301 ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 330
- 2016: 377
- 2021: 301
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Peats Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Peats Ridge
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Peats Ridge is 42 years old, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This small community of 301 people stands out for having a higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents than most similar areas.
301
▼ -8.8%
- 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 Peats Ridge — higher than 59% of areas.
| Peats Ridge | 301 |
|---|---|
| 2250, NSW | 71,168 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 301 people, making it larger than about 61% of similar areas. Residents here are generally older than those in the rest of the state and country.
42 yrs ▲ +5.0%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 15% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. Older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 29.2%, while seniors aged 65 and over are a little below the state average at 15%.
15.0% ▲ +7.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.0% ▼ -36.6%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Peats Ridge splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Youth (15–24) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure a little above the national average. Marital patterns are mixed, with 44.2% of people married and 41.5% having never married.
5.0% ▲ +105.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.0% ▲ +73.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Peats Ridge splits fairly evenly between Married (45%) and Never married (42%), with Divorced at 7%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Peats Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13183/peats-ridge/topic/demographics-identity