Pennington, South Australia — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Pennington, in the City Of Charles Sturt local government area.
| Locality | Pennington |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | City Of Charles Sturt |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -34.85856 |
| Longitude | 138.5312 |
| Population | 3,599 |
| Density | 2627.0 /km² |
| Area | 1.4 km² |
| Elevation | 4 m |
| Postcode | 5013 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 10 km northwest |
Pennington is a locality in the City Of Charles Sturt local government area of South Australia, Australia. It has a population of approximately 3,599. The locality covers an area of 1.4 km², giving a population density of about 2627.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 4 m above sea level. It lies approximately 10 km northwest of Adelaide. Pennington is located at 34.8586°S, 138.5312°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5013.
Pennington unfurls its character across a landscape shaped by the subtle shifts of the coastal plain, a place where the salty breath of the nearby Gulf St Vincent mingles with the earthy scent of cultivated fields. It lies 9.8 km north-west of Adelaide, SA (from Adelaide, SA: bearing 320°T), and is situated 11.1 km south-west of Parafield Gardens. The land here is largely flat, a patchwork quilt of greens and browns under a sky that often stretches to a vast, pale blue, occasionally streaked with the bruised colours of an approaching weather front. The air itself can feel thick with the promise of rain or dry and warm from the inland heat, carrying the distant hum of traffic from the arterial roads that thread through the region. A quiet industriousness pervades Pennington, a sense of purposeful movement rather than hurried bustle, where the afternoon sun casts long shadows across the neat rows of houses and the occasional splash of vibrant bougainvillea.
The history of Pennington is interwoven with the agricultural development of the region, its early days marked by the clearing of scrub and the establishment of farms that fed a growing colony. This fertile ground, once part of a larger pastoral estate, has sustained generations of families, their labour etched into the very texture of the soil. While the agricultural roots remain, the local economy has diversified, with light industrial areas contributing to the character of Pennington. The proximity to the metropolitan centre has also seen its evolution into a residential hub, drawing families seeking a balance between accessible amenities and a more grounded way of life. There are no grand monuments here, but rather a quiet testament to resilience and adaptation, a place where the simple act of tending a garden or greeting a neighbour carries its own understated significance.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Pennington, South Australia with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Pennington, in the City Of Charles Sturt local government area.
Detailed location data for Pennington includes the postcode (5013), telephone area code (08), and local government area (City Of Charles Sturt), with an ABS remoteness classification of Major Cities of 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 Pennington is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 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. |