Suburb in Canberra

Pialligo, ACT

Pialligo had a population of 138 at the 2021 Census (+15.0% since 2016). Median age 45.6. Median weekly household income $2,792. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Pialligo at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Australian Capital Territory.

In Australian Capital Territory

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Pialligo's population grew by 15.0% to 138, in step with Australian Capital Territory as a whole (+14.4%). With a median age of 45.6, it is older than the ACT average (35.6). Children under 10 make up 15.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 6.5%.

31.6% of households rent, close to the ACT average of 31.0%. 23.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 38 households.

The median household earns $2,792 a week, above the ACT average of $2,374. Renters pay a median $450 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $5,000 a month.

17.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the ACT average of 29.9%. 3.3% use a language other than English at home. 46.4% report no religion, close to the ACT average (46.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Pialligo beside ACT and Australia.

MeasurePialligoACTAustralia
Population138454,49525,422,828
Growth since 2016+15.0%+14.4%+8.6%
Median age45.635.638.2
Households38168,4009,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%19.4%14.3%
Renting31.6%31.0%31.1%
Owned outright23.7%26.9%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,792$2,374$1,747
Median rent a week$450$453$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$5,000$2,064$1,866
Born overseas17.6%29.9%29.3%
Other language at home3.3%25.6%23.6%
No religion46.4%46.8%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+15.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1202011
  2. 1202016
  3. 1382021

Age

Median age 45.6, against 35.6 for Australian Capital Territory.

Pialligo Australian Capital Territory
Share of people by age, Pialligo and Australian Capital Territory
0–915.9%
10–195.8%
20–2913.0%
30–3910.1%
40–4915.9%
50–5928.3%
60–6912.3%
70–794.3%
80+2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Pialligo at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English50.8%
  2. Australian36.5%
  3. Irish15.9%
  4. Scottish10.3%
  5. Australian Aboriginal7.1%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.2%
  2. New Zealand3.2%
  3. Germany2.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Pialligo

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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