West Arnhem

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC70284
People 683
Male 48.5%
Female 51.5%
Median age 24
Families 131
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2.3
for all households (a) 1.6
All private dwellings 225
Average people per household 5.6
Median weekly household income $791
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $30
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 0.6

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

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

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
West Arnhem % West Arnhem Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male 333 48.5 118,570 51.8 11,546,638 49.3
Female 353 51.5 110,266 48.2 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 667 97.8 58,248 25.5 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 683 people in West Arnhem. Of these 48.5% were male and 51.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 97.8% of the population.

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Age West Arnhem % West Arnhem Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median age 24 -- 32 -- 38 --
0-4 years 113 16.2 17,630 7.7 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 62 8.9 16,822 7.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 68 9.7 15,029 6.6 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 58 8.3 14,077 6.2 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 64 9.2 16,644 7.3 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 74 10.6 21,707 9.5 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 58 8.3 21,329 9.3 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 45 6.4 18,012 7.9 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 39 5.6 16,615 7.3 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 25 3.6 16,456 7.2 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 27 3.9 14,854 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 14 2.0 12,886 5.6 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 14 2.0 10,407 4.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 11 1.6 7,364 3.2 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 9 1.3 4,300 1.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 9 1.3 2,516 1.1 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 3 0.4 1,258 0.5 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 6 0.9 938 0.4 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in West Arnhem was 24 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 34.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 5.4% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
West Arnhem % West Arnhem Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 278 63.0 78,333 43.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 4 0.9 6,046 3.4 608,059 3.2
Divorced 14 3.2 13,442 7.5 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 22 5.0 5,622 3.1 985,204 5.2
Never married 123 27.9 75,917 42.3 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in West Arnhem aged 15 years and over, 63.0% were married and 5.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
West Arnhem % West Arnhem Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 187 45.6 58,583 41.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 3 0.7 22,537 15.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 220 53.7 60,345 42.7 7,024,973 41.9

In West Arnhem, of people aged 15 years and over, 45.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 0.7% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education West Arnhem % West Arnhem Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Preschool 6 2.4 3,707 4.6 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 67 27.1 15,160 18.6 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 3 1.2 2,632 3.2 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 2,570 3.2 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 46 18.6 8,233 10.1 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 2,070 2.5 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 0 0.0 2,911 3.6 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 3,045 3.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 8,054 9.9 1,160,626 16.1
Other 8 3.2 1,655 2.0 198,383 2.8
Not stated 117 47.4 31,342 38.5 1,707,023 23.7

In West Arnhem 35.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.3% were in primary school, 18.6% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
West Arnhem % West Arnhem Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 6 1.3 30,711 17.1 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 8 1.8 12,854 7.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 0 0.0 6,391 3.6 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 11 2.5 23,200 12.9 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 47 10.5 22,743 12.7 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 53 11.9 10,854 6.1 941,531 4.9
Year 10 45 10.1 17,509 9.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 226 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 3 0.7 128 0.1 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 81 18.1 15,473 8.6 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 19 4.3 1,870 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 155 34.7 33,298 18.6 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in West Arnhem, 10.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 3.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 1.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses West Arnhem % West Arnhem Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 592 85.5 37,562 12.8 144,173 0.5
English 9 1.3 54,967 18.8 7,852,224 25.0
Torres Strait Islander 5 0.7 365 0.1 15,243 0.0
Australian 3 0.4 65,433 22.4 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 3 0.4 14,971 5.1 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in West Arnhem were Australian Aboriginal 85.5%, English 1.3%, Torres Strait Islander 0.7%, Australian 0.4% and Scottish 0.4%.

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 West Arnhem (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth West Arnhem % West Arnhem Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 656 95.9 157,531 68.8 15,614,835 66.7

In West Arnhem, 95.9% of people were born in Australia. There were no other responses for country of birth.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses West Arnhem % West Arnhem Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 0 0.0 54,687 23.9 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 3 0.4 10,761 4.7 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 4 0.6 9,473 4.1 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 613 88.8 124,021 54.2 11,070,538 47.3

In West Arnhem, 88.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 0.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses West Arnhem % West Arnhem Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 619 90.6 134,515 58.8 12,231,150 52.3

In West Arnhem, the only stated response for country of birth of male parents was Australia 90.6%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses West Arnhem % West Arnhem Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 612 89.7 135,595 59.3 12,643,365 54.0

In West Arnhem, the only stated response for country of birth of female parents was Australia 89.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses West Arnhem % West Arnhem Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Uniting Church 266 38.6 12,976 5.7 870,183 3.7
Australian Aboriginal Traditional Religions 156 22.6 3,108 1.4 8,078 0.0
Not stated 151 21.9 36,642 16.0 2,238,735 9.6
Other Protestant 43 6.2 2,565 1.1 108,307 0.5
Anglican 33 4.8 19,234 8.4 3,101,185 13.3

The most common responses for religion in West Arnhem were Uniting Church 38.6%, Australian Aboriginal Traditional Religions 22.6%, Not stated 21.9%, Other Protestant 6.2% and Anglican 4.8%. In West Arnhem, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (66.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) West Arnhem % West Arnhem Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Kunwinjku 346 51.1 1,703 0.7 1,710 0.0
Mayali 74 10.9 146 0.1 145 0.0
Burarra 57 8.4 986 0.4 995 0.0
Gun-nartpa 24 3.5 49 0.0 49 0.0
Gurr-goni 21 3.1 46 0.0 46 0.0
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English only spoken at home 21 3.1 132,634 58.0 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 74 76.3 19,395 24.4 1,971,011 22.2

In West Arnhem 3.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Kunwinjku 51.1%, Mayali 10.9%, Burarra 8.4%, Gun-nartpa 3.5% and Gurr-goni 3.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
West Arnhem % West Arnhem Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 36 31.9 74,100 67.1 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 20 17.7 21,493 19.5 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 12 10.6 7,112 6.4 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 45 39.8 7,685 7.0 787,452 6.9

There were 113 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in West Arnhem. Of these 31.9% were employed full time, 17.7% were employed part-time and 39.8% 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.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
West Arnhem % West Arnhem Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 7 10.6 6,735 6.6 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 6 9.1 6,327 6.2 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 5 7.6 8,431 8.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 13 19.7 22,238 21.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 20 30.3 51,864 50.5 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in West Arnhem, 10.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 30.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
West Arnhem % West Arnhem Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Professionals 27 37.0 20,654 20.1 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 13 17.8 14,178 13.8 1,157,003 10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 8 11.0 16,189 15.8 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 7 9.6 14,102 13.7 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 6 8.2 12,515 12.2 1,390,047 13.0

The only other responses for occupation in West Arnhem were Professionals 37.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 17.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.6% and Managers 8.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
West Arnhem % West Arnhem Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 12 21.1 1,516 1.5 122,286 1.1
Forestry Support Services 10 17.5 123 0.1 2,959 0.0
Local Government Administration 5 8.8 1,910 1.9 142,724 1.3
Scenic and Sightseeing Transport 3 5.3 166 0.2 5,858 0.1
Other Social Assistance Services 3 5.3 1,668 1.6 158,230 1.5

Of the employed people in West Arnhem, the most common responses for industry of employment included Combined Primary and Secondary Education 21.1%, Forestry Support Services 17.5%, Local Government Administration 8.8%, Scenic and Sightseeing Transport 5.3% and Other Social Assistance Services 5.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
West Arnhem % West Arnhem Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 215 -- 871 -- 662 --
Family 483 -- 2,105 -- 1,734 --
Household 791 -- 1,983 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in West Arnhem was $215.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
West Arnhem % West Arnhem Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Walked only 20 34.5 8,683 8.5 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 12 20.7 6,947 6.8 489,922 4.6
Car, as driver 9 15.5 61,874 60.3 6,574,571 61.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 0 0.0 6,555 6.4 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 26 38.8 70,991 69.1 7,305,271 68.4

In West Arnhem, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Walked only 34.5%, Car, as passenger 20.7% and Car, as driver 15.5%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 38.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
West Arnhem % West Arnhem Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 338 75.4 115,473 64.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 289 65.5 52,717 29.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 80 18.0 16,056 9.0 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 42 9.5 30,716 17.1 3,620,726 19.0

