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Penfield SA 5121

683 addresses · 27 streets

Spence Electorate › Playford LGA › Penfield · 26 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Penfield is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 422 people, with a median age of 70. The typical household earns around $653 a week, with median rent near $180 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

422Population
70Median age
$653Median household income / wk
$180Median rent / wk
1.8Avg household

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Womma, 3.9 km east · Bus interchange: Elizabeth City Centre Interchange, 4.4 km south-east · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 29 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs1/10

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.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 3.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Penfield

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

Tree cover measures, Penfield SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20203.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202112.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.8% · Labour-force participation 21.5%

Population by age in Penfield
Population by age, Penfield SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-43
5-1415
15-1910
20-2412
25-3419
35-4429
45-5425
55-6453
65-74114
75-84116
85+32
Dwelling types in Penfield
Dwelling types, Penfield SA (ABS Census 2021)
House210
Townhouse3
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Penfield
Households by weekly income, Penfield SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65097
$650-1,49973
$1,500-2,99916
$3,000+11
Top ancestries in Penfield
Top ancestries, Penfield SA (ABS Census 2021)
English175
Australian91
Ancestry NS45
Other32
Vietnamese25
Scottish24
Housing tenure in Penfield
Housing tenure, Penfield SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned162
Mortgage14
Rented25
Other9
Cars per household in Penfield
Cars per household, Penfield SA (ABS Census 2021)
024
1133
236
313
4+13
Commute to work in Penfield
Commute to work, Penfield SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car49
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home22
Top countries of birth in Penfield
Top countries of birth, Penfield SA (ABS Census 2021)
England72
Vietnam19
Cambodia12
Netherlands12
Germany9
Scotland9
Languages used at home in Penfield
Languages used at home, Penfield SA (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnamese25
Tamil12
Khmer10
Greek6
German5
Italian4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,584 bird observations recorded near Penfield — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Penfield

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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