49 —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48
- 2021: 49
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Peronne · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 60 makes Peronne one of the oldest areas of its kind. This sparsely populated place has just 49 residents, with a population structure heavily weighted towards older adults and seniors.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Peronne — lower than 72% of areas.
How many people, and the typical age.
With a typical resident aged 60, the population is far older than the national figure of 38. The total population is small, with only 49 people living in the area.
49 —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
60 yrs —
Older than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 30.6% of the population, which is far above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at 10.2%, well below the national average.
30.6% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.2% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Peronne, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 49%, followed by Seniors (65+) (33%) and Children (0–14) (11%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, representing 63.8% of the population. The area has a lower proportion of people in de facto relationships than most similar areas, and no residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.8% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Peronne, Married is the majority at 63%; Never married is next at 23%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Peronne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22060/peronne/topic/demographics-identity