Suburb in Yorke Peninsula

Petersville, SA

Petersville had a population of 75 at the 2021 Census (+10.3% since 2016). Median age 57.6. Median weekly household income $1,104. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Petersville at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In Barossa - Yorke - Mid North

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Petersville's population grew by 10.3% to 75, faster than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 57.6, it is older than the SA average (40.9). Children under 10 make up 0.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 18.7%.

10.7% of households rent, a smaller share than the SA average of 27.9%. 64.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 28 households.

The median household earns $1,104 a week, below the SA average of $1,456.

0.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 38.1% report no religion, lower than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Petersville beside SA and Australia.

MeasurePetersvilleSAAustralia
Population751,781,50125,422,828
Growth since 2016+10.3%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age57.640.938.2
Households28691,3449,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.8%14.3%
Renting10.7%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright64.3%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,104$1,456$1,747
Median rent a week$163$300$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,505$1,866
Born overseas0.0%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%18.7%23.6%
No religion38.1%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

+10.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 452011
  2. 682016
  3. 752021

Age

Median age 57.6, against 40.9 for South Australia.

Petersville South Australia
Share of people by age, Petersville and South Australia
0–90.0%
10–198.0%
20–298.0%
30–3914.7%
40–499.3%
50–596.7%
60–6922.7%
70–7910.7%
80+8.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Petersville at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English46.0%
  2. Australian31.7%
  3. German15.9%
  4. Scottish14.3%
  5. Australian Aboriginal11.1%

Languages at home

Country of birth

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

Around Petersville

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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