Suburb in Sunshine Coast

Peachester, QLD

Peachester had a population of 1,460 at the 2021 Census (+7.6% since 2016). Median age 46.0. Median weekly household income $1,721. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Peachester at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Sunshine Coast

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Peachester's population grew by 7.6% to 1,460, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 46.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 9.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 12.2%.

11.5% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 41.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.8% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 492 households.

The median household earns $1,721 a week, in line with the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $325 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,930 a month.

17.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 5.2% use a language other than English at home. 53.0% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Peachester beside QLD and Australia.

MeasurePeachesterQLDAustralia
Population1,4605,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016+7.6%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age46.038.038.0
Households4921,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.8%12.5%14.3%
Renting11.5%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright41.6%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,721$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$325$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,930$1,733$1,863
Born overseas17.7%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home5.2%14.1%23.6%
No religion53.0%44.8%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+7.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,2572011
  2. 1,3572016
  3. 1,4602021

Age

Median age 46.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Peachester Queensland
Share of people by age, Peachester and Queensland
0–99.8%
10–1913.6%
20–298.4%
30–3911.0%
40–4911.8%
50–5917.9%
60–6915.4%
70–799.6%
80+2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Peachester at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English49.3%
  2. Australian41.5%
  3. Scottish11.6%
  4. Irish11.4%
  5. German8.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Mandarin0.8%
  2. French0.6%
  3. Spanish0.6%
  4. Croatian0.4%
  5. Australian Indigenous languages0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England6.4%
  2. New Zealand3.4%
  3. the Netherlands0.7%
  4. Germany0.6%
  5. the United States0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Peachester

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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