1,201 ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,144
- 2016: 1,117
- 2021: 1,201
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Peterhead · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Peterhead
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A steady population of 1,201 people now calls Peterhead home. It is a diverse community where a high number of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander compared to the rest of the country.
1,201
▲ +5.0%
- 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 Peterhead — higher than 74% of areas.
| Peterhead | 1,201 |
|---|---|
| 5016, SA | 9,306 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 40 years old, making the area a little younger than the South Australian figure but a little older than the national average.
40 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The age profile is balanced, with 16.9% of people being children under 15 and 17.3% being seniors, both of which are around the middle for similar areas.
17.3% ▲ +21.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.9% ▲ +15.1%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Peterhead splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (28%), with Seniors (65+) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is much more common here than in most areas, with 5.3% of residents identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. This is a little above the state and national figures, alongside a high 15.9% of people in de facto relationships, which is well above the national figure.
5.3% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.9% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Peterhead, the largest group is Never married at 41%, followed by Married (34%) and Divorced (15%).
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 Peterhead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41144/peterhead/topic/demographics-identity