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The quick read on
Penong
SA 5690 · Unincorporated SA
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Population
- 280
- Postcode
- 5690
ABS 2021
Penong, South Australia
Property market insights for Penong
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Penong SA
Crime and safety
Is Penong safe?
The overall rate for Penong is 1,263 offences per 100,000 residents — 59% below the Rest of SA 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 Penong.
Overall crime rate
1,263
offences per 100,000 residents
59% belowRest of SA
PenongRest of SA: 3,055
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Penong?
Penong SA 5690 is in South Australia, within Rest of SA.
280 people call Penong home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $1,100 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 280
- Median age
- 49 years
- Median mortgage
- $835 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $59 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of SA benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1517.1%In line
15–3416.4%Below
35–5429.3%Above
55–7437.9%Above
75 and over0.0%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses96.6%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright55.4%Above
Paying a mortgage8.0%Below
Renting36.6%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car8.4%Above
One car24.3%Below
Two cars34.6%Below
Three or more41.1%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home13.2%Above
Drove to work44.2%Below
Train, tram or bus8.5%Above
Walked or cycled8.5%Above
What stands out in Penong
13.2% of workers in Penong worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Rest of SA.
2.9% of Penong residents were born in England.
41.8% of people in Penong described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Penong
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Penong SA 5690.
Is Penong family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
17.1% of Penong's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of SA.
72 family households lived in Penong; 34.7% were couple families and 16.7% were one-parent families.
36.1% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Rest of SA average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Penong?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Penong had 280 residents at the 2021 Census.
14.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
37.9% were 55 or older. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Penong?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 96.6% of occupied private dwellings in Penong.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Penong?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
55.4% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
8.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.
36.6% rented their home. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Penong?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Penong had 2.3 people.
One-person households made up 38.1% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
Two-person households represented 35.6%, while 16.9% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Penong?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
13.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Rest of SA average.
44.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Rest of SA average.
8.5% used only a train, tram or bus, while 8.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Penong?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
8.4% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat above the Rest of SA average.
One-car households formed 24.3% of the total.
75.7% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Penong, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
77.8% were at the same address five years earlier, while 22.2% reported a different address.
10.0% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Penong?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
85.4% of residents used only English at home.
9.3% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Penong residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
10.0% of Penong's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 90.0% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 89.3%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Penong?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 34.6% of ancestry responses in Penong.
Australian ancestry made up 40.0% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Penong?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
7.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
Managers accounted for 28.7% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 3.1% of workers, and education and training employed 10.1%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Penong?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 62.4%, compared with 54.1% across Rest of SA.
36.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 13.4% worked part time.
Unemployment was 10.5%, compared with 4.8% across Rest of SA.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Penong show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
64.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
5.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
4.6% reported asthma, 5.4% arthritis and 5.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Penong?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
12.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 7.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 54.4%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Penong?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,100 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $835.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $59 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Penong compare with Rest of SA?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 13.2% in Penong, compared with 8.9% across Rest of SA.
Outright ownership was 55.4% locally and 41.6% across Rest of SA. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
Renting accounted for 36.6% in Penong, against 26.0% across Rest of SA.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Penong
Is Penong good for families?
The Census counted 72 local families, and 17.1% 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 Penong?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
Explore the area
Streets and suburbs around Penong
33 streets in Penong
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Armstrong Street
- Back Rd
- Boree Corner Rd
- Brooks Rd
- Bus Route Rd
- Ceduna Stock Route Rd
- Charoba Rd
- Clare Bay Rd
- Coast Range Rd
- Cohen Boundary Rd
- Copper Hill Rd
- Euria Well Rd
- Eyre Hwy
- Farrelly Tce
- Fowlers Bay Rd
- Fredrickstad Rd
- Gypsum Mine Road
- Kowulka Rd
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- Mewett Rd
- Miller St
- Moose Hill Rd
- Murray St
- North Tce
- Oats Rd
- Point Bell Rd
- Point Sinclair Rd
- Roberts Rd
- Silo Rd
- South Terrace
- Stiggants Rd
- Watraba Rd
- Webber Rd
- West Tce
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