East Arnhem is a small locality in Northern Territory within the East Arnhem local government area (postcode 0822). It is home to about 1,194 residents, with a young professional demographic and a median age of 27. Households earn a median income of $64K per year, with an average household size of 4.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.3% year-on-year at the LGA level. NT employment has moved +2.0% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NT also had 4 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 3 underway, and 4 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, community & personal service, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward education and arts & recreation. The top ancestries reported are Aboriginal Australian, English, Scottish.
The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,500.
East Arnhem is served by 2 schools, including 1 primary, 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 610, which is well below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the East Arnhem LGA is higher than average at 75,460 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +0.3% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.