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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
East Arm is a well-established middle-ring suburb of Darwin, Australia, with a population of approximately 15, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 7 km from the Darwin CBD, East Arm is a middle ring area in Northern Territory. The median household income is $117,000 per year.
Above-average earnings in East Arm support sustained property values. Its proximity to the CBD adds a strong location premium.
Official Australia Post postcode for East Arm. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.
Find schools near East Arm on My School →Estimated 1 park and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
East Arm is a smaller community of 15 — about 0% of the Northern Territory suburb median (3,057) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. At $117,000/year, household income in East Arm is within 3% of the Northern Territory median ($113,308), placing the suburb firmly in the state's mainstream demographic band. The median weekly rent of $635 translates to approximately $33,020/year in gross rental income, setting the upper bound on yield before vacancy, rates, insurance and maintenance. At 7 km from the Darwin CBD, East Arm sits inside the high-demand inner ring — properties here compete directly with the city's employment, transport and amenity networks. Separate houses make up 100% of dwellings — 32 percentage points above the Northern Territory median of 68% — pointing to a family-oriented, land-rich market where value is concentrated in the underlying block.
How East Arm stacks up against the median of all Northern Territory suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean East Arm sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | East Arm | NT median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 15 | 3,057 | -100% |
| Median household income | $117,000/yr | $113,308/yr | +3% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $635 | $360 | +76% |
| Distance to CBD | 7 km | 15 km | -53% |
| Separate houses | 100% | 68% | +32pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for East Arm — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 15 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Northern Territory market over full cycles.
Gross rent of $635/week (~$33,020/year) sets the yield ceiling. Cross-check against your purchase price to confirm whether this suburb hits the 4–5% gross yield most Australian investors target.
With 100% houses in a 15-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.
Run the numbers on a East Arm property
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for East Arm are modest for 2026 — incomes close to the NT median of $113,308 and a population of 15 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rents sit around $635/week, setting the baseline gross rental income at roughly $33,020/year — refine this against current listings before running your numbers. The EquitySight investment score of 75/100 places East Arm in the upper-middle tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is constructive heading into the second half of 2026.
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East Arm scores 75/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a good rating. That score is driven by a population of 15, median household income of $117,000/year and median weekly rent of $635. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in East Arm are proximity to Darwin (7 km), an above-state-median household income of $117,000/year, a dwelling mix that is 100% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 1 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
East Arm has a usual resident population of approximately 15, compared with a Northern Territory suburb median of 3,057 — placing it in the lower half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
East Arm sits 7 km straight-line from the Darwin CBD. This is inner-ring territory — pricing competes directly with established Darwin employment nodes.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $635 in East Arm, equating to approximately $33,020/year in gross rental income (state median $360/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
A reliable median mortgage figure was not captured for East Arm. Use our loan serviceability calculator to estimate a realistic monthly repayment for your target purchase price and deposit.
Census data was not complete enough in East Arm to compute a clean rent-to-mortgage coverage. Use current listings to benchmark weekly rent, then plug your expected purchase price into our rental yield calculator to see whether the investment runs cash-flow positive or negative.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (15 residents), interest-rate sensitivity, the broader Northern Territory market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.