Suburb in Tiwi Islands

Pirlangimpi, NT

Pirlangimpi had a population of 317 at the 2021 Census (−14.6% since 2016). Median age 32.0. Median weekly household income $596. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Pirlangimpi at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Northern Territory.

In Northern Territory - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Pirlangimpi's population shrank by 14.6% to 317, slower than Northern Territory as a whole (+1.6%). Its median age of 32.0 is close to the NT average (33.0). Children under 10 make up 14.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 1.9%.

92.5% of households rent, a larger share than the NT average of 48.6%. 0.0% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are 14.0% of homes (18.1% across Northern Territory). The 2021 Census counted 93 households.

The median household earns $596 a week, below the NT average of $2,061.

0.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NT average of 23.9%. 85.9% use a language other than English at home. 16.1% report no religion, lower than the NT average (43.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Pirlangimpi beside NT and Australia.

MeasurePirlangimpiNTAustralia
Population317232,60525,422,788
Growth since 2016−14.6%+1.6%+8.6%
Median age32.033.038.0
Households9370,6609,275,217
Flats and apartments14.0%18.1%14.3%
Renting92.5%48.6%31.1%
Owned outright0.0%16.2%31.4%
Median household income a week$596$2,061$1,746
Median rent a week$80$325$375
Median mortgage repayment a month–$2,000$1,863
Born overseas0.0%23.9%29.3%
Other language at home85.9%36.1%23.6%
No religion16.1%43.9%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

−14.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3712011
  2. 3712016
  3. 3172021

Age

Median age 32.0, against 33.0 for Northern Territory.

Pirlangimpi Northern Territory
Share of people by age, Pirlangimpi and Northern Territory
0–914.8%
10–1918.0%
20–2915.1%
30–3919.2%
40–4914.8%
50–599.8%
60–698.5%
70–790.9%
80+0.9%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Pirlangimpi at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal93.5%
  2. Australian5.8%
  3. English3.9%
  4. Irish1.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages81.6%

Country of birth

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

Around Pirlangimpi

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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