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Peterhead SA 5016

722 addresses · 19 streets

Hindmarsh Electorate › Port Adelaide Enfield LGA › Peterhead · 14 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Peterhead is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 1,201 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,346 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 70% of households own their home and 30% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $798,000.

1,201Population
40Median age
$1,346Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Largs Bay - Semaphore statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Peterhead itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Peterhead, 550 m south-west · Bus interchange: Port Dock Interchange, 1.8 km south-east · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 12.7 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs4/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Median Sale Prices

$798,000House · 2026 1Q

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Metropolitan Median House Sales, Valuer-General South Australia.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 4.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Peterhead

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Peterhead SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20204.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20210.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.3% · Labour-force participation 63.9%

Population by age in Peterhead
Population by age, Peterhead SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-470
5-14132
15-1947
20-2457
25-34178
35-44171
45-54149
55-64182
65-74127
75-8458
85+29
Dwelling types in Peterhead
Dwelling types, Peterhead SA (ABS Census 2021)
House390
Townhouse135
Apartment40
Other0
Households by weekly income in Peterhead
Households by weekly income, Peterhead SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650118
$650-1,499180
$1,500-2,999171
$3,000+63
Top ancestries in Peterhead
Top ancestries, Peterhead SA (ABS Census 2021)
English536
Australian428
Scottish147
Irish137
German94
Other81
Housing tenure in Peterhead
Housing tenure, Peterhead SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned137
Mortgage259
Rented168
Other3
Cars per household in Peterhead
Cars per household, Peterhead SA (ABS Census 2021)
043
1282
2171
343
4+17
Commute to work in Peterhead
Commute to work, Peterhead SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car439
Train22
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked5
Bicycle7
Home31
Top countries of birth in Peterhead
Top countries of birth, Peterhead SA (ABS Census 2021)
England66
New Zealand18
Scotland15
Philippines13
Italy11
India8
Languages used at home in Peterhead
Languages used at home, Peterhead SA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous12
Greek8
Hindi8
Italian8
Polish8
Croatian6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

32,412 bird observations recorded near Peterhead — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Peterhead

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.