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Para Hills SA 5096

3,253 addresses · 122 streets

Makin Electorate › Salisbury LGA › Para Hills · 14 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Para Hills is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 6,793 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $1,420 a week, with median rent near $325 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% of households own their home and 22% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $828,000.

6,793Population
36Median age
$1,420Median household income / wk
$325Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Para Hills statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Para Hills itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Parafield Gardens, 3.6 km north-west · Bus interchange: Mawson Interchange, 4 km west · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 18.3 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs2/10

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.

Median Sale Prices

$828,000House · 2026 1Q

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Metropolitan Median House Sales, Valuer-General South Australia.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 18.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Para Hills

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

Tree cover measures, Para Hills SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202018.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202112.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.4% · Labour-force participation 61.9%

Population by age in Para Hills
Population by age, Para Hills SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4426
5-14903
15-19382
20-24459
25-341,086
35-44948
45-54803
55-64748
65-74545
75-84361
85+121
Dwelling types in Para Hills
Dwelling types, Para Hills SA (ABS Census 2021)
House2,440
Townhouse31
Apartment31
Other0
Households by weekly income in Para Hills
Households by weekly income, Para Hills SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650388
$650-1,499873
$1,500-2,999872
$3,000+233
Top ancestries in Para Hills
Top ancestries, Para Hills SA (ABS Census 2021)
English2,454
Australian1,975
Other1,373
German438
Scottish414
Irish403
Housing tenure in Para Hills
Housing tenure, Para Hills SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned792
Mortgage1,122
Rented538
Other19
Cars per household in Para Hills
Cars per household, Para Hills SA (ABS Census 2021)
0123
1874
2966
3337
4+174
Commute to work in Para Hills
Commute to work, Para Hills SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,327
Train4
Bus144
Tram/ferry0
Walked20
Bicycle7
Home195
Top countries of birth in Para Hills
Top countries of birth, Para Hills SA (ABS Census 2021)
England456
India325
Afghanistan187
Philippines111
Vietnam59
Italy49
Languages used at home in Para Hills
Languages used at home, Para Hills SA (ABS Census 2021)
Arabic203
Punjabi161
Vietnamese76
Hindi75
Gujarati74
Tagalog57

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

17,758 bird observations recorded near Para Hills — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Para Hills

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.