214 ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 221
- 2016: 482
- 2021: 214
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Peterborough · Urban Centre
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 56, making the area far older than most other places. This shift is striking, with the average age climbing 16 years since 2011. The small population of 214 people is now largely made up of older adults and seniors.
214
▼ -3.2%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Peterborough — lower than 89% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is among the smallest in the region and shrank by 3.2% since 2011, losing about 7 people. This decline happened as the area became significantly older.
56 yrs ▲ +40.0%
Older than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 56 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 now make up only 13.6% of the population, which is well below the national figure. This drop is mirrored by a sharp rise in seniors aged 65 and over, who now account for 32.2% of residents.
32.2% ▲ +559.5%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.6% ▼ -48.3%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Peterborough splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Seniors (65+) (32%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here, with 21.0% of people in such partnerships, a figure well above the state and national averages. No residents identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander in the 2021 census.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21.0% ▲ +29.6%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 21.0%
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 45%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Peterborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222070/peterborough/topic/demographics-identity