%

0.2% Philippines +2.5 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.3% England +1.7 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.0% Vietnam +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.1% India +0.9 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.0% South Africa +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Nepal +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

2.4% Australian +27.7 pts ▸ 30.1%

2.9% English +24.2 pts ▸ 27.0%

0.8% Irish +6.9 pts ▸ 7.7%

0.9% Scottish +6.2 pts ▸ 7.1%

0.4% German +3.0 pts ▸ 3.3%

0.2% Filipino +3.1 pts ▸ 3.2%

0.2% Italian +1.5 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.0% Vietnamese +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.1% Indian +1.4 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.2% Chinese +1.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.2% Dutch +0.9 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.1% Greek +0.7 pts ▸ 0.8%

Language

Language used at home

5.7% English only +59.6 pts ▸ 65.3%

0.0% Vietnamese +1.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.0% Tagalog +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.0% Punjabi +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Arabic +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

51.9% Christianity ◂ +18.0 pts 33.9%

19.7% No religion +20.4 pts ▸ 40.1%

8.3% Not stated +13.2 pts ▸ 21.5%

19.8% Other religions ◂ +19.1 pts 0.7%

0.1% Buddhism +1.7 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.0% Hinduism +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Islam +0.8 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT

— 9 46th pct

Schools/1k kids in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT

— 6.18 72nd pct

Students in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT

— 1,135 40th pct

Avg size in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT

— 126 29th pct

ICSEA in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT

— 924 25th pct

Highest year of school

28.2% Year 12 +18.1 pts ▸ 46.3%

29.3% Year 9 or below ◂ +23.4 pts 5.9%

19.7% Year 10 ◂ +3.1 pts 16.7%

14.4% Year 11 ◂ +5.3 pts 9.0%

Highest qualification level

17.6% Certificate III / IV +11.3 pts ▸ 28.9%

10.1% Bachelor degree +6.7 pts ▸ 16.8%

6.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +4.1 pts ▸ 10.2%

6.9% Certificate I / II ◂ +4.6 pts 2.3%

4.2% Postgraduate degree +0.7 pts ▸ 4.9%

1.8% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.6 pts ▸ 3.5%

Field of qualification

5.6% Engineering & related +8.2 pts ▸ 13.8%

5.8% Management & commerce +7.0 pts ▸ 12.8%

11.2% Education ◂ +5.3 pts 5.9%

9.6% Society & culture ◂ +2.3 pts 7.2%

6.0% Health +3.1 pts ▸ 9.0%

2.8% Food, hospitality & personal services +3.6 pts ▸ 6.4%

3.7% Architecture & building +1.1 pts ▸ 4.8%

4.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.4 pts 3.0%

1.8% Creative arts ◂ +0.4 pts 1.4%

0.4% Natural & physical sciences +1.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.0% Information technology +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

Income

Personal income in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT +$870 higher in Unincorporated NT gap widening

$290 0th pct $1,160 90th pct

Household income in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT +$692 higher in Unincorporated NT gap widening

$1,395 50th pct $2,087 87th pct

Family income in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT +$2,030 higher in Unincorporated NT gap widening

$775 0th pct $2,805 91st pct

Household income distribution

30.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.5 pts 29.3%

30.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.9 pts 23.3%

17.4% Under $650 ◂ +8.9 pts 8.4%

6.6% $3,000–$3,999 +7.6 pts ▸ 14.2%

2.2% $4,000 or more +11.4 pts ▸ 13.6%

Personal income distribution

78.5% Under $650 ◂ +58.3 pts 20.2%

7.2% $650–$1,499 +21.2 pts ▸ 28.4%

3.9% $1,500–$2,999 +19.9 pts ▸ 23.8%

0.4% $3,000 or more +4.8 pts ▸ 5.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

5.9% Heart disease ◂ +3.8 pts 2.1%

5.2% Other condition ◂ +0.6 pts 4.6%

3.3% Asthma +1.6 pts ▸ 4.9%

2.4% Mental health +2.4 pts ▸ 4.7%

4.0% Diabetes ◂ +1.3 pts 2.7%

1.1% Arthritis +2.9 pts ▸ 4.0%

0.4% Cancer +0.9 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.7% Lung condition +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.2% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Dementia even 0.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

