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Northern Territory · SA2 702031061

What's going on in West Arnhem

Population 5,204 · open in Google Maps ↗ · compare with another suburb

Top rank

#1 of 62 in Northern Territory

for Unemployment rate (31.9%)

Rank 2

#1 of 62 in Northern Territory

for Average persons per bedroom (1.90)

Rank 3

#2 of 62 in Northern Territory

for % Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (90.9%)

The three dimensions where West Arnhem picks up its best ranks, state or national whichever is sharper.

Snapshot

Five fixed dimensions covered for every SA2. Rank shown is whichever of state or national gives the lower number — i.e. the most "top X" framing.

Median household income (weekly)
$1,369 / week
#51 of 62 in Northern Territory

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Median age
27 years
#59 of 62 in Northern Territory

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

% of households renting
79.0%
#3 of 62 in Northern Territory

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Unemployment rate
31.9%
#1 of 62 in Northern Territory

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Average persons per bedroom
1.90
#1 of 62 in Northern Territory

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Walk the ranking

West Arnhem's sharpest rank is for Unemployment rate. These are the places sitting either side of it nationally — each one carries its own neighbours, so the walk keeps going.

↑ #2 · one rank above Yarrabah Queensland ↓ #4 · one rank below APY Lands South Australia

Next door

Boundary: ABS ASGS Edition 3 (2021) SA2. Each source row links to a plain-language summary on About and to the data provider's portal — never a direct download.