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west arnhem
Northern Territory · Census 2021
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West Arnhem is a bushland suburb of West Arnhem.
Median house price
No median price series for West Arnhem yet.
Valuer-General pricing is unavailable for this suburb.
People
Population
785
Median age
27 yrs
Income / person / wk
$234
Household income / wk
$1,174
Housing
Median rent / wk
$30
Mortgage / month
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Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- Other Christian · 64%
- Top language at home
- Australian Indigenous languages · 47%
- No religion
- 11%
- Born overseas
- 0%
- English only at home
- 4%
Local amenities
Amenity score
3/100
Schools
1
Supermarkets
0
Pubs & bars
0
Parks
0
Libraries
0
GP clinics
0
Pharmacies
0
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
74.3 km
Nearest train
277.9 km
Nearest hospital
274.9 km
Distance to coast
57 km
NBN
Satellite
Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).
Schools by sector
Government
0
Catholic
0
Independent
4
Primary
3
Secondary
4
Nearest secondary
28.9 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- West Arnhem
- Council population
- 6,279
- Council area
- 49,675 km²
- Density
- 0/km²
- Federal grants
- $3.73M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $594/yr
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- Lingiari
- Federal MP
- Marion Scrymgour (ALP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Labor 58% 2PP
- State electorate
- Arafura
- State MP
- Manuel Brown (ALP)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.