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Penwortham SA 5453

106 addresses · 20 streets

Grey Electorate › Clare and Gilbert Valleys LGA › Penwortham · 112 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Penwortham is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 163 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $1,821 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 90% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

163Population
52Median age
$1,821Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs9/10

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: 21.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Penwortham

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

Tree cover measures, Penwortham SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202021.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202134.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.7% · Labour-force participation 62.8%

Population by age in Penwortham
Population by age, Penwortham SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-411
5-1423
15-198
20-240
25-343
35-4419
45-5420
55-6439
65-7422
75-849
85+9
Dwelling types in Penwortham
Dwelling types, Penwortham SA (ABS Census 2021)
House61
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Penwortham
Households by weekly income, Penwortham SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$6503
$650-1,49917
$1,500-2,99925
$3,000+10
Top ancestries in Penwortham
Top ancestries, Penwortham SA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian73
English67
Irish20
German13
Ancestry NS13
Scottish12
Housing tenure in Penwortham
Housing tenure, Penwortham SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned32
Mortgage24
Rented6
Other0
Cars per household in Penwortham
Cars per household, Penwortham SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
111
229
316
4+8
Commute to work in Penwortham
Commute to work, Penwortham SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car59
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked5
Bicycle0
Home12
Top countries of birth in Penwortham
Top countries of birth, Penwortham SA (ABS Census 2021)
England3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

7,245 bird observations recorded near Penwortham — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Penwortham

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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