In West Arnhem, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 65.5% provided care for children and 18.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 9.5% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
West Arnhem % West Arnhem Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 52 11.7 40,921 22.8 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 144 32.3 46,081 25.7 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 72 16.1 17,083 9.5 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 68 15.2 11,386 6.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in West Arnhem, 32.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.2% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition West Arnhem % West Arnhem Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 29 22.7 18,138 35.2 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 66 51.6 23,815 46.2 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 28 21.9 8,558 16.6 959,543 15.8
Other family 5 3.9 1,014 2.0 102,559 1.7

Of the families in West Arnhem, 51.6% were couple families with children, 22.7% were couple families without children and 21.9% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
West Arnhem % West Arnhem Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male -- 20.7 -- 20.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 79.3 -- 79.5 -- 81.8

In West Arnhem, 20.7% of single parents were male and 79.3% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
West Arnhem % West Arnhem Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 0 0.0 13,833 33.0 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 0 0.0 1,215 2.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 0 0.0 6,638 15.8 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 13 13.8 6,174 14.7 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 3 3.2 1,677 4.0 302,037 6.0
Both not working 60 63.8 6,100 14.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 3 3.2 2,884 6.9 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 15 16.0 3,429 8.2 311,381 6.2

In West Arnhem, of couple families with children, 0.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 0.0% 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.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count West Arnhem % West Arnhem Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 82 39.4 65,053 85.9 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 126 60.6 10,717 14.1 1,039,874 11.2

In West Arnhem, 39.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 60.6% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
West Arnhem % West Arnhem Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 68 82.9 43,100 66.3 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 7,844 12.1 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 11,374 17.5 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 14 17.1 2,166 3.3 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in West Arnhem, 82.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 17.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
West Arnhem % West Arnhem Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 7 8.3 874 1.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 5 6.0 4,871 7.5 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 9 10.7 14,306 22.0 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 27 32.1 27,598 42.4 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 28 33.3 15,039 23.1 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 8 9.5 2,369 3.6 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.8 -- 2.9 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 5.6 -- 2.9 -- 2.6 --

In West Arnhem, of occupied private dwellings 6.0% had 1 bedroom, 10.7% had 2 bedrooms and 32.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 5.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
West Arnhem % West Arnhem Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 4 4.7 9,957 15.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 0 0.0 19,247 29.6 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 63 74.1 32,737 50.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 7 8.2 575 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 11 12.9 2,545 3.9 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in West Arnhem, 4.7% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 74.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition West Arnhem % West Arnhem Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Family households 81 96.4 47,400 72.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 3 3.6 14,228 21.9 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 0 0.0 3,438 5.3 354,917 4.3

In West Arnhem, of all households, 96.4% were family households, 3.6% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

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Household income West Arnhem % West Arnhem Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 34.0 -- 12.6 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 0.0 -- 25.8 -- 16.4

In West Arnhem, 34.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 0.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

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

Rent weekly payments West Arnhem % West Arnhem Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median rent 30 -- 315 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 100.0 -- 90.9 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 0.0 -- 9.1 -- 11.5

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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments West Arnhem % West Arnhem Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 0 -- 2,167 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 100.0 -- 94.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 0.0 -- 5.5 -- 7.2

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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles West Arnhem % West Arnhem Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
None 38 46.3 6,948 10.7 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 27 32.9 20,562 31.6 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 7 8.5 22,357 34.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 0 0.0 11,813 18.2 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 10 12.2 3,389 5.2 285,197 3.4

In West Arnhem, 32.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 8.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 0.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection West Arnhem % West Arnhem Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 66 76.7 10,972 16.9 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 10 11.6 51,392 79.0 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 10 11.6 2,698 4.1 221,494 2.7

In West Arnhem, 11.6% 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.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
West Arnhem % West Arnhem Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male 322 48.2 29,129 50.0 322,171 49.6
Female 346 51.8 29,118 50.0 326,996 50.4
Median age 22 -- 25 -- 23 --

In West Arnhem, 48.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.8% were female. The median age was 22 years.

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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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
West Arnhem % West Arnhem Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 5.5 -- 4 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 2.3 -- 1.5 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 782 -- 1,225 -- 1,203 --

In West Arnhem, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5.5 persons, with 2.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $782.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
West Arnhem % West Arnhem Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 30 -- 97 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 2,167 -- 1,660 --

In West Arnhem, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $30 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)

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Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.