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East Arnhem vs Nhulunbuy

Name: East Arnhem vs Nhulunbuy — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 152 km apart · East Arnhem profile · Nhulunbuy profile

East Arnhem Nhulunbuy

East Arnhem and Nhulunbuy are two very different Northern Territory areas. East Arnhem has a far higher proportion of First Nations people (91.1%) and people using another language at home (90.7%). It is also a place where homes are larger, typically holding 5.1 people. In contrast, Nhulunbuy is far more likely to have residents born overseas (15.2%) and a higher share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher (20.6%). There is a large gap in typical weekly personal income, which is $1,506 in Nhulunbuy compared to $298 in East Arnhem.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people aged 65 and over, at around 4%. They also share a similar climate, with average maximum temperatures of about 32 degrees. While they have much in common physically, the gap in typical household incomes has widened since 2011. At the same time, the difference in the share of First Nations residents has narrowed slightly over the last decade.

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Where they differ most

First Nations: 81.9 pts higher in East Arnhem De facto: 19.8 pts higher in Nhulunbuy Other language: 79.7 pts higher in East Arnhem No religion: 26.0 pts higher in Nhulunbuy Personal income: $1,208 higher in Nhulunbuy

Demographics & Identity

Population in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy +3,716 larger in East Arnhem gap steady

6,983 35th pct 3,267 12th pct

Median age in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy +5 yrs older in Nhulunbuy gap narrowing

28 yrs 0th pct 33 yrs 11th pct

Age structure

32.0% Young adults (25–44) +4.2 pts ▸ 36.2%

24.3% Children (0–14) +2.6 pts ▸ 27.0%

18.8% Older adults (45–64) +4.5 pts ▸ 23.3%

20.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +10.5 pts 9.9%

4.3% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.4 pts 3.9%

Marital status

45.7% Married ◂ +1.6 pts 44.1%

42.5% Never married +0.5 pts ▸ 43.0%

2.3% Divorced +5.4 pts ▸ 7.7%

6.4% Widowed ◂ +5.1 pts 1.3%

3.0% Separated +0.6 pts ▸ 3.6%

Age & sex structure

East Arnhem Nhulunbuy

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

95.3% Australia ◂ +31.7 pts 63.6%

0.2% New Zealand +3.3 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.3% England +1.7 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.1% Philippines +1.3 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.0% South Africa +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% India +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

0.0% Italy even 0.0%

Ancestry

2.5% Australian +29.1 pts ▸ 31.6%

3.0% English +25.3 pts ▸ 28.3%

0.8% Scottish +7.5 pts ▸ 8.4%

0.8% Irish +7.5 pts ▸ 8.3%

0.4% German +3.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.1% Filipino +1.9 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.2% Italian +1.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.2% Chinese +1.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.1% Indian +1.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.0% Greek +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Dutch +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

5.7% English only +60.5 pts ▸ 66.2%

0.0% Tagalog +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Arabic +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Italian even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

56.1% Christianity ◂ +23.6 pts 32.5%

15.1% No religion +26.0 pts ▸ 41.0%

6.2% Not stated +17.4 pts ▸ 23.6%

22.5% Other religions ◂ +22.0 pts 0.6%

0.0% Islam +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Buddhism +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Hinduism +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy +7 more in East Arnhem

10 89th pct 3 43rd pct

Schools/1k kids in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy +2.48 more in East Arnhem

5.89 89th pct 3.41 74th pct

Schools ≤3 km in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy +10 more in East Arnhem

13 34th pct 3 6th pct

Students in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy +807 more in East Arnhem

1,573 53rd pct 766 29th pct

Avg size in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy +98 larger in Nhulunbuy

157 16th pct 255 27th pct

ICSEA in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy +309 higher in Nhulunbuy

641 0th pct 950 19th pct

Highest year of school

31.1% Year 12 +17.2 pts ▸ 48.3%

25.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +22.3 pts 3.3%

20.4% Year 10 ◂ +4.5 pts 15.9%

15.8% Year 11 ◂ +7.4 pts 8.4%

Highest qualification level

17.7% Certificate III / IV +11.1 pts ▸ 28.8%

11.5% Bachelor degree +5.8 pts ▸ 17.3%

6.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.5 pts ▸ 9.0%

7.3% Certificate I / II ◂ +6.0 pts 1.3%

4.6% Postgraduate degree +1.2 pts ▸ 5.8%

2.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.8 pts ▸ 4.3%

Field of qualification

5.3% Engineering & related +10.9 pts ▸ 16.2%

13.5% Education ◂ +6.5 pts 7.0%

7.1% Health +5.2 pts ▸ 12.3%

5.4% Management & commerce +6.0 pts ▸ 11.4%

10.7% Society & culture ◂ +3.9 pts 6.9%

3.6% Architecture & building +1.9 pts ▸ 5.5%

4.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +2.5 pts 1.8%

2.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.7 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.1% Creative arts ◂ +0.9 pts 1.2%

