98 ▼ -67.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 298
- 2016: 85
- 2021: 98
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Peranga · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Peranga
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older typical age of 45 defines the small population of Peranga. While the area is sparsely populated with just 98 residents, it is home to a surprisingly high proportion of children.
98
▼ -67.1%
- 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 Peranga — lower than 59% of areas.
| Peranga | 98 |
|---|---|
| 4352, QLD | 31,026 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 45, which is noticeably older than the national and state figure of 38.
45 yrs ▲ +7.1%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 25.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This high number of children contrasts with the 16.3% of seniors, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
16.3% ▲ +6.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.5% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Peranga, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Children (0–14) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Queensland figure of 4.6%. Additionally, the number of people in de facto relationships is far below the national average, with 52.1% of residents being married.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Peranga, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (19%) and Divorced (19%).
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 Peranga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32297/peranga/topic/demographics-identity