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Penong vs White Well Corner

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 28 km apart · Penong profile · White Well Corner profile

Penong White Well Corner

Penong and White Well Corner are nearby South Australian areas with very different scales and profiles. Penong has 280 residents and is more developed, with a typical resident aged 49 and a typical weekly household income of $1,100. In contrast, White Well Corner is sparsely populated with only 3 people, who are far younger with a typical age of 35. Incomes are far higher in White Well Corner, where the typical household earns $4,250 a week. Penong is more walkable, with 39.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, while White Well Corner is car-dependent.

Both areas have a similar terrain slope and typical monthly home-loan payments of around $834. They also share a lack of nearby public transport, with 0.0% of homes within a 10-minute walk of a stop. While Penong has a larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, both areas sit near the national figure for people per bedroom, though it is well higher in White Well Corner at 1.3 compared to 0.9 in Penong.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Penongin White Well Corner +277 larger in Penong gap steady
280 58th pct 3 2nd pct
  • First area, 2011: 343
  • First area, 2016: 289
  • First area, 2021: 280
  • Second area, 2016: 5
  • Second area, 2021: 3
Median age in Penongin White Well Corner +14 yrs older in Penong gap widening
49 yrs 67th pct 35 yrs 14th pct
  • First area, 2011: 45 yrs
  • First area, 2016: 46 yrs
  • First area, 2021: 49 yrs
  • Second area, 2016: 45 yrs
  • Second area, 2021: 35 yrs
22.1% 93rd pct
  • First area, 2011: 15.7%
  • First area, 2016: 21.8%
  • First area, 2021: 22.1%
11.8% 22nd pct
  • First area, 2011: 9.7%
  • First area, 2016: 10.4%
  • First area, 2021: 11.8%
17.1% 50th pct
  • First area, 2011: 18.8%
  • First area, 2016: 19.0%
  • First area, 2021: 17.1%
27.4% 97th pct
  • First area, 2011: 22.8%
  • First area, 2016: 16.4%
  • First area, 2021: 27.4%

Age structure

45.0% Older adults (45–64) +55.0 pts ▸ 100.0%
17.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +17.1 pts 0.0%
11.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +11.8 pts 0.0%
11.4% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +11.4 pts 0.0%
11.1% Youth (15–24) ◂ +11.1 pts 0.0%

Marital status

35.5% Married +64.5 pts ▸ 100.0%
51.5% Never married +48.5 pts ▸ 100.0%
7.8% Divorced ◂ +7.8 pts 0.0%
3.0% Separated ◂ +3.0 pts 0.0%
2.6% Widowed ◂ +2.6 pts 0.0%

Ancestry & Birthplace

10.0% 43rd pct
  • First area, 2011: 9.0%
  • First area, 2016: 4.5%
  • First area, 2021: 10.0%

Country of birth

84.3% Australia +15.7 pts ▸ 100.0%
2.9% England ◂ +2.9 pts 0.0%
2.9% New Zealand ◂ +2.9 pts 0.0%
0.0% India even 0.0%
0.0% China even 0.0%
0.0% Philippines even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%
0.0% Italy even 0.0%
0.0% South Africa even 0.0%

Ancestry

34.6% English +65.4 pts ▸ 100.0%
7.9% Irish +92.1 pts ▸ 100.0%
40.0% Australian ◂ +40.0 pts 0.0%
7.5% German ◂ +7.5 pts 0.0%
7.1% Scottish ◂ +7.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Chinese even 0.0%
0.0% Italian even 0.0%
0.0% Indian even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Dutch even 0.0%
0.0% Filipino even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

9.3% 74th pct
  • First area, 2011: 5.8%
  • First area, 2016: 4.5%
  • First area, 2021: 9.3%
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%

Language used at home

85.4% English only +14.6 pts ▸ 100.0%
0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Italian even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%
0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

43.9% 61st pct
  • First area, 2011: 18.7%
  • First area, 2016: 25.3%
  • First area, 2021: 43.9%

Religious affiliation

44.6% Christianity ◂ +44.6 pts 0.0%
43.9% No religion ◂ +43.9 pts 0.0%
11.1% Not stated ◂ +11.1 pts 0.0%
1.8% Other religions ◂ +1.8 pts 0.0%
1.4% Buddhism ◂ +1.4 pts 0.0%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

