NT · East Arnhem Council
East Arnhem, NT, 0822
Current weather
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67% humidity · 14.2 km/h wind · 27.2° / 20° today · 2.1 mm rain
Desirability index
#16 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
East Arnhem is a small locality in the East Arnhem area, home to around 1,194 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 901 offences in 12 months ending 2026-04 with falling year-on-year trends (-22%), roughly 754.6 offences per 1,000 residents, and 2 school and preschool sites in the area. Snapshot data also shows hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 1,194
- Median age
- 27
- Median household income / week
- $1,224
- Dwelling vacancy
- 36%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 98 of 272
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,500
- Employment rate
- 17.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 31 / 0 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (12 months ending 2026-04)
- 901
- Against the person
- 416
- Against property
- 485
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 754.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 3 residents
- State safety percentile
- 31.6th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -21.6%
Most common offence types
- 021 Serious Assault300
- 061 Burglary - Dwelling (House Break-Ins), Actual53
- 062 Burglary - Non-Residential (Commercial Break-Ins), Actual87
- 07* Other Theft85
- 11 Property Damage Offences217
Data sources & freshness
- NT Police crime statistics (reporting region / SA2) — Northern Territory Police · Period: 12 months ending 2025-04 → 12 months ending 2026-04; 12 months ending 2026-04 · Updated on site · Monthly CSV; regional totals where suburb-level data unavailable
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 610
- Baniyala Garrangali SchoolCombined
- Dhupuma BarkerPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 3
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Baniyala Health Centreclinic
- Baniyala Health Centreclinic
- Health Clinicclinic
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 3
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 35.1/100
- Cohort rank
- #16 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Baniyala Health Centrehealthclinic
- Baniyala Health Centrehealthclinic
- Health Clinichealthclinic
- Baniyala Garrangali SchoolschoolsCombined
- Dhupuma BarkerschoolsPrimary
- 021 Serious Assaultcrime300
- 061 Burglary - Dwelling (House Break-Ins), Actualcrime53
- 062 Burglary - Non-Residential (Commercial Break-Ins), Actualcrime87
- 07* Other Theftcrime85
- 11 Property Damage Offencescrime217
Data sources & freshness
- NT Police crime statistics (reporting region / SA2) — Northern Territory Police · Updated on site · Monthly CSV; regional totals where suburb-level data unavailable
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
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