Suburb in Sorell

Penna, TAS

Penna had a population of 437 at the 2021 Census (+3.6% since 2016). Median age 48.5. Median weekly household income $1,500. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Penna at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In Hobart

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Penna's population grew by 3.6% to 437, slower than Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 48.5, it is older than the TAS average (41.8). Children under 10 make up 6.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 17.6%.

9.6% of households rent, a smaller share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 41.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 159 households.

The median household earns $1,500 a week, above the TAS average of $1,358. Renters pay a median $532 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,546 a month.

14.4% of residents were born overseas, close to the TAS average of 16.3%. 2.9% use a language other than English at home. 51.1% report no religion, lower than the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Penna beside TAS and Australia.

MeasurePennaTASAustralia
Population437557,57025,422,828
Growth since 2016+3.6%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age48.541.838.2
Households159218,4109,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%5.3%14.3%
Renting9.6%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright41.7%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,500$1,358$1,747
Median rent a week$532$291$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,546$1,328$1,866
Born overseas14.4%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home2.9%9.2%23.6%
No religion51.1%53.9%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+3.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 4032011
  2. 4222016
  3. 4372021

Age

Median age 48.5, against 41.8 for Tasmania.

Penna Tasmania
Share of people by age, Penna and Tasmania
0–96.9%
10–1913.5%
20–299.2%
30–3910.1%
40–4911.2%
50–5917.2%
60–6914.4%
70–7914.2%
80+3.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Penna at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian47.0%
  2. English45.8%
  3. Irish12.9%
  4. Scottish11.8%
  5. Australian Aboriginal5.5%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Spanish0.7%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England5.9%
  2. the Netherlands1.7%
  3. New Zealand1.7%
  4. South Africa1.2%
  5. Greece1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Penna

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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