32.9% 18th pct
  • First area, 2011: 21.5%
  • First area, 2016: 24.9%
  • First area, 2021: 32.9%
5.6% 13th pct
  • First area, 2011: 6.9%
  • First area, 2016: 6.0%
  • First area, 2021: 5.6%
20.83 88th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Penongin White Well Corner +1 more in Penong
1 43rd pct 0 0th pct
36 13th pct
870 11th pct

Highest year of school

20.5% Year 11 +146.1 pts ▸ 166.7%
32.9% Year 12 ◂ +32.9 pts 0.0%
26.0% Year 10 ◂ +26.0 pts 0.0%
9.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +9.6 pts 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Penongin White Well Corner +$468 higher in White Well Corner
$656 33rd pct $1,124 88th pct
  • First area, 2011: $566
  • First area, 2016: $687
  • First area, 2021: $656
  • Second area, 2021: $1,124
Household income in Penongin White Well Corner +$3,150 higher in White Well Corner
$1,100 19th pct $4,250 100th pct
  • First area, 2011: $1,062
  • First area, 2016: $1,228
  • First area, 2021: $1,100
  • Second area, 2021: $4,250
Family income in Penongin White Well Corner +$2,700 higher in White Well Corner
$1,550 30th pct $4,250 100th pct
  • First area, 2011: $1,204
  • First area, 2016: $1,771
  • First area, 2021: $1,550
  • Second area, 2021: $4,250
6.5% 41st pct
  • First area, 2011: 5.4%
  • First area, 2016: 6.0%
  • First area, 2021: 6.5%
High-income homes in Penongin White Well Corner
15.3% 48th pct
  • First area, 2011: 0.0%
  • First area, 2016: 11.9%
  • First area, 2021: 15.3%

Personal income distribution

43.7% Under $650 ◂ +43.7 pts 0.0%
29.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +29.9 pts 0.0%
15.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +15.6 pts 0.0%
2.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.6 pts 0.0%

Health & Disability

22.1% 20th pct
5.4% 27th pct
2.5% 27th pct
  • First area, 2011: 2.6%
  • First area, 2016: 1.7%
  • First area, 2021: 2.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

5.7% Diabetes ◂ +5.7 pts 0.0%
5.4% Arthritis ◂ +5.4 pts 0.0%
5.4% Mental health ◂ +5.4 pts 0.0%
4.6% Asthma ◂ +4.6 pts 0.0%
3.9% Other condition ◂ +3.9 pts 0.0%
3.2% Cancer ◂ +3.2 pts 0.0%
2.5% Heart disease ◂ +2.5 pts 0.0%
2.1% Stroke ◂ +2.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Dementia even 0.0%
0.0% Lung condition even 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

67.1% None +32.9 pts ▸ 100.0%
17.1% One condition +82.9 pts ▸ 100.0%
2.1% Two conditions ◂ +2.1 pts 0.0%
1.4% Three or more ◂ +1.4 pts 0.0%

Community Participation

35.9% 91st pct
  • First area, 2011: 28.0%
  • First area, 2016: 38.2%
  • First area, 2021: 35.9%
10.0% 25th pct
  • First area, 2011: 7.9%
  • First area, 2016: 8.2%
  • First area, 2021: 10.0%
Unpaid child care in Penongin White Well Corner
25.5% 51st pct
  • First area, 2011: 22.0%
  • First area, 2016: 26.6%
  • First area, 2021: 25.5%
0.0% 0th pct
34.2% 88th pct
  • First area, 2011: 17.8%
  • First area, 2016: 21.0%
  • First area, 2021: 34.2%

