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Penong SA 5690

96 addresses · 20 streets

Grey Electorate › Unincorporated SA LGA › Penong · 614 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Penong is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 280 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,100 a week, with median rent near $59 a week. Most homes are houses. About 59% of households own their home and 34% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Aboriginal. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

280Population
49Median age
$1,100Median household income / wk
$59Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Penong Airport, 4.2 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 18.1% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 10.5% · Labour-force participation 62.4%

Population by age in Penong
Population by age, Penong SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-48
5-1440
15-1916
20-2415
25-3415
35-4425
45-5457
55-6470
65-7436
75-840
85+0
Dwelling types in Penong
Dwelling types, Penong SA (ABS Census 2021)
House113
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other3
Households by weekly income in Penong
Households by weekly income, Penong SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65019
$650-1,49920
$1,500-2,99931
$3,000+18
Top ancestries in Penong
Top ancestries, Penong SA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian112
English97
Aboriginal57
Irish22
German21
Scottish20
Housing tenure in Penong
Housing tenure, Penong SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned62
Mortgage9
Rented41
Other9
Cars per household in Penong
Cars per household, Penong SA (ABS Census 2021)
09
126
237
317
4+27
Commute to work in Penong
Commute to work, Penong SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car60
Train0
Bus11
Tram/ferry0
Walked11
Bicycle0
Home17
Top countries of birth in Penong
Top countries of birth, Penong SA (ABS Census 2021)
England8
New Zealand8
Languages used at home in Penong
Languages used at home, Penong SA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous21

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Image — Cain Doherty from Melbourne, Australia · CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons).