Maaoupe vs Penola

Maaoupe is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 47 in Penola. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Maaoupe, the large majority of households are couple families. In Penola, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Maaoupe tends to suit couples, while Penola suits people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Maaoupe is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 47%)
  • Penola has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Maaoupe

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($160/wk vs $198/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Maaoupe sits closer to the CBD (377.6 km vs 382.7 km)
  • Penola is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Penola

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 16%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Maaoupe

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.1% vs 1.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Maaoupe and Penola drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Maaoupe Penola
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Maaoupe Penola
Walkability 0 / 34
Maaoupe — Walkability: 0/100 Penola — Walkability: 34/100
Safety 83 / 81
Maaoupe — Safety: 83/100 Penola — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 100 / 79
Maaoupe — Low fire risk: 100/100 Penola — Low fire risk: 79/100

Demographics

Penola has more residents (1,622 vs 93); Maaoupe has higher household incomes ($110,500 vs $71,188).

Maaoupe Penola
Population 93 1,622
+1644% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.1% +1.9%
Median age 42 47
Median household income $110,500/yr
+36% vs other
 $71,188/yr
Median weekly rent $160/wk $198/wk
+24% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Maaoupe Penola
0-4 4.3% / 4.3%
Maaoupe — 0-4: 4.3% Penola — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 14.0% / 13.1%
Maaoupe — 5-14: 14.0% Penola — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 10.8% / 5.5%
Maaoupe — 15-19: 10.8% Penola — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 8.6% / 3.2%
Maaoupe — 20-24: 8.6% Penola — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 3.2% / 10.6%
Maaoupe — 25-34: 3.2% Penola — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 17.2% / 10.7%
Maaoupe — 35-44: 17.2% Penola — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 15.1% / 13.9%
Maaoupe — 45-54: 15.1% Penola — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 5.4% / 15.2%
Maaoupe — 55-64: 5.4% Penola — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 10.8% / 14.4%
Maaoupe — 65-74: 10.8% Penola — 65-74: 14.4%
75-84 5.4% / 7.5%
Maaoupe — 75-84: 5.4% Penola — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ — / 2.0%
Maaoupe — 85+: not among its largest Penola — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Maaoupe 75.0% couple families
Maaoupe — Couple Families: 75.0% Maaoupe — Lone Person: 25.0% Maaoupe — One Parent Families: 0.0% Maaoupe — Group Household: 0.0%
Penola 36.6% couple families
Penola — Couple Families: 36.6% Penola — Lone Person: 49.5% Penola — One Parent Families: 10.6% Penola — Group Household: 3.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Maaoupe 16.7% renting
Maaoupe — Owned Outright: 44.4% Maaoupe — Mortgage: 38.9% Maaoupe — Renting: 16.7%
Penola 23.6% renting
Penola — Owned Outright: 42.1% Penola — Mortgage: 34.3% Penola — Renting: 23.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Maaoupe 100.0% houses
Maaoupe — Houses: 100.0% Maaoupe — Townhouses: 0.0% Maaoupe — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Penola 89.4% houses
Penola — Houses: 89.4% Penola — Townhouses: 6.7% Penola — Flats / Apartments: 3.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Maaoupe Penola
Certificate III & IV 15.1% / 14.7%
Maaoupe — Certificate III & IV: 15.1% Penola — Certificate III & IV: 14.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.3% / 6.4%
Maaoupe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3% Penola — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Bachelor Degree — / 8.8%
Maaoupe — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Penola — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.8%
Maaoupe — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Penola — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.2%
Maaoupe — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Penola — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.1%).

Property market

Maaoupe Penola
Median house price — $455,000
Median unit price — $275,000
Median land price — $152,600
Typical days to sell (houses) — 118 days
from 16 sales

Zoning mix

Maaoupe Penola
Rural and farming 100% 99%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Maaoupe Penola
New dwellings approved 31
across Wattle Range
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Maaoupe Penola
Houses — 4.8%
$488/wk on $530K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Maaoupe Penola
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 87% of SA Higher than 40% of SA
Schools — Higher than 69% of SA
Walkability Higher than 30% of SA Higher than 76% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 8% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 35% of SA Higher than 72% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 94% of SA

Liveability

Penola is more walkable (34 vs 0).

Maaoupe Penola
Grade — B
Score — 53/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Penola carries more bushfire risk (21 vs 0).

Maaoupe Penola
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
21/100
Crime Low
17/100
 Low
19/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Maaoupe Penola
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Maaoupe

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Penola

  • Mary MacKillop Memorial School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Penola High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Penola Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Maaoupe Penola
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2

Mobility

Penola sits further from the CBD (382.7 km vs 377.6 km).

Maaoupe Penola
Walkability score 0/100 34/100
Distance to Adelaide 377.6 km 382.7 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 254 min 250 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5277
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 5277
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Maaoupe Penola
Car (driver) 71.1% / 79.7%
Maaoupe — Car (driver): 71.1% Penola — Car (driver): 79.7%
Worked from Home 15.6% / 9.0%
Maaoupe — Worked from Home: 15.6% Penola — Worked from Home: 9.0%
Walked Only 13.3% / 4.7%
Maaoupe — Walked Only: 13.3% Penola — Walked Only: 4.7%
Car (passenger) — / 6.1%
Maaoupe — Car (passenger): not among its largest Penola — Car (passenger): 6.1%
Bus — / 0.6%
Maaoupe — Bus: not among its largest Penola — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.7%).

Setting

Maaoupe Penola
Elevation 52 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 62 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Maaoupe Penola
Connectivity score 24/100 43/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
31 premises
 1%
938 premises

Climate

Maaoupe Penola
Annual rainfall 556 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.3°C
same for both

Council rates

Maaoupe Penola
Average residential rate $1,537/yr
same for both
Council Wattle Range
same for both

Federal electorate

Maaoupe Penola
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Maaoupe Penola
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Maaoupe

Rural

Penola

Affordable Rural

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