First Nations

First Nations people in Penongin White Well Corner +62 larger in Penong
62 80th pct 0 0th pct
45 yrs 83rd pct
7.4% 0th pct
19.0% 83rd pct
$433 22nd pct
$900 14th pct
Indigenous language in Penongin White Well Corner
32.3% 89th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Penongin White Well Corner +1.7 larger in White Well Corner
2.3 29th pct 4.0 100th pct
  • First area, 2011: 2.5
  • First area, 2016: 2.3
  • First area, 2021: 2.3
  • Second area, 2021: 4.0
18.3% 83rd pct
  • First area, 2011: 9.6%
  • First area, 2016: 17.2%
  • First area, 2021: 18.3%
38.1% 89th pct
  • First area, 2011: 32.4%
  • First area, 2016: 36.6%
  • First area, 2021: 38.1%

Family composition

51.4% Couples with children +48.6 pts ▸ 100.0%
32.2% Couples without children ◂ +32.2 pts 0.0%
18.3% One-parent families ◂ +18.3 pts 0.0%
1.4% Other families ◂ +1.4 pts 0.0%

Housing & Dwellings

$59 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: $50
  • First area, 2016: $50
  • First area, 2021: $59
$835 10th pct $834 10th pct
  • First area, 2011: $477
  • First area, 2016: $776
  • First area, 2021: $835
  • Second area, 2021: $834
People / bedroom in Penongin White Well Corner +0.40 higher in White Well Corner
0.90 86th pct 1.30 100th pct
  • First area, 2011: 1.20
  • First area, 2016: 0.90
  • First area, 2021: 0.90
  • Second area, 2021: 1.30
34.7% 85th pct
  • First area, 2011: 36.5%
  • First area, 2016: 26.7%
  • First area, 2021: 34.7%
52.5% 80th pct
  • First area, 2011: 36.5%
  • First area, 2016: 52.5%
  • First area, 2021: 52.5%
95.8% 48th pct
  • First area, 2011: 85.6%
  • First area, 2016: 93.1%
  • First area, 2021: 95.8%
63.6% 18th pct
  • First area, 2011: 65.4%
  • First area, 2016: 63.4%
  • First area, 2021: 63.6%

Transport & Vehicles

8.4% 86th pct
  • First area, 2011: 4.2%
  • First area, 2016: 4.2%
  • First area, 2021: 8.4%
13.2% 39th pct
  • First area, 2011: 9.7%
  • First area, 2016: 10.8%
  • First area, 2021: 13.2%
8.5% 99th pct
  • First area, 2011: 6.1%
  • First area, 2016: 9.4%
  • First area, 2021: 8.5%
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Penongin White Well Corner even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Migration & Movement

20.8% 17th pct
  • First area, 2011: 24.5%
  • First area, 2016: 21.2%
  • First area, 2021: 20.8%
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: 33.3%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%

Jobs & Industry

11.4% 92nd pct
  • First area, 2011: 3.5%
  • First area, 2016: 6.1%
  • First area, 2021: 11.4%
60.6% 50th pct
  • First area, 2011: 62.0%
  • First area, 2016: 63.1%
  • First area, 2021: 60.6%
65.1% 79th pct
  • First area, 2011: 63.4%
  • First area, 2016: 54.0%
  • First area, 2021: 65.1%

Crime & Safety

2,500 35th pct
357 21st pct
1,429 61st pct
Property damage/100k in Penongin White Well Corner
357 20th pct
250.0% 98th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Penongin White Well Corner +2.0 higher in Penong
2.1 66th pct 0.0 30th pct
Types ≤15 min in Penongin White Well Corner +2.3 more in Penong
2.4 68th pct 0.0 33rd pct
15-min city in Penongin White Well Corner +38.0 pts higher in Penong
38.0% 77th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Penongin White Well Corner +39.1 pts higher in Penong
39.1% 77th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Penongin White Well Corner even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Penongin White Well Corner +35.5 pts higher in Penong
35.5% 70th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Penongin White Well Corner +39.0 pts higher in Penong
43.2% 62nd pct 4.2% 44th pct
Walk to health in Penongin White Well Corner even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Penongin White Well Corner +1,151.2 more in White Well Corner
182.1 91st pct 1,333.3 100th pct
Intersections/km² in Penongin White Well Corner even
0 27th pct 0 18th pct
Mean slope in Penongin White Well Corner +0.2 pts higher in Penong
3.6% 23rd pct 3.5% 20th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Penong vs White Well Corner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL41138/penong/vs/SAL41580/white-well-corner