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Penola SA 5277

1,277 addresses · 71 streets

Barker Electorate › Wattle Range LGA › Penola · 338 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Penola is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 1,622 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,369 a week, with median rent near $198 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 23% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,622Population
47Median age
$1,369Median household income / wk
$198Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Mount Gambier Airport, 41.7 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
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: 34.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Penola

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

Tree cover measures, Penola SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202034.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202135.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.3% · Labour-force participation 62.9%

Population by age in Penola
Population by age, Penola SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-469
5-14213
15-1989
20-2452
25-34172
35-44173
45-54226
55-64246
65-74233
75-84121
85+33
Dwelling types in Penola
Dwelling types, Penola SA (ABS Census 2021)
House574
Townhouse43
Apartment8
Other10
Households by weekly income in Penola
Households by weekly income, Penola SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650122
$650-1,499202
$1,500-2,999171
$3,000+87
Top ancestries in Penola
Top ancestries, Penola SA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian743
English645
Scottish226
Irish157
German116
Ancestry NS109
Housing tenure in Penola
Housing tenure, Penola SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned257
Mortgage209
Rented144
Other30
Cars per household in Penola
Cars per household, Penola SA (ABS Census 2021)
012
1232
2259
386
4+50
Commute to work in Penola
Commute to work, Penola SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car620
Train0
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked34
Bicycle0
Home65
Top countries of birth in Penola
Top countries of birth, Penola SA (ABS Census 2021)
England32
New Zealand17
Nepal10
Philippines9
Malaysia7
Germany6
Languages used at home in Penola
Languages used at home, Penola SA (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin12
Nepali10
Punjabi6
Italian6
Japanese3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,095 bird observations recorded near Penola — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Penola

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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