Suburb profile

West Arnhem NT 0822

West Arnhem is located in the Outback Northern Territory region of the Northern Territory, postcode 0822. It has 6 properties across 2 streets. Explore every street in West Arnhem, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.

About West Arnhem

West Arnhem, NT 0822, sits in Outback Northern Territory and neighbours Maningrida, Flying Fox, Gunbalanya and Warruwi. Its 2 streets hold 6 properties, 3 of them houses and 3 units.

At the 2021 Census West Arnhem had 5,204 residents, a median age of 27 and an average household of 5 people. Median household income was $1,369 a week, the median mortgage repayment $303 a month and the median rent $80 a week. Of 854 dwellings, 775 were separate houses, 43 semi-detached, 6 flats and 18 other; 6 were owned outright, 0 owned with a mortgage and 675 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in West Arnhem

  • 5,204Peoplelive in the area
  • 27Median ageyears
  • $1,369Median household incomea week
  • $80Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses775
  • Townhouses and semis43
  • Flats and apartments6
  • Other18

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$303a month
  • Household size5people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 6Rented 675Other 173

Schools in West Arnhem

  • Maningrida College

    GovernmentPrimary and secondary

Streets in West Arnhem

Neighbouring suburbs

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Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.

School details © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), from the Australian Schools List, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International and modified. ACARA does not endorse Listd.

Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.