South Australia · Suburb Profile

Peterhead SA — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Peterhead, South Australia. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Peterhead SA is 1,201 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Peterhead is $801 per week ($41,652 per year). Median rent in Peterhead is $300 per week ($1,300 per month). Peterhead has a median age of 40 years, older than the national median of 38. Peterhead has a population density of 1983.2 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Peterhead is England. The most common religion is No Religion (61% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Italian. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Peterhead is $1,517.

There were 164 recorded offences in Peterhead in 2025-26, a rate of 137 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (146 offences).

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Peterhead Population

residents (Census 2021)

Peterhead Median Income & Rent

💰

Median Income

$801/wk

$41,652 per year

#3609 of 14,663

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Median Rent

$300/wk

$1,300 per month

#4529 of 14,663

👤

Median Age

40years

2 years older than national median

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Mortgage

$1,517/mo

Avg household size: 2.1 · 0.8 per bedroom

Peterhead Demographics

Gender Split

Male 45.1% (540) Female 54.9% (658)

Population Density

1983.2

people per km²

1,201 people · 0.6 km²

Households

2.1

Avg household size

0.8

Persons per bedroom

$1,841

Family income/wk

Peterhead Age Distribution

0-4

5-9

10-14

15-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70-74

75-79

80-84

85+

♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Peterhead Housing Tenure

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Owned outright

34.6% 137 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

65.4% 259 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Peterhead Country of Birth

Australia

91.5%

England

7.2%

India

1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Peterhead Religion

No Religion

60.8%

Catholic

17.8%

Anglican

9.0%

Not stated

5.0%

Uniting Church

2.8%

Lutheran

1.7%

Christian (other)

1.4%

Buddhism

1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Peterhead Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

52.4%

Year 11 or equivalent

22.4%

Year 10 or equivalent

18.7%

Year 9 or equivalent

6.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Peterhead Languages Spoken at Home

Italian

18.8%

Arabic

15.6%

Other

15.6%

Spanish

15.6%

Australian Indigenous

12.5%

Polish

12.5%

Hindi

9.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Peterhead Employment

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Employed full-time

39.7% 360 people

⏰

Employed part-time

20.1% 182 people

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Unemployed

4.1% 37 people

🏠

Not in labour force

36.1% 327 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Peterhead Qualifications

Certificate III/IV

44.5%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

21.3%

Bachelor Degree

19.4%

Postgraduate Degree

5.3%

Certificate I/II

4.9%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

4.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Peterhead Occupation

Professionals

26.9%

Technicians & Trade Workers

16.5%

Community & Personal Service

16.5%

Clerical & Administrative

13.9%

Managers

13.1%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

5.1%

Labourers

4.5%

Sales Workers

3.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Peterhead Field of Study

Management & Commerce

20.3%

Society & Culture

17.8%

Health

15.1%

Engineering

13.7%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

7.4%

Education

7.1%

Architecture & Building

6.3%

Creative Arts

5.8%

Natural & Physical Sciences

4.7%

Agriculture & Environment

1.1%

Information Technology

0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Peterhead Dwelling Types

Separate house

75.3%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

17.2%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

7.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Peterhead Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

2.3%

$150-$299/wk

2.4%

$300-$399/wk

4.1%

$400-$499/wk

7.9%

$500-$649/wk

5.5%

$650-$799/wk

7.9%

$800-$999/wk

6.8%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

9.6%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

9.6%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

6.4%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

5.3%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

13.0%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

7.5%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

6.4%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

1.9%

$4,000+/wk

3.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Peterhead Marital Status

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Married

34.2% 341

↔️

Separated

4.7% 47

📋

Divorced

14.5% 145

🕊️

Widowed

5.8% 58

👤

Never married

40.7% 406

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Peterhead Ancestry

English

32.9%

Australian

26.3%

Scottish

9.0%

Irish

8.4%

German

5.8%

Other

5.0%

Italian

4.0%

Aboriginal Australianralian

3.8%

Greek

1.2%

Polish

1.2%

Filipino

1.2%

Dutch

1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Peterhead School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

36.9%

Secondary — Government

16.7%

Vocational Education

13.8%

Pre-school

11.3%

Primary — Catholic

9.4%

Secondary — Catholic

7.4%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

2.5%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Peterhead Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

6.5% 150

✅

No need for assistance

93.5% 2,173

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Peterhead Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

13.3% 127

—

Not a volunteer

86.7% 831

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Peterhead Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

1.7%

$450-$599/mo

1.3%

$600-$799/mo

1.7%

$800-$999/mo

8.3%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

25.3%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

30.1%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

22.7%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

7.0%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Peterhead How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

78.3%

Did not go to work

11.5%

Train

4.1%

Car (passenger)

3.3%

Bicycle

1.3%

Walked only

0.9%

Bus

0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Peterhead Car Ownership

0 vehicles

7.7%

1 vehicle

50.7%

2 vehicles

30.8%

3 vehicles

7.7%

4+ vehicles

3.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Peterhead Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

7.4%

2 bedrooms

29.5%

3 bedrooms

54.0%

4 bedrooms

9.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Peterhead Population Mobility

12.0%

moved in the last year

38.5%

moved in the last 5 years

6.3%

unemployment rate (Census)

63.9%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Peterhead Indigenous Population

6.2%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

146

Indigenous residents

2,195

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Peterhead Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

