Suburb in Orroroo Carrieton

Pekina, SA

Pekina had a population of 70 at the 2021 Census (+4.5% since 2016). Median age 47.0. Median weekly household income $1,124. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Pekina at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In Barossa - Yorke - Mid North

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Pekina's population grew by 4.5% to 70, slower than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 47.0, it is older than the SA average (40.9). Children under 10 make up 14.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 11.4%.

0.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the SA average of 27.9%. 64.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 25 households.

The median household earns $1,124 a week, below the SA average of $1,456.

0.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 8.2% use a language other than English at home. 22.7% report no religion, lower than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Pekina beside SA and Australia.

MeasurePekinaSAAustralia
Population701,781,50125,422,828
Growth since 2016+4.5%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age47.040.938.2
Households25691,3449,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.8%14.3%
Renting0.0%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright64.0%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,124$1,456$1,747
Median rent a week–$300$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,505$1,866
Born overseas0.0%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home8.2%18.7%23.6%
No religion22.7%48.9%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

+4.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 702011
  2. 672016
  3. 702021

Age

Median age 47.0, against 40.9 for South Australia.

Pekina South Australia
Share of people by age, Pekina and South Australia
0–914.3%
10–1918.6%
20–290.0%
30–3915.7%
40–4915.7%
50–598.6%
60–6925.7%
70–7911.4%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Pekina at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian50.0%
  2. English33.3%
  3. Irish12.1%
  4. Australian Aboriginal9.1%
  5. German7.6%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages7.6%

Country of birth

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

Around Pekina

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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