147 ▼ -26.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 200
- 2016: 134
- 2021: 147
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Pegarah · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Pegarah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 30% of the 147 people living in Pegarah are children under 15, a figure far above the national average. This creates a distinct age gap compared to the rest of the country, where young families and seniors both make up a large part of the local population.
147
▼ -26.5%
- 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 Pegarah — lower than 53% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 43, which is a little older than the state figure and noticeably older than the national average of 38.
43 yrs ▼ -2.3%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children make up 29.3% of the population, which is among the highest for similar areas and far above the national figure. Seniors aged 65 and over are also common at 21.8%, well above the Australian average.
21.8% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
29.3% ▲ +85.6%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Pegarah, the largest group is Children (0–14) at 29%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (22%) and Seniors (65+) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state average. Only 6.9% of people are in a de facto relationship, a figure much lower than most other areas.
2.0% ▲ —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.9% ▲ +14.7%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Pegarah, Married is the majority at 64%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Pegarah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60498/pegarah/topic/demographics-identity