322 ▲ +126.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 142
- 2016: 247
- 2021: 322
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Peterborough · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Peterborough
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Peterborough is now 54 years old, making the area far older than both Victoria and Australia. This aging trend is reflected in the population, where nearly 29% of people are seniors.
322
▲ +126.8%
- 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 Peterborough — higher than 60% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 322 people, Peterborough is larger than about 62% of similar areas. The typical resident is 54, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
54 yrs ▼ -5.3%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 54 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 28.6% of the population, which is far above the 17.2% seen across Australia. Children under 15 make up 18.0%, a figure about the same as the state and national averages.
28.6% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.0% ▲ +111.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Peterborough splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 18.6%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, a result well below the national average.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.6% ▲ +464.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Peterborough, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (10%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Peterborough
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Peterborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22062/peterborough/topic/demographics-identity