121 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 126
- 2016: 120
- 2021: 121
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Pigeon Hole · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Pigeon Hole
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Pigeon Hole is just 23 years old, making it far younger than most of the country. The area is characterized by a very high proportion of children and a strong Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identity.
121
▼ -4.0%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pigeon Hole — lower than 56% of areas.
| Pigeon Hole | 121 |
|---|---|
| 0852, NT | 8,735 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Pigeon Hole has a total population of 121 people. The usual resident is 23, which is far younger than the Northern Territory figure of 33 and the national figure of 38.
23 yrs ▲ +76.9%
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13 yrs
- 2016: 23 yrs
- 2021: 23 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 36.4% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 18.2%. This high number of children helps explain why the area is so young, while seniors aged 65 and over are well below the Australian figure.
11.6% ▲ —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
36.4% ▼ -35.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.3%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Pigeon Hole, the largest group is Children (0–14) at 33%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Youth (15–24) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 87.6% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 3.2%. While 47.5% of residents are married, no one in the area is in a de facto relationship.
87.6% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 95.2%
- 2016: 78.3%
- 2021: 87.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Pigeon Hole splits fairly evenly between Married (49%) and Never married (47%), with Divorced at 4%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Pigeon Hole [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70223/pigeon-hole/topic/demographics-identity