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yirrkala
Northern Territory · Census 2021
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Yirrkala is a coastal suburb of East Arnhem.
Median house price
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People
Population
657
Median age
32 yrs
Income / person / wk
$338
Household income / wk
$1,679
Housing
Median rent / wk
$83
Mortgage / month
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Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- Other · 40%
- Top language at home
- Australian Indigenous languages · 37%
- No religion
- 18%
- Born overseas
- 4%
- English only at home
- 13%
Local amenities
Amenity score
19/100
Schools
2
Supermarkets
1
Pubs & bars
0
Parks
3
Libraries
0
GP clinics
1
Pharmacies
0
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
0.8 km
Nearest train
557.4 km
Nearest hospital
13.4 km
Distance to coast
0.1 km
NBN
Satellite
Grocery mix: 1 IGA. 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
2
Catholic
0
Independent
0
Primary
2
Secondary
2
Nearest secondary
0.7 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- East Arnhem
- Council population
- 12,040
- Council area
- 33,310 km²
- Density
- 0/km²
- Federal grants
- $4.66M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $387/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
- Mulka
- State MP
- Yingiya Mark Guyula (IND)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.