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Pennington SA 5013

1,851 addresses · 61 streets

Hindmarsh Electorate › Charles Sturt LGA › Pennington · 10 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Pennington is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 3,773 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $1,276 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 60% of households own their home and 39% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Vietnamese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $858,500.

3,773Population
41Median age
$1,276Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Woodville - Cheltenham statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Pennington itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Cheltenham, 1.1 km south-west · Bus interchange: Port Dock Interchange, 2.6 km north-west · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 9.4 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources1/10
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.

Median Sale Prices

$858,500House · 2026 1Q

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Metropolitan Median House Sales, Valuer-General South Australia.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 7.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Pennington

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

Tree cover measures, Pennington SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20207.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20211.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 7% · Labour-force participation 54.3%

Population by age in Pennington
Population by age, Pennington SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4213
5-14383
15-19220
20-24240
25-34528
35-44469
45-54487
55-64519
65-74348
75-84204
85+155
Dwelling types in Pennington
Dwelling types, Pennington SA (ABS Census 2021)
House984
Townhouse392
Apartment13
Other9
Households by weekly income in Pennington
Households by weekly income, Pennington SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650327
$650-1,499399
$1,500-2,999409
$3,000+155
Top ancestries in Pennington
Top ancestries, Pennington SA (ABS Census 2021)
English921
Australian892
Vietnamese505
Other472
Ancestry NS227
Scottish212
Housing tenure in Pennington
Housing tenure, Pennington SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned351
Mortgage476
Rented544
Other18
Cars per household in Pennington
Cars per household, Pennington SA (ABS Census 2021)
0177
1500
2467
3164
4+79
Commute to work in Pennington
Commute to work, Pennington SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,156
Train28
Bus44
Tram/ferry6
Walked16
Bicycle16
Home106
Top countries of birth in Pennington
Top countries of birth, Pennington SA (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnam432
India146
Philippines106
England90
Greece45
Bosnia & Herzegovina39
Languages used at home in Pennington
Languages used at home, Pennington SA (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnamese560
Greek83
Arabic70
Tagalog66
Serbian63
Italian54

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

46,452 bird observations recorded near Pennington — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Pennington

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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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.