The Banks Peninsula Community is divided into four subdivisions.

Wairewa Subdivision

Akaroa Subdivision

  • Population (2018): 1,900
  • Median age: 54.9 years
  • Occupied private dwellings: 830
  • Unoccupied private dwellings: 1,450
  • 1 Council library: Akaroa(external link)
  • 1 Council service centre: Akaroa(external link)
  • Council-owned social housing: 2 complexes, 6 units
  • 3 schools: Duvauchelle (primary), Okains Bay (primary), Akaroa Area (composite Year 1-13)
  • Marae: Ōnuku (Akaroa)(external link)
  • Approximately 420 businesses employing 670 people (2021).

Mt Herbert Subdivision

Lyttelton Subdivision

  • Population (2018): 2,890
  • Median age: 44.6 years
  • Occupied private dwellings: 1,250
  • Unoccupied private dwellings: 170
  • 1 Council library: Lyttelton(external link)
  • 1 Council service centre: Lyttelton(external link)
  • Council-owned social housing: 4 complexes, 20 units
  • 1 school: Lyttelton (primary) 
  • Approximately 450 businesses employing 1,650 people (2021).