152

Asthma

Arthritis

Diabetes

Lung condition

Heart disease

Stroke

Cancer

Kidney disease

Dementia

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Peterhead Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

6.9%

$1-$149/wk

2.6%

$150-$299/wk

6.1%

$300-$399/wk

5.7%

$400-$499/wk

2.6%

$500-$649/wk

3.2%

$650-$799/wk

10.4%

$800-$999/wk

11.3%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

15.0%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

11.5%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

9.6%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

5.1%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

8.0%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

0.5%

$3,500+/wk

1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Peterhead Family Structure

Couple — children under 15

33.0%

Couple — no children

30.6%

One parent — children under 15

15.5%

One parent — no children under 15

10.5%

Couple — no children under 15

10.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Peterhead Military Service

🎖️

Current ADF — Regular

0.9% 9

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Previously served

1.8% 17

👤

Never served

97.3% 930

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Peterhead Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

11.9% 114

—

Did not provide

88.1% 841

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Peterhead Children Ever Born

No children

39.1%

1 child

16.0%

2 children

25.4%

3 children

13.7%

4 children

4.0%

5+ children

1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Peterhead When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951

1951–1960

1961–1970

1971–1980

1981–1990

1991–2000

2001–2010

2011–2015

2016

2017

2019

2020

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Peterhead Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

20.0%

5–14 hours

32.9%

15–29 hours

13.5%

30+ hours

7.0%

Did not do domestic work

26.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Peterhead Household Size

1 person

39.5%

2 persons

32.2%

3 persons

15.5%

4 persons

8.7%

5 persons

2.1%

6+ persons

2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Peterhead Where Residents Moved From

Same address

987

Moved from SA

Moved — same area (SA2)

Moved from VIC

Moved from QLD

Moved from ACT

Moved from overseas

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Peterhead Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

84.5%

Step family — no other children

15.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Peterhead Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 164 total

Theft

146

Property Damage

Assault

Fraud

Other Against Person

Offence trend by year:

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Source: SA Government Open Data — data.sa.gov.au

Peterhead Schools

schools nearby

government

995

avg ICSEA score

4,615

total students

Portside Christian College Independent

Combined · R-12 · 626 students

1067

ICSEA

Dominican School Catholic

Primary · R-6 · 230 students

1048

ICSEA

Our Lady of the Visitation School Catholic

Primary · R-6 · 320 students

1026

ICSEA

Westport Primary School Government

Primary · R-6 · 421 students

1025

ICSEA

Largs Bay School Government

Primary · R-6 · 418 students

1018

ICSEA

Mount Carmel College Catholic

Secondary · R-12 · 1,204 students

1008

ICSEA

Adelaide West Special Education Centre Government

Combined · U · 79 students

989

ICSEA

Le Fevre High School Government

Secondary · U, 7-12 · 456 students

951

ICSEA

Ocean View P-12 College Government

Combined · U, R-12 · 629 students

918

ICSEA

Le Fevre Peninsula Primary School Government

Primary · U, R-6 · 232 students

902

ICSEA

Mount Carmel College Primary Campus Catholic

Primary

Indie School Port Adelaide Campus Independent

Secondary

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Peterhead Rent Prices & Affordability

22%

of income

Affordable

Household Income $1,346/wk

Median Rent $300/wk

Rent-to-Income 22.3%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Peterhead

Your weekly income

≈ $5,833/month

Median rent $300/wk

Left after rent $1,046/wk

Rent share 22.3%

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Income: $713/wk Rent: $185/wk Save: $115/wk

Paringa

Income: $800/wk Rent: $200/wk Save: $100/wk

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Income: $788/wk Rent: $200/wk Save: $100/wk

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Income: $894/wk Rent: $290/wk Save: $10/wk

Moorak

Income: $817/wk Rent: $250/wk Save: $50/wk

Everard Park

Income: $744/wk Rent: $286/wk Save: $14/wk

Keith

Income: $746/wk Rent: $180/wk Save: $120/wk

Peterhead vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in SA

Stansbury

Pop: 603 Income: $563/wk Rent: $250/wk

North Moonta

Pop: 605 Income: $458/wk Rent: $230/wk

Kimba

Pop: 608 Income: $728/wk Rent: $139/wk

Kingston Park

Pop: 623 Income: $878/wk Rent: $340/wk

Moonta

Pop: 624 Income: $475/wk Rent: $200/wk

Callington

Pop: 625 Income: $656/wk Rent: $295/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Peterhead

What is the population of Peterhead SA?

The population of Peterhead SA is 1,201 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1983.2 people per km².Peterhead is ranked #3,700 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Peterhead?

The median personal income in Peterhead SA is $801 per week, or $41,652 per year.The median household income is $1,346 per week.Family income is $1,841 per week.Peterhead is ranked #3,609 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Peterhead?

Median rent in Peterhead SA is $300 per week ($1,300 per month).Rent represents 22.3% of household income, which is considered affordable.Peterhead ranks #4,529 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Peterhead?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Peterhead SA is $1,517. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Peterhead?

The median age in Peterhead SA is 40 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Peterhead a good suburb to live in?

Peterhead is a suburb in South Australia with a population of 1,201.The median income is $801/wk, which is above the SA average of $763/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (22.3% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 41144. All dollar figures in AUD.