76.2% None ◂ +14.7 pts 61.5%

13.4% One condition ◂ +1.7 pts 11.7%

2.0% Two conditions +1.0 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.6% Three or more +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT +7,168 larger in East Arnhem

7,893 89th pct 725 57th pct

Median age in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT even

26 yrs 57th pct 26 yrs 57th pct

Median income in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT +$505 higher in Unincorporated NT

$274 0th pct $779 86th pct

Household income in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT +$415 higher in Unincorporated NT

$1,216 32nd pct $1,631 71st pct

Family & Households

Household size in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT +2.4 larger in East Arnhem gap narrowing

4.8 100th pct 2.4 43rd pct

Family composition

54.9% Couples with children +10.5 pts ▸ 65.4%

31.8% One-parent families ◂ +24.3 pts 7.5%

10.1% Couples without children +16.5 pts ▸ 26.6%

3.1% Other families ◂ +2.5 pts 0.6%

Household size

42.3% 6 or more ◂ +39.1 pts 3.2%

11.3% 1 person +21.4 pts ▸ 32.7%

12.5% 2 people +17.7 pts ▸ 30.2%

12.1% 4 people +2.4 pts ▸ 14.6%

11.5% 3 people +0.9 pts ▸ 12.4%

10.5% 5 people ◂ +3.4 pts 7.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT +$43 higher in Unincorporated NT gap widening

$80 0th pct $123 9th pct

Mortgage in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT +$788 higher in Unincorporated NT gap narrowing

$997 23rd pct $1,785 74th pct

People / bedroom in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT +0.70 higher in East Arnhem gap narrowing

1.70 100th pct 1.00 89th pct

How homes are owned or rented

78.8% Rented ◂ +27.7 pts 51.2%

15.0% Other tenure +3.3 pts ▸ 18.3%

3.5% Owned outright +11.4 pts ▸ 14.9%

0.5% Owned with a mortgage +11.8 pts ▸ 12.3%

3.0% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 3.2%

Types of homes

90.1% Separate house ◂ +19.4 pts 70.7%

6.8% Townhouse / semi-detached +7.7 pts ▸ 14.5%

0.6% Flat or apartment +7.0 pts ▸ 7.7%

1.0% Other dwelling +3.3 pts ▸ 4.3%

Bedrooms per home

49.0% 3 bedrooms ◂ +9.9 pts 39.0%

26.6% 2 bedrooms ◂ +9.6 pts 17.0%

3.0% 1 bedroom +18.7 pts ▸ 21.6%

14.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +1.6 pts 12.9%

4.9% 5 or more ◂ +3.1 pts 1.8%

0.2% Studio / none +3.4 pts ▸ 3.6%

Weekly rent distribution

75.9% Under $200 ◂ +18.5 pts 57.4%

13.1% $200–$349 +2.3 pts ▸ 15.5%

0.7% $350–$549 +4.2 pts ▸ 4.9%

0.0% $550–$749 +2.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.0% $750 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

Monthly mortgage distribution

0.0% $1,800–$2,999 +33.7 pts ▸ 33.7%

0.0% $1,000–$1,799 +28.3 pts ▸ 28.3%

0.0% Under $1,000 +19.4 pts ▸ 19.4%

0.0% $3,000 or more +10.1 pts ▸ 10.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT +4 more in Unincorporated NT

0 0th pct 4 30th pct

Stops/1k in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT +0.59 more in Unincorporated NT

0.00 0th pct 0.59 23rd pct

Departures/1k in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT +202.9 more in Unincorporated NT

0.0 0th pct 202.9 61st pct

PT routes in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT +7 more in Unincorporated NT

0 0th pct 7 50th pct

Drive to city in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT

— 66 54th pct

How people get to work

21.3% Car (driver) +34.0 pts ▸ 55.3%

46.5% Walked ◂ +34.9 pts 11.5%

13.3% Car (passenger) ◂ +5.4 pts 7.9%

1.3% Worked at home +3.5 pts ▸ 4.8%

0.2% Bicycle +2.9 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.4% Bus +0.3 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

