1,490 ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,486
- 2016: 1,497
- 2021: 1,490
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 55, making the area far older than most of Australia. This ageing trend is clear across the town, where nearly a third of the 1,490 residents are seniors. It is a place where older adults outnumber children by a significant margin.
1,490
▲ +0.3%
- 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 75% of areas.
| Peterborough | 1,490 |
|---|---|
| 5422, SA | 1,662 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 55, which is far older than the national figure of 38. With 1,490 residents, Peterborough is larger than about 78% of similar areas.
55 yrs ▲ +10.0%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 55 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 31.7% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why the proportion of children under 15 is well below the national figure at just 12.6%.
31.7% ▲ +22.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.6% ▼ -29.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Peterborough splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (32%) and Older adults (45–64) (32%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.2% of the population, which is well above the state and national figures. About 36.3% of residents are married, while 32.9% have never been married.
7.2% ▲ +36.3%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.6% ▲ +31.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Peterborough splits fairly evenly between Married (36%) and Never married (33%), with Divorced at 16%.
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/SAL41143/peterborough/topic/demographics-identity