Median price trend for houses
Based on 32 sales in the preceding 12 months
$960,000
Up 21.9% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $868k
- 3 bed
- $878k
- 4 bed
- $1.06m
- 5+ bed
- $920k
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The quick read on
Pennington
SA 5013 · Charles Sturt
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $960,000
- Median unit
- $625,000
- Population
- 3,773
- Postcode
- 5013
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ABS 2021
Pennington, South Australia
Property market insights for Pennington
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Pennington SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 31 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$625 per week
Up 11.2% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Pennington, SA is currently $960,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Pennington has a 12-month growth rate of 21.9% for houses.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $868,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $878,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,060,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $920,000 in Pennington.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Pennington is $625 per week. The median house rent has increased 11.2% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Pennington is $625,000. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $625,000 in Pennington.
Crime and safety
Is Pennington safe?
The overall rate for Pennington is 5,696 offences per 100,000 residents — 51% above the Greater Adelaide benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Pennington.
Overall crime rate
5,696
offences per 100,000 residents
51% aboveGreater Adelaide
PenningtonGreater Adelaide: 3,761
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Pennington?
Pennington SA 5013 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
3,773 people call Pennington home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $1,276 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 3,773
- Median age
- 41 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,517 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $250 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1515.8%Below
15–3426.2%In line
35–5425.3%Below
55–7423.0%Above
75 and over9.5%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses70.3%Below
Townhouses28.0%Above
Apartments0.9%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright25.6%Below
Paying a mortgage34.7%Below
Renting39.7%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car12.8%Above
One car36.1%Below
Two cars33.7%Below
Three or more17.6%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home6.6%Below
Drove to work66.9%Above
Train, tram or bus4.7%In line
Walked or cycled2.0%Below
What stands out in Pennington
6.6% of workers in Pennington worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Adelaide.
11.4% of Pennington residents were born in Vietnam, about twice the rate across Greater Adelaide.
34.6% of people in Pennington described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Pennington
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Pennington SA 5013.
Is Pennington family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
15.8% of Pennington's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
919 family households lived in Pennington; 43.1% were couple families and 24.4% were one-parent families.
37.6% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Pennington?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Pennington had 3,773 residents at the 2021 Census.
26.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
32.5% were 55 or older. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Pennington?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 70.3% of occupied private dwellings in Pennington.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 28.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.9% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Pennington?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
25.6% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
34.7% were buying their home with a mortgage.
39.7% rented their home. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Pennington?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Pennington had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 32.7% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 28.6%, while 24.6% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Pennington?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
6.6% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
66.9% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
4.7% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Pennington?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
12.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
One-car households formed 36.1% of the total.
51.3% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Pennington, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
65.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 34.4% reported a different address.
35.6% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Pennington?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
55.5% of residents used only English at home.
39.1% used a language other than English at home.
0.4% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.9% spoke Cantonese and 1.1% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Pennington residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
35.6% of Pennington's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 64.4% was born in Australia.
0.6% of residents were born in China.
3.9% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 86.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Pennington?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 24.4% of ancestry responses in Pennington.
Australian ancestry made up 23.6% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 3.9% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Pennington?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
18.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 8.2% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.2%.
Health care and social assistance employed 16.4% of workers, and education and training employed 7.7%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Pennington?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 54.3%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
28.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.4% worked part time.
Unemployment was 7.0%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Pennington show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
56.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.
11.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.6% reported asthma, 10.9% arthritis and 7.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Pennington?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
22.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 5.2% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 13.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 38.0%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Pennington?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,276 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,517.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $250 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Pennington compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 6.6% in Pennington, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 25.6% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 39.7% in Pennington, against 29.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Pennington
Is Pennington expensive?
The median house price is $960,000, while units and apartments sit at $625,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Pennington good for families?
The Census counted 919 local families, and 15.8% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Pennington?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,060,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Pennington
63 streets in Pennington
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Addison Rd
- Alderman Ave
- Alfred St
- Ariel St
- Arthur St
- Bannon Ct
- Bell St
- Beth Ct
- Booker Ct
- Boyd St
- Burleigh Ave
- Butler Ave
- Carlton Cr
- Clay Ct
- Collins St
- Condon St
- Dunstan Ct
- Eastbourne Tce
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- Edwin Ave
- Elizabeth St
- Etna Ave
- Florence Street
- Fortisgreen Ave
- Fox St
- Fred Hollows Ct
- George St
- Gilligan St
- Glenroy St
- Glenroy Street
- Grand Junction Rd
- Harcourt Ave
- Harrison Rd
- Helen St
- Hennessy Tce
- Hodgeman Rd
- King St
- Laurel St
- Lisa Ct
- Marie Ct
- Mary St
- Morias Pl
- Northgate St
- Ormonde Ave
- Park Ave
- Pennington Tce
- Pham Cl
- Playford Ct
- Price Ave
- Princess St
- Queen St
- Regent St
- Romney Ct
- Russell St
- Sarah Ct
- Sinclair Sq
- Stonehaven St
- Torrens Cr
- Torrens Rd
- Tulloch Ave
- Ward St
- Wastell Ct
- Windsor Ave
- Wynette St
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