The Banks Peninsula Community is divided into four subdivisions.
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).
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).