Pennington, South Australia
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Pennington is an outer urban suburb of Adelaide
, South Australia
. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt
.
The suburb is residential, apart from a light industrial pocket to the south.
counted 3,601 persons in Pennington on census night. Of these, 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female.
The majority of residents (61.2%) are of Australian birth, with other common census responses being Vietnam
(11.2%) and England
(3.0%).
The age distribution of Ridleyton residents is comparable to that of the greater Australian population. 66.9% of residents were over 25 years in 2006, compared to the Australian average of 66.5%; and 33.1% were younger than 25 years, compared to the Australian average of 33.5%.
The Pennington Oval on Butler Avenue provides a venue for regular local sporting fixtures.
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt
City of Charles Sturt
The City of Charles Sturt is a Local Government Area in the western suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia, stretching to the coast.It came into being on 1 January 1997 as a result of the amalgamation of the City of Hindmarsh Woodville and the City of Henley and Grange...
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The suburb is residential, apart from a light industrial pocket to the south.
History
The area now including Pennington was subdivided in 1909 by Captain Alfred Hodgeman, who named a section after his wife, the former Helen Pennington.. The Pennington Post Office opened on 1 May 1939 and closed in 1997.Demographics
The 2006 Census by the Australian Bureau of StatisticsAustralian Bureau of Statistics
The Australian Bureau of Statistics is Australia's national statistical agency. It was created as the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics on 8 December 1905, when the Census and Statistics Act 1905 was given Royal assent. It had its beginnings in section 51 of the Constitution of Australia...
counted 3,601 persons in Pennington on census night. Of these, 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female.
The majority of residents (61.2%) are of Australian birth, with other common census responses being Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
(11.2%) and England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
(3.0%).
The age distribution of Ridleyton residents is comparable to that of the greater Australian population. 66.9% of residents were over 25 years in 2006, compared to the Australian average of 66.5%; and 33.1% were younger than 25 years, compared to the Australian average of 33.5%.
Schools
The suburb includes Pennington Primary School and the R-2 campus of Pennington Junior Primary School. Mount Carmel Primary School is also in Pennington.Parks
The largest park in Pennington lies between Butler Court, Booker Court and Windsor Avenue.The Pennington Oval on Butler Avenue provides a venue for regular local sporting fixtures.
Roads
The suburb is serviced by the following main roads:- Grand Junction RoadGrand Junction Road, AdelaideGrand Junction Road is the longest east-west thoroughfare in the Adelaide metropolitan area, and is located approximately 9 kilometres north of the city centre. Travelling from the Port Adelaide region, it is mostly a double lane sealed road running 21 kilometres to the base of the Adelaide Hills...
, running east-west from VistaVista, South AustraliaVista is a small north-eastern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia and is within the City of Tea Tree Gully local government area. It is adjacent to Houghton, Tea Tree Gully, St Agnes and Hope Valley.-History:...
to QueenstownQueenstown, South AustraliaQueenstown is a north-western suburb of Adelaide about 10.5 km from the CBD, in the state of South Australia, Australia and the city council area of Port Adelaide Enfield.-History:... - Addison Road, running through the middle of Pennington.
- Torrens Road, running northwest from North Adelaide, terminates in Pennington.
Trains
There is no train stop in Pennington itself. However, the following train services run nearby.- Outer Harbour railway lines The closest station is AlbertonAlberton railway station, AdelaideAlberton railway station is on the suburban rail route from Adelaide to Port Adelaide and Outer Harbor. Alberton is from Adelaide. The Fussel Street crossing not far from Alberton Station has the Caution More Than One Train Lights...
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