Penrice

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Penrice is a small town in the Barossa Valley of South Australia, just north of Angaston.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Gordon Freeth

Australian politician and diplomat (1914–2001)

K

Kerry Argent

illustrator of children's books (born 1960)

O.P. Heggie

American actor (1877-1936)

B

Bronwyn Pike

Australian politician; Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly

Greig Pickhaver

Australian comedian

Janine Haines

Australian politician (1945–2004)

John Shannon

farmer and politician in South Australia (1862-1926)

J

Joyce Price

Australian philanthropist

M

Max Schubert

Australian wine maker (1915-1994)

P

Peter Lehmann

Australian winemaker (1930–2013)

Rachel Henderson

Australian female goalball Paralympian

Robert David Lawson

South Australian politician (born 1944)

Shannon Hurn

Australian rules footballer

T

Terry Moore

Australian rules footballer

W

Wyndham Hill-Smith

Australian cricketer (1909-1990)

P

Percy Pollard

Australian politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in South Australia

• Greenock
  7.3 mi away · pop. 1,045
• Alma Vale
  12.4 mi away
• Kapunda
  12.5 mi away · pop. 2,633
• Shea-Oak Log
  13.9 mi away
• Springton
  15.9 mi away · pop. 398
• Roseworthy
  18 mi away · pop. 987
• Hamilton
  20.6 mi away · pop. 23
• Eudunda
  21.1 mi away · pop. 601
• Hampden
  22.8 mi away
• One Tree Hill
  23.4 mi away · pop. 543
• Forreston
  23.7 mi away · pop. 98
• Kersbrook
  23.9 mi away · pop. 417

Browse all places in South Australia →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Penrice

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Crested Pigeon

Ocyphaps lophotes

Seen 2026-10-04

Common Bronzewing

Phaps chalcoptera

Seen 2026-10-03

grapeleaf geranium

Pelargonium vitifolium

Seen 2026-10-03

Sacred Kingfisher

Todiramphus sanctus

Seen 2026-09-30

eastern mantis orchid

Caladenia tentaculata

Seen 2026-09-30

Euphrasia collina osbornii

Euphrasia collina osbornii

Seen 2026-09-30

Red-rumped Parrot

Psephotus haematonotus

Seen 2026-09-28

purple viper's-bugloss

Echium plantagineum

Seen 2026-09-27

Galah

Eolophus roseicapilla

Seen 2026-09-27

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Penrice, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

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