In short

Penwortham is a suburb of South Australia, postcode 5453, home to 163 residents with a settled, mature community. Located in the Wakefield local government area (Outer Regional Australia).

Snapshot

Median house—

Median rent$300 /wk

Population163

Area— km²

To CBD— km

LGAClare and Gilbert Valleys

Demographics

Population: 163
Median age: 52 years
Median household income: $1,821 /week
Median personal income: $772 /week
Median family income: $1,981 /week
Average household size: 2.5
Persons per bedroom: 0.9
Local government area: Clare and Gilbert Valleys
Statistical region (SA4): Barossa - Yorke - Mid North
Remoteness classification: Outer Regional Australia
Federal electorate: Grey

Source: ABS QuickStats

Property & cost of living

Median rent: $300 /week
Median monthly mortgage: $1,717
Rent share of household income: 16%

Schools

Clare High School Combined · Government
St Joseph's School - Clare Primary · Independent
Clare Primary School Primary · Government

Transport

Transport data refreshes monthly from state GTFS feeds.

Lifestyle & amenities

4 restaurants
1 park or reserve

Counts within roughly 3 km of the suburb centre. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Climate

Warmest month: Jan (32.9°C avg max)
Coolest month: Jul (15.4°C avg max)
Annual rainfall: 358 mm
Reference station: Whyalla Aero, 33.7 km away

NBN & connectivity

NBN coverage data refreshes monthly from NBN Co.

Safety

Suburb-level data coming soon. In the meantime, recorded-offence statistics for SA are published directly by South Australia Police (SAPOL).

Knowburb is progressively ingesting state police open-data feeds. SA suburb-level figures will appear here once the source dataset is wired in.

Nearby suburbs

Frequently asked questions

Sources & methodology

Demographics from ABS Census. Property data from SQM Research. Climate from Bureau of Meteorology. Schools from ACARA. NBN from NBN Co. Amenities from OpenStreetMap. See full methodology.

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