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Batchelor vs Pirlangimpi
Urban Centre comparison ≈ 196 km apart · Batchelor profile · Pirlangimpi profile
Batchelor Pirlangimpi
Batchelor and Pirlangimpi are small Northern Territory areas with very different profiles. Pirlangimpi has a much larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population (91.2% compared to 30.5% in Batchelor) and a far higher share of people using languages other than English at home (83.0% versus 6.7%). Residents in Batchelor are far older, with a typical age of 44 compared to 32 in Pirlangimpi, and personal incomes are far higher in Batchelor, where the usual weekly pay is $520 compared to $255 in Pirlangimpi.
Everyday life in both places shares a similar housing style, with about half of all homes having three or more bedrooms. However, the two areas have drifted apart over time. The gap in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations has widened significantly since 2011, as has the difference in home ownership and typical incomes. While both areas are well below the national figure for typical weekly rent, Batchelor's rent is still far higher than in Pirlangimpi.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 217
- First area, 2016: 466
- First area, 2021: 371
- Second area, 2011: 441
- Second area, 2016: 371
- Second area, 2021: 317
- First area, 2011: 23 yrs
- First area, 2016: 38 yrs
- First area, 2021: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 25 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 32 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Batchelor: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Pirlangimpi: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Batchelor: 2.3% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Pirlangimpi: 0.0% males, 0.9% females
- 75–79 in Batchelor: 0.8% males, 1.8% females; 75–79 in Pirlangimpi: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Batchelor: 3.9% males, 2.1% females; 70–74 in Pirlangimpi: 0.0% males, 1.3% females
- 65–69 in Batchelor: 3.6% males, 4.7% females; 65–69 in Pirlangimpi: 1.6% males, 2.5% females
- 60–64 in Batchelor: 4.4% males, 2.6% females; 60–64 in Pirlangimpi: 3.2% males, 4.1% females
- 55–59 in Batchelor: 4.9% males, 3.6% females; 55–59 in Pirlangimpi: 2.2% males, 1.3% females
- 50–54 in Batchelor: 3.6% males, 3.9% females; 50–54 in Pirlangimpi: 4.1% males, 3.5% females
- 45–49 in Batchelor: 4.7% males, 4.7% females; 45–49 in Pirlangimpi: 3.5% males, 2.5% females
- 40–44 in Batchelor: 1.3% males, 2.8% females; 40–44 in Pirlangimpi: 3.2% males, 3.5% females
- 35–39 in Batchelor: 1.8% males, 3.9% females; 35–39 in Pirlangimpi: 4.1% males, 6.6% females
- 30–34 in Batchelor: 1.8% males, 2.3% females; 30–34 in Pirlangimpi: 2.5% males, 3.8% females
- 25–29 in Batchelor: 2.1% males, 3.4% females; 25–29 in Pirlangimpi: 4.4% males, 3.8% females
- 20–24 in Batchelor: 1.3% males, 1.8% females; 20–24 in Pirlangimpi: 3.2% males, 3.2% females
- 15–19 in Batchelor: 1.6% males, 4.4% females; 15–19 in Pirlangimpi: 3.8% males, 2.8% females
- 10–14 in Batchelor: 2.3% males, 2.8% females; 10–14 in Pirlangimpi: 5.4% males, 3.2% females
- 5–9 in Batchelor: 4.7% males, 2.8% females; 5–9 in Pirlangimpi: 4.7% males, 5.0% females
- 0–4 in Batchelor: 4.4% males, 3.1% females; 0–4 in Pirlangimpi: 3.2% males, 3.2% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $236
- First area, 2016: $604
- First area, 2021: $520
- Second area, 2011: $270
- Second area, 2016: $255
- Second area, 2021: $255
- First area, 2011: $941
- First area, 2016: $1,053
- First area, 2021: $858
- Second area, 2011: $1,308
- Second area, 2016: $630
- Second area, 2021: $596
- First area, 2011: $485
- First area, 2016: $1,292
- First area, 2021: $1,312
- Second area, 2011: $652
- Second area, 2016: $517
- Second area, 2021: $487
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 5.3
- First area, 2016: 2.2
- First area, 2021: 2.0
- Second area, 2011: 4.7
- Second area, 2016: 3.6
- Second area, 2021: 3.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $155
- First area, 2021: $150
- Second area, 2016: $40
- Second area, 2021: $80
- First area, 2016: $1,395
- First area, 2021: $1,517
- First area, 2011: 2.00
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.70
- Second area, 2016: 1.20
- Second area, 2021: 1.20
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Batchelor vs Pirlangimpi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL722010/batchelor/vs/UCL722029/pirlangimpi