51.6% No vehicle ◂ +40.7 pts 10.9%

33.5% 1 vehicle +4.8 pts ▸ 38.3%

11.6% 2 vehicles +24.6 pts ▸ 36.2%

2.3% 3 vehicles +7.5 pts ▸ 9.8%

0.8% 4 or more +4.3 pts ▸ 5.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

21.9% Education & training ◂ +14.3 pts 7.6%

2.7% Accommodation & food +14.0 pts ▸ 16.8%

2.9% Mining +12.0 pts ▸ 15.0%

14.4% Public administration & safety ◂ +5.8 pts 8.7%

14.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.9 pts 13.6%

13.3% Retail trade ◂ +7.9 pts 5.4%

5.5% Arts & recreation ◂ +3.6 pts 1.9%

1.9% Transport & warehousing +3.4 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.8% Construction +1.5 pts ▸ 5.3%

3.9% Other services ◂ +1.3 pts 2.6%

1.8% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +2.0 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.0% Administrative & support +1.0 pts ▸ 3.0%

Occupations people work in

27.0% Professionals ◂ +8.2 pts 18.7%

21.8% Community & personal service ◂ +7.3 pts 14.5%

8.9% Technicians & trades +7.0 pts ▸ 15.9%

9.8% Managers +4.2 pts ▸ 14.0%

6.7% Clerical & administrative +4.4 pts ▸ 11.0%

8.1% Labourers +2.1 pts ▸ 10.2%

5.1% Machinery operators & drivers +3.2 pts ▸ 8.2%

6.9% Sales workers ◂ +1.8 pts 5.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT +8 higher in Unincorporated NT

1 0th pct 9 86th pct

IRSD decile in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT +8 higher in Unincorporated NT

1 0th pct 9 86th pct

IER decile in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT +3 higher in Unincorporated NT

1 0th pct 4 36th pct

IEO decile in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT +7 higher in Unincorporated NT

1 0th pct 8 71st pct

IRSAD score in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT +320 higher in Unincorporated NT

694 0th pct 1,014 80th pct

ERP in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT

— 8,207 40th pct

Growth in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT

— 10.6% 89th pct

Businesses in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT

— 450 30th pct

Approvals in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT +15 higher in Unincorporated NT

51 49th pct 66 53rd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT +106 higher in East Arnhem

1,388 89th pct 1,282 87th pct

Max temp in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT +2.6 higher in Unincorporated NT

32.5 93rd pct 35.2 100th pct

Min temp in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT +0.4 higher in East Arnhem

22.1 99th pct 21.7 98th pct

Walkability

Walk score in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT +0.3 higher in East Arnhem

2.5 20th pct 2.2 15th pct

Types ≤15 min in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT +0.5 more in East Arnhem

2.9 24th pct 2.5 15th pct

15-min city in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT +1.1 pts higher in Unincorporated NT

21.8% 12th pct 22.9% 12th pct

Walk to shops in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT +17.4 pts higher in East Arnhem

52.4% 59th pct 35.0% 27th pct

Walk to transit in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT +6.5 pts higher in Unincorporated NT

0.0% 0th pct 6.5% 20th pct

Walk to school in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT +56.8 pts higher in East Arnhem

84.3% 83rd pct 27.5% 13th pct

Walk to a park in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT +17.7 pts higher in Unincorporated NT

42.8% 14th pct 60.6% 35th pct

Walk to health in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT +49.5 pts higher in East Arnhem

72.5% 87th pct 23.0% 23rd pct

Amenities/1k in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT +6.8 more in Unincorporated NT

10.6 11th pct 17.3 45th pct

Intersections/km² in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT even

0 12th pct 0 20th pct

Mean slope in East Arnhem in Unincorporated NT +0.8 pts higher in East Arnhem

4.8% 53rd pct 4.1% 40th pct

Compare East Arnhem with nearby areas

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

Compare Unincorporated NT with nearby areas

Coomalie Litchfield Palmerston Darwin Waterfront Precinct Darwin Wagait Belyuen Tiwi Islands

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). East Arnhem vs Unincorporated NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA71300/east-arnhem/vs/LGA79399/unincorporated-nt