Pellew Islands, NT
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Pellew Islands is more socio-economically advantaged than about 3% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 826, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Pellew Islands at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 3
- Median age
- 40
- Median weekly household income
- $1,125
- SEIFA score
- 826
- Coordinates
- -15.7211, 136.6631
Pellew Islands demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Pellew Islands using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, 0% of residents were born overseas.
Housing and households
- Median weekly rent
- $110
- Average household size
- 3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,125
- Median weekly personal income
- $599
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 0 (0%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 3 (100%)
Work and education
- Labour-force participation
- 100%
- Unemployment rate
- 50%
- Employed full-time
- 0
- Employed part-time
- 0
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Pellew Islands
Where is Pellew Islands?
Pellew Islands is a suburb of Northern Territory, Australia.
What is the population of Pellew Islands?
At the 2021 Census, Pellew Islands had a population of about 3.
Is Pellew Islands an advantaged area?
Pellew Islands has an ABS SEIFA score of 826, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 3 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 3% of Australian suburbs.
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