256 ▼ -53.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 552
- 2016: 290
- 2021: 256
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Peel · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Peel
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population larger than about 59% of similar areas, Peel is a small community with a notably young tilt. The area is home to 256 people, and while the typical resident is 41, there is a strong presence of children compared to the rest of the country.
256
▼ -53.6%
- 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 Peel — higher than 58% of areas.
| Peel | 256 |
|---|---|
| 2795, NSW | 45,077 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 41, which is a little older than the New South Wales figure of 39 and noticeably older than the Australian typical age of 38.
41 yrs ▼ -8.9%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 22.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This high number of children helps explain why the typical resident is younger than in many other similar areas.
16.8% ▲ +38.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.3% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Peel splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.7% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure. Most residents are married (53.2%), while 12.2% are in a de facto relationship, a little above the state average.
2.7% ▲ +67.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.2% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Peel, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 34%.
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 Peel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13185/peel/topic/demographics-identity