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Penneshaw SA 5222

501 addresses · 37 streets

Mayo Electorate › Kangaroo Island LGA › Penneshaw · 107 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Penneshaw is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 269 people, with a median age of 54. The typical household earns around $961 a week, with median rent near $215 a week. Most homes are houses. About 67% of households own their home and 30% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

269Population
54Median age
$961Median household income / wk
$215Median rent / wk
1.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Kangaroo Island statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Penneshaw itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Ferry wharf: Penneshaw Terminal, 650 m north · Airport: Kingscote Airport, 38 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 15.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Penneshaw

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

Tree cover measures, Penneshaw SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202015.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202115.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.3% · Labour-force participation 55.5%

Population by age in Penneshaw
Population by age, Penneshaw SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-43
5-1423
15-195
20-2411
25-3421
35-4431
45-5439
55-6437
65-7452
75-8431
85+10
Dwelling types in Penneshaw
Dwelling types, Penneshaw SA (ABS Census 2021)
House112
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Penneshaw
Households by weekly income, Penneshaw SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65023
$650-1,49941
$1,500-2,99923
$3,000+13
Top ancestries in Penneshaw
Top ancestries, Penneshaw SA (ABS Census 2021)
English133
Australian101
Scottish42
Irish27
Ancestry NS25
German12
Housing tenure in Penneshaw
Housing tenure, Penneshaw SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned54
Mortgage24
Rented35
Other4
Cars per household in Penneshaw
Cars per household, Penneshaw SA (ABS Census 2021)
05
151
239
311
4+8
Commute to work in Penneshaw
Commute to work, Penneshaw SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car74
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked10
Bicycle0
Home8
Top countries of birth in Penneshaw
Top countries of birth, Penneshaw SA (ABS Census 2021)
England26
Netherlands7
Germany5
Languages used at home in Penneshaw
Languages used at home, Penneshaw SA (ABS Census 2021)
German5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,706 bird observations recorded near Penneshaw — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Penneshaw

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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