Penrice vs Stockwell

Stockwell is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 43 in Penrice. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Stockwell: a median of $938,000, against $628,000 in Penrice, though rent is higher in Penrice. On these figures, Penrice tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Stockwell suits families with children.

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

Stockwell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 68%)

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

First-home buyers

Penrice

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($627,500 vs $938,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Stockwell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($323/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Stockwell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (63 min vs 72 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Penrice

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 9%)

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

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

Penrice Stockwell
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.

Penrice Stockwell
Walkability 11 / 6
Penrice — Walkability: 11/100 Stockwell — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 90 / 85
Penrice — Safety: 90/100 Stockwell — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 65 / 69
Penrice — Low fire risk: 65/100 Stockwell — Low fire risk: 69/100

Demographics

Penrice skews older (43 vs 37).

Penrice Stockwell
Population 486 516
+6% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.0% +8.4%
Median age 43 37
Median household income $104,468/yr $105,300/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+8% vs other
 $323/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Penrice Stockwell
0-4 5.8% / 4.8%
Penrice — 0-4: 5.8% Stockwell — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 11.9% / 21.5%
Penrice — 5-14: 11.9% Stockwell — 5-14: 21.5%
15-19 7.6% / 8.9%
Penrice — 15-19: 7.6% Stockwell — 15-19: 8.9%
20-24 5.3% / 3.1%
Penrice — 20-24: 5.3% Stockwell — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 10.3% / 7.0%
Penrice — 25-34: 10.3% Stockwell — 25-34: 7.0%
35-44 11.7% / 16.1%
Penrice — 35-44: 11.7% Stockwell — 35-44: 16.1%
45-54 15.2% / 16.9%
Penrice — 45-54: 15.2% Stockwell — 45-54: 16.9%
55-64 15.4% / 11.2%
Penrice — 55-64: 15.4% Stockwell — 55-64: 11.2%
65-74 10.3% / 7.6%
Penrice — 65-74: 10.3% Stockwell — 65-74: 7.6%
75-84 4.9% / 1.7%
Penrice — 75-84: 4.9% Stockwell — 75-84: 1.7%
85+ 1.2% / —
Penrice — 85+: 1.2% Stockwell — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Penrice 60.0% couple families
Penrice — Couple Families: 60.0% Penrice — Lone Person: 23.3% Penrice — One Parent Families: 8.3% Penrice — Group Household: 8.3%
Stockwell 68.1% couple families
Stockwell — Couple Families: 68.1% Stockwell — Lone Person: 19.3% Stockwell — One Parent Families: 12.6% Stockwell — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Penrice 10.3% renting
Penrice — Owned Outright: 44.2% Penrice — Mortgage: 45.5% Penrice — Renting: 10.3%
Stockwell 7.4% renting
Stockwell — Owned Outright: 30.7% Stockwell — Mortgage: 62.0% Stockwell — Renting: 7.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Penrice Stockwell
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 20.9%
Penrice — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Stockwell — Certificate III & IV: 20.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 7.6%
Penrice — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Stockwell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Bachelor Degree 7.8% / 6.2%
Penrice — Bachelor Degree: 7.8% Stockwell — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / 1.6%
Penrice — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Stockwell — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 1.2%
Penrice — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Stockwell — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

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.

Penrice Stockwell
England 3.5% / 3.3%
Penrice — England: 3.5% Stockwell — England: 3.3%
New Zealand 0.6% / 0.6%
Penrice — New Zealand: 0.6% Stockwell — New Zealand: 0.6%
South Africa — / 1.2%
Penrice — South Africa: not among its largest Stockwell — South Africa: 1.2%
Italy 1.0% / —
Penrice — Italy: 1.0% Stockwell — Italy: not among its largest
Scotland 0.8% / —
Penrice — Scotland: 0.8% Stockwell — Scotland: not among its largest
Philippines — / 0.6%
Penrice — Philippines: not among its largest Stockwell — Philippines: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Penrice 100.0% houses
Penrice — Houses: 100.0% Penrice — Townhouses: 0.0% Penrice — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Stockwell 97.5% houses
Stockwell — Houses: 97.5% Stockwell — Townhouses: 1.9% Stockwell — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Penrice Stockwell
Median house price $627,500 $938,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Penrice Stockwell
Rural and farming 86% 91%
Industrial 12% 5%
Residential 2% 3%
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

Penrice Stockwell
New dwellings approved 180
across Barossa
same for both
Approvals change year on year -48%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Penrice Stockwell
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 83% of SA
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 66% of SA Higher than 60% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 40% of SA Higher than 61% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of SA Higher than 75% of SA

Liveability

Penrice Stockwell
Grade — B
Score — 52/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Penrice Stockwell
Bushfire Low
35/100
 Low
31/100
Crime Low
10/100
 Low
15/100
Flood — Low
17/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Penrice Stockwell
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Penrice Stockwell
Childcare 1 0
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Penrice Stockwell
Walkability score 11/100 6/100
Distance to Adelaide 88.3 km
+1% vs other
 87.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 72 min 63 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 5353
 0.7%
postcode 5355
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 5353
 75
postcode 5355

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.

Penrice Stockwell
Car (driver) 84.9% / 81.1%
Penrice — Car (driver): 84.9% Stockwell — Car (driver): 81.1%
Worked from Home 8.4% / 11.5%
Penrice — Worked from Home: 8.4% Stockwell — Worked from Home: 11.5%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 6.2%
Penrice — Car (passenger): 4.6% Stockwell — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Walked Only 2.1% / 1.3%
Penrice — Walked Only: 2.1% Stockwell — Walked Only: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.9%).

Setting

Penrice Stockwell
Elevation 359 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 354 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Penrice Stockwell
Connectivity score 46/100 52/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 12%
191 premises
 18%
189 premises

Climate

Penrice Stockwell
Annual rainfall 460 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Penrice Stockwell
Average residential rate $2,247/yr
same for both
Council Barossa
same for both

Federal electorate

Penrice Stockwell
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Penrice Stockwell
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Penrice

Acreage

Stockwell

Acreage Family Quiet

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