Penrice
SA 5353 · Barossa
486 (2021) → 507 est. (2025) · Moderate Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Penrice is a moderate growth suburb in Barossa, SA 5353, about 66km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Penrice are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 57km inland. Penrice has an overall score of 17/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
ATO 2023-24, postcode 5353 area — postcode-level, not suburb-specific.
Top countries of birth: England (3.5%), Italy (1.03%), Scotland (0.82%), New Zealand (0.62%)
Top languages: Italian (1.85%), Japan (0.82%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for SA. Median weekly rents:
Source: Land Services SA + SA Housing Authority · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: SA Police / OCSAR (suburb-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1016 (above the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Angaston Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 1032
- Light Pass Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4kmICSEA 939
- Good Shepherd Lutheran School - AngastonPrimary · Independent · 4kmICSEA 1043
- Nuriootpa High SchoolSecondary · Government · 5.9kmICSEA 990
- Nuriootpa Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.1kmICSEA 963
- Redeemer Lutheran SchoolPrimary · Independent · 7.7kmICSEA 1047
- Faith Lutheran College - Faith CampusCombined · Independent · 9kmICSEA 1060
- Truro Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.1kmICSEA 987
Source: ACARA MySchool · Updated 2025
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Employment & Economy
Top local industries
Source: DEWR SALM / ABS Census 2021 · Updated SALM Mar 2026 / 2021 Census
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
In this suburb
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap · Healthdirect NHSD (via Geoscience Australia)
Entertainment Scene
No data
Entertainment venue data isn't available for this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for SA. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
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Source: OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
Moderate GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Penrice
How far is Penrice from Adelaide CBD?
Penrice is about 65.9 km from Adelaide CBD, an estimated 174 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Penrice?
Penrice has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Penrice?
Penrice has a transport score of 0/100.