Pellew Islands Postcode

Northern Territory

Very Remote Bottom 20% SEIFA
0852
Postcode for Pellew Islands, NT
Phone area code: 08 · 735 km from Darwin · Pop. 3
3
Population
40
Median Age
$1,125
Household Income/wk
$110
Median Rent/wk
1/10
SEIFA Advantage
662.0
Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Pellew Islands ranks: SEIFA decile 1 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Pellew Islands Compares

Pellew Islands vs the NT average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

MetricPellew IslandsNT avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,125 -NT $2,022 $1,836
Rent/wk $110 -NT $309 $390
Median age 40 33.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 1/10 -NT 3.0/10 6.0/10

Green pill = at least 10% above the NT average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Pellew Islands is a very remote community in Northern Territory, with postcode 0852. It lies roughly 735 km from Darwin, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Roper Gulf.

According to the 2021 Census, Pellew Islands has a population of 3 with a median age of 40. The median weekly household income is $1,125, below the NT average. The Indigenous population is 3 (100.0% of residents).

Housing in Pellew Islands includes a median weekly rent of $110. Housing costs in the area sit below the NT average.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Pellew Islands scores in decile 1 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Pellew Islands is part of the Katherine statistical area in Northern Territory.

Pellew Islands Details

Postcode0852
StateNorthern Territory (NT)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)3
Median Age40 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,125/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$599/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$110
Average Household Size3 persons
Area662.0 km²
Population Density0/km²
Australian Citizens100.0%
Indigenous Population3 (100.0%)
SEIFA IRSAD Decile1/10 (well below average)
Latitude-15.6608
Longitude136.814
Distance from Darwin735 km
Region (SA4)Northern Territory - Outback
Area (SA3)Katherine
Local GovernmentRoper Gulf

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (0.0%) 65+ (0.0%)
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0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years0 (0.0%)
45–64 years0 (0.0%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 1 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Suburbs Near Pellew Islands

Same Postcode (0852)

More Pellew Islands Data

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.