- Population (2018): 1,170
- Median age: 48.2 years
- Occupied private dwellings: 500
- Unoccupied private dwellings: 140
- 1 Council library: Little River(external link)
- 1 Council Customer Service Hub: Little River(external link)
- 1 school: Little River (primary)
- Marae: Wairewa (Little River)(external link)
- Approximately 220 businesses employing 170 people (2021)
The Banks Peninsula Community is divided into four subdivisions.
- View subdivision boundary maps
- View 2018 census data for all four subdivisions, sixteen wards and six community boards [XLSX, 1.5 MB]. Includes selected graphs for each ward.
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 Customer Service Hub: 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
- Population (2018): 2,900
- Median age: 48.9 years
- Occupied private dwellings: 1,280
- Unoccupied private dwellings: 400
- 1 Council library: Diamond Harbour(external link)
- 2 schools: Governors Bay (primary), Diamond Harbour (primary)
- Marae: Te Wheke (Rāpaki)(external link), Koukourārata (Port Levy)(external link)
- Approximately 360 businesses employing 400 people (2021).
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 Customer Service Hub: Lyttelton(external link)
- Council-owned social housing: 4 complexes, 20 units
- 1 school: Lyttelton (primary)
- Approximately 450 businesses employing 1,650 people (2021).