NT · East Arnhem Council

Angurugu, 0822

Est. population · Jun 2025

1,041

Growth (1 yr)

+0.3%

Growth (5 yr)

+4.9%

Median age

26

Median income

$1,037/wk

Employment rate

18.6%

Languages at home

96.9%non-English

Most common: Australian Indigenous languages, Hindi

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

25.5/100
Below average

100th in NT

Verified 48% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Education hub
  • High desirability
What Angurugu is known for: Education hub, High desirability

Suburb profile

Angurugu sits in East Arnhem Council as a regional smaller community that feels self-contained and a long way from big-city bustle. A younger crowd gives the area energy, with a strong presence of young families throughout. A large share of residents were born overseas, and languages other than English are widely spoken at home.

Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Open space is thinner than in many regional towns, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day. Buses link the suburb to surrounding neighbourhoods.

Purchase and rent costs sit on the more affordable side of the local range. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.

Versus similar regional towns, the suburb reads below average on desirability, chiefly because community and employment trail behind.

At a glance

Angurugu snapshot

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

No data available

Median rent

No data available

Population (ERP)

1,041

+0.3% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

15.4%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#22

among Country & regional · Established

Pop. growth

30th

percentile in NT

Advantage (IRSAD)

1/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

0th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
25.5/100 — Below average
National rank
6226th in Australia
State rank
100th in NT
Peer rank
#22 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#41 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
48%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability indexSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Population

Estimated resident population

1,041(June 2025)

+0.3% annual · +4.9% over 5 years · 30th percentile in NT

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.3%
5-year growth
+4.9%
Change in 1 year
+3
Change in 5 years
+49
Growth rank in NT
30th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~1,050), extrapolated at +0.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
883
Median age
26
Median household income / week
$1,037
Dwelling vacancy
15.4%
Unoccupied private dwellings
34 of 221
Median monthly mortgage
$0
Employment rate
18.6%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
144 / 43 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident PopulationAustralian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Community & culture

No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
1
Median school ICSEA
629
Median ICSEA percentile
0th
School list
  • Angurugu SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 629 · 0th percentile · LBOTE 100% · 63 students · Top SEA quarter 0% · 0.3 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

16 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

1 supermarkets · 1 fast food · 1 sports centres

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily errands
Walkability proxy
30/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
1.13
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink(1)
  • Chinese Take AwayFast food
Shopping(2)
  • Bush Shop (Eylandt Enterprise)Convenience store
  • Angurugu Community StoreSupermarket
Community(1)
  • Angurugu SchoolSchool
Health & services(2)
  • Angurugu Health CentreClinic

    Unit Lot 369, Angurugu

  • Angurugu Vet ClinicVeterinary
Sport & outdoors(2)
  • Angurugu Sports & Recreation CentreSports centre
  • Sports field
Transport(2)

2 bus stops

Other(4)
  • Garden
  • Angurugu Police StationPolice
  • Shelter (3)
  • GEC AnguruguSocial Facility

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insightsSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
2
Nearest hospital
Gove District Hospital (202.5 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
  • Angurugu Health CentreClinic
  • Angurugu Health CentreClinic

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
16
Participants per 1,000 residents
15.4

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
34° / 25°
Rainfall
582 mm · ~73 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
32° / 23°
Rainfall
435 mm · ~54 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
29° / 18°
Rainfall
11 mm · ~1 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
34° / 22°
Rainfall
86 mm · ~11 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normalsWorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via state planning hazard mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Lingiari
Member of Parliament
Marion SCRYMGOUR (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
76,817
Turnout (2025)
62.2%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+6.5 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 41.9%Labor 58.1%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 608.7 km away).

Coalition 56.5%Labor 43.5%

14.7 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -0.1 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • TindalLabor 49.4% · Coalition 50.6% TPP (2025)442.2 km away
  • Katherine EastLabor 48.5% · Coalition 51.5% TPP (2025)452.2 km away
  • Katherine NorthLabor 50.0% · Coalition 50.0% TPP (2025)454.8 km away
  • Katherine SouthLabor 43.2% · Coalition 56.8% TPP (2025)456.7 km away
  • Humpty DooLabor 37.6% · Coalition 62.4% TPP (2025)600.5 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
1/10
IRSD decile (2021)
1/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

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