534 ▼ -37.3%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 852
- 2016: 803
- 2021: 534
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Peachester · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Peachester
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Twenty years older than it was in 2011, the typical resident in Peachester is now 44. This shift marks a significant aging of the local population, which has also shrunk by 37% to 534 people over the last decade.
534
▼ -37.3%
- 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 Peachester — lower than 65% of areas.
| Peachester | 534 |
|---|---|
| 4519, QLD | 9,477 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 44, which is noticeably older than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38. This is a sharp increase from 2011, when the typical resident was only 24.
44 yrs ▲ +83.3%
Younger than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 16.3% of the population, down 17 points since 2011. Meanwhile, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over rose 13 points to 16.9%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
16.9% ▲ +310.3%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.3% ▼ -51.6%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Peachester, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Seniors (65+) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.6% of the population, a little below the Queensland figure. More than half of residents are married, while 13.9% are in a de facto relationship, which is higher than most similar areas.
2.6% ▼ -97.3%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 95.8%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.9% ▼ -63.0%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.6%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Peachester, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Peachester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321081/peachester/topic/demographics-identity