East Arnhem

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 13,014 people in East Arnhem. Of these 50.5% were male and 49.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 68.1% of the population.

The median age of people in East Arnhem was 27 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 28.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 3.1% of the population.

Of people in East Arnhem aged 15 years and over, 48.0% were married and 7.5% were either divorced or separated.

In East Arnhem, of people aged 15 years and over, 40.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In East Arnhem 38.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.6% were in primary school, 22.1% in secondary school and 5.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in East Arnhem, 13.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 9.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 3.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in East Arnhem were Australian Aboriginal 54.8%, Australian 13.0%, English 9.4%, Irish 3.1% and Scottish 2.8%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in East Arnhem (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In East Arnhem, 88.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 1.7%, England 0.9%, Philippines 0.4%, South Africa 0.3% and Papua New Guinea 0.3%.

In East Arnhem, 80.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In East Arnhem, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 82.2%, New Zealand 2.2%, England 1.7%, South Africa 0.5% and Philippines 0.4%.

In East Arnhem, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 82.6%, New Zealand 2.0%, England 1.6%, Philippines 0.5% and South Africa 0.5%.

The most common responses for religion in East Arnhem were Uniting Church 40.4%, No Religion, so described 13.7%, Anglican 12.3%, Not stated 11.8% and Catholic 10.8%. In East Arnhem, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (78.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In East Arnhem 26.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Djambarrpuyngu 32.2%, Anindilyakwa 10.4%, Dhuwaya 2.6%, Gupapuyngu 1.0% and Gumatj 0.9%.

Employment

There were 4,110 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in East Arnhem. Of these 56.9% were employed full time, 21.7% were employed part-time and 13.7% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in East Arnhem, 6.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in East Arnhem included Professionals 25.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 15.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.1%, Managers 9.8%, Labourers 8.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.1% and Sales Workers 4.7%.

Of the employed people in East Arnhem, the most common responses for industry of employment included Bauxite Mining 7.1%, Other Metal Ore Mining 6.2%, Local Government Administration 5.2%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.9% and Combined Primary and Secondary Education 4.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in East Arnhem was $317.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In East Arnhem, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 41.6%, Walked only 26.4%, Car, as passenger 10.8%, Bus 3.9% and Bicycle 2.3%. On the day, 4.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 54.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In East Arnhem, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 47.0% provided care for children and 16.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.2% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in East Arnhem, 23.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in East Arnhem, 49.4% were couple families with children, 21.8% were couple families without children and 25.9% were one parent families.

In East Arnhem, 20.9% of single parents were male and 79.1% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In East Arnhem, of couple families with children, 20.5% had both partners employed full-time, 3.1% had both employed part-time and 11.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In East Arnhem, 76.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 23.2% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in East Arnhem, 81.9% were separate houses, 11.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.9% were flats or apartments and 1.4% were other dwellings.

In East Arnhem, of occupied private dwellings 4.4% had 1 bedroom, 22.8% had 2 bedrooms and 52.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 4.1 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in East Arnhem, 2.4% were owned outright, 0.8% were owned with a mortgage and 90.0% were rented.

Household composition

In East Arnhem, of all households, 82.4% were family households, 15.8% were single person households and 1.8% were group households.

In East Arnhem, 9.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 23.2% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

Number of motor vehicles

In East Arnhem, 33.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 21.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 7.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In East Arnhem, 67.5% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In East Arnhem, 49.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.4% were female. The median age was 24 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

In East Arnhem, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5.6 persons, with 2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,293.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In East Arnhem, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $60 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)