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Berrimah vs East Arm
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.4 km apart · Berrimah profile · East Arm profile
Berrimah East Arm
Berrimah and East Arm are neighbouring areas in the Northern Territory with very different profiles. Berrimah is a populated hub where the typical resident is 32, while East Arm is sparsely populated with a much older typical age of 45. Berrimah has a much higher share of university qualifications, with 25.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 0.0% in East Arm. Local infrastructure also differs sharply; Berrimah is mostly car-dependent but has many more public transport stops and parks within walking distance, whereas East Arm is car-dependent with no such access.
Typical weekly household incomes are almost identical in both places, sitting around $2,200. While they share this economic baseline, other trends diverge. East Arm has a much higher share of volunteers (30.0%) and people who served in the Defence Force (22.7%). Berrimah is more mobile, with 62.0% of people moving in the last five years, which is far above the national figure.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 1,241
- First area, 2016: 789
- First area, 2021: 1,199
- Second area, 2011: 8
- Second area, 2016: 13
- Second area, 2021: 15
- First area, 2011: 33 yrs
- First area, 2016: 32 yrs
- First area, 2021: 32 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 58 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 33 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 45 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Berrimah: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in East Arm: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Berrimah: 0.6% males, 0.6% females; 80–84 in East Arm: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Berrimah: 1.0% males, 0.9% females; 75–79 in East Arm: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Berrimah: 1.6% males, 0.8% females; 70–74 in East Arm: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 65–69 in Berrimah: 1.6% males, 1.0% females; 65–69 in East Arm: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 60–64 in Berrimah: 2.2% males, 2.1% females; 60–64 in East Arm: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 55–59 in Berrimah: 2.0% males, 3.0% females; 55–59 in East Arm: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 50–54 in Berrimah: 3.6% males, 2.6% females; 50–54 in East Arm: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 45–49 in Berrimah: 3.9% males, 3.6% females; 45–49 in East Arm: 100.0% males, 0.0% females
- 40–44 in Berrimah: 3.6% males, 3.6% females; 40–44 in East Arm: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 35–39 in Berrimah: 5.0% males, 4.1% females; 35–39 in East Arm: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 30–34 in Berrimah: 3.5% males, 3.9% females; 30–34 in East Arm: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 25–29 in Berrimah: 4.6% males, 5.2% females; 25–29 in East Arm: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Berrimah: 3.3% males, 2.0% females; 20–24 in East Arm: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Berrimah: 5.0% males, 4.3% females; 15–19 in East Arm: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 10–14 in Berrimah: 3.9% males, 4.0% females; 10–14 in East Arm: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 5–9 in Berrimah: 2.6% males, 3.4% females; 5–9 in East Arm: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 0–4 in Berrimah: 3.4% males, 3.5% females; 0–4 in East Arm: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $515
- First area, 2016: $669
- First area, 2021: $977
- Second area, 2011: $741
- Second area, 2016: $1,100
- Second area, 2021: $1,145
- First area, 2011: $1,333
- First area, 2016: $1,317
- First area, 2021: $2,193
- Second area, 2021: $2,250
- First area, 2011: $1,474
- First area, 2016: $1,553
- First area, 2021: $2,424
- Second area, 2021: $1,824
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.1
- First area, 2016: 2.2
- First area, 2021: 2.8
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $170
- First area, 2016: $320
- First area, 2021: $400
- Second area, 2021: $635
- First area, 2011: $2,118
- First area, 2016: $2,317
- First area, 2021: $2,535
- First area, 2011: 1.40
- First area, 2016: 1.10
- First area, 2021: 1.00
- Second area, 2021: 1.00
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Berrimah vs East Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL70029/berrimah/vs/SAL70085/east-arm