0.5% Natural & physical sciences +0.9 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.4% Information technology +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

Income

Personal income in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy +$1,208 higher in Nhulunbuy gap widening

$298 0th pct $1,506 99th pct

Household income in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy +$1,247 higher in Nhulunbuy gap widening

$1,552 38th pct $2,799 94th pct

Family income in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy +$2,375 higher in Nhulunbuy gap widening

$809 0th pct $3,184 91st pct

Household income distribution

33.6% $1,500–$2,999 +1.0 pts ▸ 34.5%

28.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +18.4 pts 10.4%

3.0% $4,000 or more +17.1 pts ▸ 20.1%

8.3% $3,000–$3,999 +11.6 pts ▸ 19.9%

12.9% Under $650 ◂ +10.5 pts 2.4%

Personal income distribution

80.2% Under $650 ◂ +65.2 pts 15.0%

3.9% $1,500–$2,999 +27.1 pts ▸ 31.0%

7.1% $650–$1,499 +15.0 pts ▸ 22.1%

0.4% $3,000 or more +6.3 pts ▸ 6.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.1% Heart disease ◂ +4.8 pts 1.3%

5.6% Other condition ◂ +1.6 pts 4.0%

3.5% Asthma +1.1 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.5% Mental health +1.7 pts ▸ 4.2%

4.1% Diabetes ◂ +2.3 pts 1.8%

1.1% Arthritis +0.8 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.3% Cancer +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.6% Lung condition even 0.6%

0.2% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

77.9% None ◂ +15.1 pts 62.8%

14.3% One condition ◂ +4.0 pts 10.3%

1.9% Two conditions even 1.9%

0.6% Three or more ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy +6,058 larger in East Arnhem

6,359 100th pct 301 65th pct

Median age in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy even

26 yrs 64th pct 26 yrs 64th pct

Median income in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy +$655 higher in Nhulunbuy

$283 0th pct $938 86th pct

Household income in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy +$1,256 higher in Nhulunbuy

$1,383 29th pct $2,639 89th pct

Family & Households

Household size in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy +2.3 larger in East Arnhem gap steady

5.1 100th pct 2.8 79th pct

Family composition

54.3% Couples with children +20.9 pts ▸ 75.3%

33.9% One-parent families ◂ +27.2 pts 6.8%

8.8% Couples without children +9.0 pts ▸ 17.7%

3.0% Other families ◂ +2.7 pts 0.2%

Household size

48.3% 6 or more ◂ +45.4 pts 3.0%

12.1% 2 people +14.7 pts ▸ 26.8%

9.9% 4 people +12.7 pts ▸ 22.6%

11.3% 1 person +10.0 pts ▸ 21.3%

10.2% 3 people +5.1 pts ▸ 15.4%

8.9% 5 people +0.4 pts ▸ 9.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy +$20 higher in Nhulunbuy gap narrowing

$90 0th pct $110 0th pct

Mortgage in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy +$744 higher in Nhulunbuy gap narrowing

$997 4th pct $1,741 43rd pct

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

1.80 100th pct 1.00 90th pct

How homes are owned or rented

77.1% Rented ◂ +16.3 pts 60.8%

15.4% Other tenure +14.6 pts ▸ 30.0%

3.9% Owned outright ◂ +0.2 pts 3.7%

3.3% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.7% Owned with a mortgage +2.0 pts ▸ 2.6%

Types of homes

93.7% Separate house ◂ +8.4 pts 85.2%

3.1% Townhouse / semi-detached +4.6 pts ▸ 7.6%

0.0% Flat or apartment +5.4 pts ▸ 5.4%

0.7% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

Bedrooms per home

47.6% 3 bedrooms +10.7 pts ▸ 58.3%

25.7% 2 bedrooms ◂ +13.9 pts 11.8%

14.2% 4 bedrooms +3.5 pts ▸ 17.7%

6.6% 5 or more ◂ +5.6 pts 1.0%

3.3% 1 bedroom +2.8 pts ▸ 6.2%

0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

70.1% Under $200 ◂ +20.8 pts 49.3%

17.5% $200–$349 ◂ +5.7 pts 11.7%

1.0% $350–$549 +7.1 pts ▸ 8.0%

0.0% $550–$749 +4.7 pts ▸ 4.7%

0.0% $750 or more +2.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

0.0% $1,800–$2,999 +22.7 pts ▸ 22.7%

0.0% Under $1,000 +13.6 pts ▸ 13.6%

0.0% $1,000–$1,799 +13.6 pts ▸ 13.6%

0.0% $3,000 or more even 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Stops/1k in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy even

