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Parham SA 5501

199 addresses · 13 streets

Grey Electorate › Adelaide Plains LGA › Parham · 64 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Parham is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 185 people, with a median age of 56. The typical household earns around $1,089 a week, with median rent near $220 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 13% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

185Population
56Median age
$1,089Median household income / wk
$220Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 2.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Parham

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

Tree cover measures, Parham SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20202.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20210.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 13.4% · Labour-force participation 42.1%

Population by age in Parham
Population by age, Parham SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-44
5-1418
15-198
20-243
25-3410
35-449
45-5423
55-6440
65-7444
75-8414
85+0
Dwelling types in Parham
Dwelling types, Parham SA (ABS Census 2021)
House80
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Parham
Households by weekly income, Parham SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65016
$650-1,49937
$1,500-2,99914
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Parham
Top ancestries, Parham SA (ABS Census 2021)
English92
Australian65
Ancestry NS27
Scottish23
Irish8
Other6
Housing tenure in Parham
Housing tenure, Parham SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned39
Mortgage24
Rented9
Other0
Cars per household in Parham
Cars per household, Parham SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
125
228
316
4+4
Commute to work in Parham
Commute to work, Parham SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car36
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home7
Top countries of birth in Parham
Top countries of birth, Parham SA (ABS Census 2021)
England16
Scotland3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

7,367 bird observations recorded near Parham — most often seen:

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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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