Nangwarry vs Penola

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Penola: a median of $455,000, against $280,000 in Nangwarry, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Nangwarry tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

  • Nangwarry has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)
  • Penola has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Nangwarry

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($280,000 vs $455,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Nangwarry

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($160/wk vs $198/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Penola

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (382.7 km vs 403.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (250 min vs 263 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Penola

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 54/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Nangwarry 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.

Nangwarry 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.

Nangwarry Penola
Walkability 28 / 34
Nangwarry — Walkability: 28/100 Penola — Walkability: 34/100
Safety 46 / 81
Nangwarry — Safety: 46/100 Penola — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 21 / 79
Nangwarry — Low fire risk: 21/100 Penola — Low fire risk: 79/100

Demographics

Penola has more residents (1,622 vs 505); Penola has higher household incomes ($71,188 vs $46,800).

Nangwarry Penola
Population 505 1,622
+221% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.9% +1.9%
Median age 45 47
Median household income $46,800/yr $71,188/yr
+52% vs other
Median weekly rent $160/wk $198/wk
+24% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Nangwarry Penola
0-4 5.9% / 4.3%
Nangwarry — 0-4: 5.9% Penola — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 13.1% / 13.1%
Nangwarry — 5-14: 13.1% Penola — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 4.8% / 5.5%
Nangwarry — 15-19: 4.8% Penola — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 4.2% / 3.2%
Nangwarry — 20-24: 4.2% Penola — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 9.1% / 10.6%
Nangwarry — 25-34: 9.1% Penola — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 11.7% / 10.7%
Nangwarry — 35-44: 11.7% Penola — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 11.1% / 13.9%
Nangwarry — 45-54: 11.1% Penola — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 17.6% / 15.2%
Nangwarry — 55-64: 17.6% Penola — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 14.1% / 14.4%
Nangwarry — 65-74: 14.1% Penola — 65-74: 14.4%
75-84 7.1% / 7.5%
Nangwarry — 75-84: 7.1% Penola — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ 2.2% / 2.0%
Nangwarry — 85+: 2.2% Penola — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Nangwarry 51.2% lone person
Nangwarry — Lone Person: 51.2% Nangwarry — Couple Families: 26.2% Nangwarry — One Parent Families: 17.5% Nangwarry — Group Household: 5.0%
Penola 49.5% lone person
Penola — Lone Person: 49.5% Penola — Couple Families: 36.6% Penola — One Parent Families: 10.6% Penola — Group Household: 3.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Nangwarry 21.1% renting
Nangwarry — Owned Outright: 42.2% Nangwarry — Mortgage: 36.7% Nangwarry — Renting: 21.1%
Penola 23.6% renting
Penola — Owned Outright: 42.1% Penola — Mortgage: 34.3% Penola — Renting: 23.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Nangwarry Penola
Certificate III & IV 14.1% / 14.7%
Nangwarry — Certificate III & IV: 14.1% Penola — Certificate III & IV: 14.7%
Bachelor Degree 3.2% / 8.8%
Nangwarry — Bachelor Degree: 3.2% Penola — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.8% / 6.4%
Nangwarry — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.8% Penola — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 1.8%
Nangwarry — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Penola — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.2%
Nangwarry — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Penola — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.7%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Nangwarry Penola
England 3.6% / 2.0%
Nangwarry — England: 3.6% Penola — England: 2.0%
New Zealand 1.6% / 1.0%
Nangwarry — New Zealand: 1.6% Penola — New Zealand: 1.0%
Scotland 1.6% / —
Nangwarry — Scotland: 1.6% Penola — Scotland: not among its largest
Germany 0.6% / 0.4%
Nangwarry — Germany: 0.6% Penola — Germany: 0.4%
Netherlands 0.8% / —
Nangwarry — Netherlands: 0.8% Penola — Netherlands: not among its largest
Nepal — / 0.6%
Nangwarry — Nepal: not among its largest Penola — Nepal: 0.6%
Philippines — / 0.6%
Nangwarry — Philippines: not among its largest Penola — Philippines: 0.6%
Malaysia — / 0.4%
Nangwarry — Malaysia: not among its largest Penola — Malaysia: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Nangwarry 100.0% houses
Nangwarry — Houses: 100.0% Nangwarry — Townhouses: 0.0% Nangwarry — 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

Property market

Nangwarry Penola
Median house price $280,000 $455,000
Median unit price — $275,000
Median land price — $152,600
Typical days to sell (houses) 15 days
from 5 sales
 118 days
from 16 sales

Zoning mix

Nangwarry 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

Nangwarry 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.

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

Ranking within SA

Nangwarry Penola
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 13% of SA Higher than 40% of SA
Schools — Higher than 69% of SA
Walkability Higher than 75% of SA Higher than 76% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 9% of SA Higher than 8% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of SA Higher than 72% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 94% of SA

Liveability

Penola scores higher overall (53 vs 5).

Nangwarry Penola
Grade D B
Score 5/100 53/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Nangwarry carries more bushfire risk (79 vs 21); Nangwarry carries more crime risk (54 vs 19).

Nangwarry Penola
Bushfire High
79/100
 Low
21/100
Crime Moderate
54/100
 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

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

Schools in Nangwarry

  • Nangwarry Primary School Government · Primary

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

Nangwarry Penola
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 6 2
Childcare 1 3
GPs 1
same for both
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 2
Fuel stations 1 2

Mobility

Nangwarry sits further from the CBD (403.1 km vs 382.7 km).

Nangwarry Penola
Walkability score 28/100 34/100
Distance to Adelaide 403.1 km
+5% vs other
 382.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 263 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.

Nangwarry Penola
Car (driver) 79.9% / 79.7%
Nangwarry — Car (driver): 79.9% Penola — Car (driver): 79.7%
Worked from Home 7.5% / 9.0%
Nangwarry — Worked from Home: 7.5% Penola — Worked from Home: 9.0%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / 6.1%
Nangwarry — Car (passenger): 6.0% Penola — Car (passenger): 6.1%
Walked Only 6.7% / 4.7%
Nangwarry — Walked Only: 6.7% Penola — Walked Only: 4.7%
Bus — / 0.6%
Nangwarry — Bus: not among its largest Penola — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.9%).

Setting

Nangwarry Penola
Elevation 70 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 62 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Nangwarry Penola
Connectivity score 30/100 43/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
252 premises
 1%
938 premises

Climate

Nangwarry Penola
Annual rainfall 724 mm 556 mm
Summer max (Jan) 25.8°C 27.4°C
Winter min (Jul) 5.8°C 5.3°C

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Nangwarry

Affordable Rural

Penola

Affordable Rural

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