| Id | Name | Type | Places | Approval | Distance (Km) | Day Rate | Availability |
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Key Metrics
Penneshaw / Rest of SA
LDC Providers
1
83
Total LDC Places
18
5,769
Total Population
339
414,088
Persons Per Place
18.8
-
Avg Centre Age
14.6 yrs
11 yrs
Population 0-4
15
19,669
0-4 Per LDC Place
0.83
3.3
Workforce Impact
Standard
Standard
School Attendance
0
-
School Per LDC Place
0
10
Avg LDC Fee ($/day)
$136
$146
Other Places (PSK/OOSH)
21
-
SOURCE: ACECQA, StartingBlocks, ABS data analysed by AreaSearch
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Approvals Pipeline
Childcare development approvals near Penneshaw
Development applications around Penneshaw
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CC Approvals
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In the local catchment
Proposed Places
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Where disclosed
Under Assessment
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Awaiting determination
Determined
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Approved or decided
Approvals pipeline
Status, location, timing and project scale
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
Penneshaw Child Care FAQ
What is the Child Care supply composition of Penneshaw?
As of our last update on August 17, 2026, there are 3 child care centres in Penneshaw. Of these, a single centre provides Long Day Care admissions with 18 places, Preschool/Kindergarten is serviced by a facility with 21 places, and a single centre providing other child care services. There are no schools in the area with student enrolment data at present.
What population do these centres in Penneshaw service?
AreaSearch's latest population estimate for Penneshaw as at May 2026 stands at a total of 339 people, of this 15 are estimated to be children under five years of age.
Why do your population numbers differ from Census figures for Penneshaw?
Some areas have changed considerably since the 2021 Census was undertaken. At the 2021 Census Penneshaw was assessed as having 269 people with 3 of these (1.1%) being children under 5yo. Penneshaw has seen 18 new addresses added since this time, which, combined with broader ABS population estimates for resident population, leads us to estimate that Penneshaw has experienced population growth of approximately 70 people from the 2021 Census.
How does the ratio of children per LDC place in Penneshaw compare to those in Rest of SA?
In Penneshaw, our latest analysis shows there are 0.8 resident children under 5yo per LDC place. This figure is significantly lower than the 3.3 children per place across Rest of SA.
How do childcare fees in Penneshaw relate to those in Rest of SA?
Childcare fees in Penneshaw average $136, which is slightly lower than the regional average of $146 in Rest of SA.
How does the ratio of school population per LDC place compare in Penneshaw and Rest of SA?
There are no schools reporting attendance in Penneshaw, while there is an average of 10 students per LDC place across Rest of SA.
What is the average age of Long Daycare Centres in Penneshaw?
The average LDC in Penneshaw was approved 14.6 years ago, while across Rest of SA the typical centre approval is 11 years old.
Is the local workforce a significant driver of additional child care demand for Penneshaw?
Workforce activity is within the standard range and may moderately influence child care demand in this area.
Who would typically use analysis such as this?
Childcare operators, developers, investors and financiers would typically conduct a thorough child care supply and demand analysis (SDA) on Penneshaw before allocating the significant amount of capital required. Boundary-based analysis such as this is often used as an initial guide however, and analysis would be undertaken on the specific site adopting a radial, travel time, or custom catchment to take into account nearby competition and demand drivers that would influence a centre's performance.
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What will drive demand from here?
Centre supply and current places are an output, not a leading indicator. For the demand-side drivers of this area — population growth, 0–4 cohort trends, dwelling supply, workforce participation and competing development pipeline — open the relevant deep-dive page.