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| Locality | Penneshaw |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Kangaroo Island Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -35.72852 |
| Longitude | 137.94411 |
| Population | 281 |
| Density | 56.5 /km² |
| Area | 5.0 km² |
| Elevation | 12 m |
| Postcode | 5222 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 107 km south-southwest |
Penneshaw is a locality in the Kangaroo Island Council local government area of South Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 281. The locality covers an area of 5.0 km², giving a population density of about 56.5 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 12 m above sea level. It lies approximately 107 km south-southwest of Adelaide. Penneshaw is located at 35.7285°S, 137.9441°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5222. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Penneshaw stands as the eastern gateway to Kangaroo Island, a scattering of buildings clinging to a curve of sheltered coastline where the waters of Backstairs Passage meet the Southern Ocean. It lies 85.8 km south-west of Morphett Vale, SA (from Morphett Vale, SA: bearing 218°T), and is situated 31.1 km east-south-east of Kingscote. The air here carries the sharp tang of salt and the subtle, dry scent of eucalypt scrub that spills down the low, rolling hills. The harbour, a modest affair of jetties and moored boats, reflects the pale, often steely sky, while the land itself is a mosaic of hardy coastal vegetation, windswept grasses, and the occasional hardy native shrub, all bathed in a light that can shift from a brilliant, almost blinding white to a soft, bruised purple as the day draws to its close.
This small settlement, often the first glimpse of Kangaroo Island for many a traveller, owes its existence to the ferry service that connects it to the mainland, a vital artery for the island’s economy. Historically, Penneshaw was a point of arrival and departure, a place where goods and people disembarked, and its character remains one of pragmatic usefulness rather than grandiosity. The local economy is a blend of supporting the island's burgeoning tourism industry – with visitors eager to explore the wildlife and natural beauty that surrounds Penneshaw – and serving the needs of the island's agricultural heartland, where sheep and cattle graze the fertile pastures inland. The rhythm of life in Penneshaw is dictated by the tides and the ferry schedule, a gentle, unhurried cadence that allows the vastness of the surrounding ocean and the quiet resilience of the land to assert their presence.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Penneshaw, South Australia. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Penneshaw, in the Kangaroo Island Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Penneshaw includes the postcode (5222), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Kangaroo Island Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Remote Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Penneshaw is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |