Located in Tasmania within the Sorell local government area, Penna is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 7171). With a population of 437, the suburb has an older-leaning population with a median age of 49. Households earn a median income of $87K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.4% year-on-year at the LGA level. TAS employment has moved -1.7% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. TAS also had 17 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 2 underway, and 16 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, professionals, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
The median weekly rent is $363 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,625.
Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +1.4% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.