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Parma NSW 2540

102 addresses · 4 streets

Gilmore Electorate › Shoalhaven LGA › Parma · 136 km from Sydney

Living Here

Parma is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 167 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $1,624 a week, with median rent near $375 a week. Most homes are houses. About 93% of households own their home and 7% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

167Population
53Median age
$1,624Median household income / wk
$375Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Tomerong - Wandandian - Woollamia statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Parma itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: HMAS Albatross, 2.6 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs7/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 27.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Parma

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Parma NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202027.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202148.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.5% · Labour-force participation 57%

Population by age in Parma
Population by age, Parma NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-1417
15-1915
20-247
25-343
35-4414
45-5431
55-6445
65-7423
75-8413
85+3
Dwelling types in Parma
Dwelling types, Parma NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House63
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Parma
Households by weekly income, Parma NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65012
$650-1,49918
$1,500-2,99913
$3,000+17
Top ancestries in Parma
Top ancestries, Parma NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian75
English58
Irish14
Scottish14
Other12
Croatian10
Housing tenure in Parma
Housing tenure, Parma NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned35
Mortgage19
Rented4
Other0
Cars per household in Parma
Cars per household, Parma NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
111
223
310
4+15
Commute to work in Parma
Commute to work, Parma NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car41
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home19
Top countries of birth in Parma
Top countries of birth, Parma NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England4
Languages used at home in Parma
Languages used at home, Parma NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Croatian3
Italian3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

3,203 bird observations recorded near Parma — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Parma

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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