0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct

Departures/1k in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy even

0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct

PT routes in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

19.8% Car (driver) +44.4 pts ▸ 64.1%

50.6% Walked ◂ +44.4 pts 6.3%

12.4% Car (passenger) ◂ +4.8 pts 7.7%

0.3% Bicycle +2.9 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.2% Worked at home +1.1 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.3% Bus +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

52.8% No vehicle ◂ +49.0 pts 3.8%

11.8% 2 vehicles +31.7 pts ▸ 43.5%

31.8% 1 vehicle +5.2 pts ▸ 37.0%

2.6% 3 vehicles +8.6 pts ▸ 11.2%

0.7% 4 or more +4.3 pts ▸ 4.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

24.9% Education & training ◂ +15.4 pts 9.5%

1.3% Mining +18.8 pts ▸ 20.0%

15.9% Health care & social assistance +4.1 pts ▸ 20.0%

14.1% Retail trade ◂ +7.9 pts 6.3%

11.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.4 pts 10.5%

6.3% Arts & recreation ◂ +5.5 pts 0.8%

3.0% Construction +2.9 pts ▸ 6.0%

2.3% Accommodation & food +3.1 pts ▸ 5.4%

2.1% Transport & warehousing +3.1 pts ▸ 5.2%

0.4% Manufacturing +3.2 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.4% Other services ◂ +0.7 pts 2.8%

2.2% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +2.0 pts 0.2%

Occupations people work in

29.1% Professionals ◂ +5.2 pts 23.9%

22.4% Community & personal service ◂ +11.4 pts 10.9%

8.2% Technicians & trades +9.4 pts ▸ 17.6%

6.8% Clerical & administrative +6.4 pts ▸ 13.3%

9.3% Managers +1.8 pts ▸ 11.0%

4.0% Machinery operators & drivers +5.3 pts ▸ 9.3%

7.1% Sales workers ◂ +2.3 pts 4.9%

6.7% Labourers +0.1 pts ▸ 6.9%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy +6 higher in Nhulunbuy

1 0th pct 7 64th pct

IRSD decile in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy +8 higher in Nhulunbuy

1 0th pct 9 86th pct

IER decile in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy +3 higher in Nhulunbuy

1 0th pct 4 36th pct

IEO decile in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy +5 higher in Nhulunbuy

1 0th pct 6 57th pct

IRSAD score in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy +343 higher in Nhulunbuy

699 0th pct 1,042 68th pct

ERP in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy +4,324 higher in East Arnhem

8,130 38th pct 3,806 14th pct

Growth in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy +5.9 pts higher in Nhulunbuy

0.9% 17th pct 6.8% 67th pct

Businesses in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy +126 higher in Nhulunbuy

59 3rd pct 185 8th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy +21 higher in Nhulunbuy

1,388 86th pct 1,409 87th pct

Max temp in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy +0.7 higher in East Arnhem

32.5 98th pct 31.9 97th pct

Min temp in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy +1.6 higher in Nhulunbuy

22.1 100th pct 23.7 100th pct

Walkability

Walk score in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy +0.5 higher in Nhulunbuy

2.6 17th pct 3.2 22nd pct

Types ≤15 min in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy +0.7 more in Nhulunbuy

3.1 20th pct 3.8 28th pct

15-min city in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy +14.5 pts higher in Nhulunbuy

24.4% 16th pct 39.0% 28th pct

Walk to shops in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy +20.0 pts higher in East Arnhem

58.9% 47th pct 38.9% 28th pct

Walk to transit in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to school in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy +30.9 pts higher in East Arnhem

82.3% 58th pct 51.5% 31st pct

Walk to a park in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy +47.7 pts higher in Nhulunbuy

48.0% 13th pct 95.7% 46th pct

Walk to health in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy +7.7 pts higher in Nhulunbuy

69.1% 68th pct 76.8% 74th pct

Amenities/1k in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy +4.4 more in East Arnhem

11.5 33rd pct 7.0 8th pct

Intersections/km² in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy +37 higher in Nhulunbuy

0 0th pct 38 36th pct

Mean slope in East Arnhem in Nhulunbuy +0.4 pts higher in East Arnhem

4.9% 42nd pct 4.5% 35th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). East Arnhem vs Nhulunbuy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/702041063/east-arnhem/vs/702041064/nhulunbuy