Suburb profile
Penola SA 5277
Penola is located in the South East South Australia region of South Australia, postcode 5277. It has 1,277 properties across 70 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in Penola, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.
About Penola
Penola, SA 5277, sits in the South East South Australia region and neighbours Coonawarra, Krongart, Maaoupe and Nangwarry. Its 70 streets hold 1,277 properties, 1,153 of them houses and 124 units.
At the Census Penola had 3,107 residents, a median age of 47 and an average household of 2.3 people. Median household income was $1,314 a week, the median mortgage repayment $896 a month and the median rent $181 a week. Of 1,224 dwellings, 1,154 were separate houses, 46 semi-detached and 7 flats, with 10 other; 506 were owned outright, 386 owned with a mortgage and 261 rented.
Updated October 2026
Who lives in Penola
- 3,107Peoplelive in the area
- 47Median ageyears
- $1,314Median household incomea week
- $181Median renta week
Homes by type
- Houses1,154
- Townhouses and semis46
- Flats and apartments7
- Other10
Household
- Median mortgage repayment$896a month
- Household size2.3people on average
How homes are held
Schools in Penola
Mary MacKillop Memorial School
CatholicPrimary
Penola Primary School
GovernmentPrimary
Penola High School
GovernmentSecondary
Streets in Penola
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Neighbouring suburbs
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Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.
School details © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), from the Australian Schools List, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International and modified. ACARA does not endorse Listd.
Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.