280 ▼ -18.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 343
- 2016: 289
- 2021: 280
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Penong · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Penong
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A strong sense of Indigenous identity and a high rate of de facto partnerships shape daily life in Penong. The typical resident is 49 years old, making the area far older than the national figure. While the population is small at 280 people, it is larger than about 60% of similar areas.
280
▼ -18.4%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Penong — higher than 58% of areas.
| Penong | 280 |
|---|---|
| 5690, SA | 3,954 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 49, which is far older than the typical resident in South Australia by 8 years and 11 years older than the Australian average.
49 yrs ▲ +8.9%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up nearly half the population at 45%. Interestingly, seniors aged 65 and over represent only 11.8% of the area, which is well below the national figure of 17.2%.
11.8% ▲ +21.4%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.1% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Penong, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 47%, followed by Children (0–14) (18%) and Seniors (65+) (12%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very prominent here, with 22.1% of people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, far above the state average. De facto relationships are also very common at 27.4%, a figure far above the national average of 11.5%.
22.1% ▲ +40.6%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
27.4% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Penong, Never married is the majority at 51%; Married is next at 35%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Penong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41138/penong/topic/demographics-identity