Located in South Australia within the Kangaroo Island local government area, Penneshaw is a quiet locality (postcode 5222). It is home to about 269 residents, with a mature demographic and a median age of 54. Households earn a median income of $50K per year, with an average household size of 1.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.8% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +2.1% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 21 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 7 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, community & personal service, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward accommodation & food and transport & logistics. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The current median weekly rent is $550. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,400.
The crime rate in the Kangaroo Island LGA is moderate at 4,461 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.8% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.