The Banks Peninsula Community is divided into four subdivisions.
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- Population (2023): 1,290
- Median age: 47 years
- Born overseas: 23%
- Occupied dwellings: 540
- Unoccupied dwellings: 120
- 1 Council library: Little River(external link)
- 1 Council Customer Service Hub: Little River
- 1 school: Little River (primary)
- Marae: Wairewa (Little River)(external link)
- Approximately 230 businesses employing 220 people (2024)
- Population (2023): 2,025
- Median age: 57 years
- Occupied dwellings: 990
- Unoccupied dwellings: 1,550
- 1 Council library: Akaroa(external link)
- 1 Council Customer Service Hub: Akaroa
- Council-owned social housing: 2 complexes, 6 units
- 3 schools: Duvauchelle (primary), Okains Bay (primary), Akaroa Area (composite Year 1 to 13)
- Marae: Ōnuku (Akaroa)(external link)
- Approximately 480 businesses employing 870 people (2024).
- Population (2023): 2,740
- Median age: 52 years
- Occupied dwellings: 1,185
- Unoccupied dwellings: 370
- 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 330 businesses employing 350 people (2024).
- Population (2023): 3,120
- Median age: 47 years
- Occupied dwellings: 1,370
- Unoccupied dwellings: 140
- 1 Council library: Lyttelton(external link)
- 1 Council Customer Service Hub: Lyttelton
- Council-owned social housing: 4 complexes, 20 units
- 1 school: Lyttelton (primary)
- Approximately 470 businesses employing 2,300 people (2024).