Parilla SA 5303
159 addresses · 39 streets
Barker Electorate › Southern Mallee LGA › Parilla · 194 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Parilla is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 159 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,687 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Karoonda - Lameroo statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Parilla itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Socio-economic Standing
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: 2.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 2.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 4.5% |
Demographics
Unemployment 1.2% · Labour-force participation 66.4%
Population by age in Parilla
| 0-4 | 6 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 21 |
| 15-19 | 11 |
| 20-24 | 7 |
| 25-34 | 23 |
| 35-44 | 26 |
| 45-54 | 21 |
| 55-64 | 22 |
| 65-74 | 11 |
| 75-84 | 12 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Parilla
| House | 57 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Parilla
| <$650 | 3 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 4 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 8 |
| $3,000+ | 8 |
Top ancestries in Parilla
| Australian | 67 |
|---|---|
| English | 43 |
| German | 18 |
| Sth African | 18 |
| Irish | 16 |
| Scottish | 14 |
Housing tenure in Parilla
| Owned | 34 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 7 |
| Rented | 5 |
| Other | 5 |
Cars per household in Parilla
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 7 |
| 2 | 22 |
| 3 | 15 |
| 4+ | 6 |
Commute to work in Parilla
| Car | 56 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 4 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 13 |
Top countries of birth in Parilla
| South Africa | 20 |
|---|---|
| England | 5 |
| New Zealand | 5 |
| Philippines | 4 |
| Ireland | 3 |
Languages used at home in Parilla
| Afrikaans | 21 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
203 bird observations recorded near Parilla — most often seen:
- White-winged Chough (20)
- Little Raven (18)
- Common Bronzewing (12)
- Rock Dove (12)
- Australian Magpie (11)
- Black-shouldered Kite (8)
- Common Starling (8)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (8)
- Eastern Australian Magpie (7)
- Eastern Red Wattlebird (7)
- Galah (7)
- Southern Weebill (7)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (6)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Parilla
- Grey Shrike-thrush (6)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (5)
- Nankeen Kestrel (5)
- Southern Magpie-lark (5)
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (5)
- Brown Songlark (4)
- Chestnut-rumped Thornbill (4)
- Crested Pigeon (4)
- Eastern Grey Shrike-thrush (4)
- Eastern White-winged Chough (4)
- House Sparrow (4)
- South-eastern Yellow-rumped Thornbill (4)
- White-browed Woodswallow (4)
- Yellow Thornbill (4)
- Yellow-plumed Honeyeater (4)
- Australian Raven (3)
- Black-winged Currawong (3)
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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Streets
- Buckley Road (1)
- Claypan Bore Road (8)
- Claypan East Road (4)
- Claypan West Road (3)
- Colwill Road (3)
- Cornish Road (1)
- Diagonal Road (3)
- Duckhole Road (9)
- East Terrace (3)
- Eisen Road (1)
- Fischer Road (1)
- Foale Road (1)
- Foale Street (1)
- Gilbertson Street (1)
- Gurrai Road (11)
- Hall Road (1)
- Hancock Street (3)
- Hazelwood Lane (1)
- Hentschke Road (2)
- Hill Road (1)
- Karte Road (2)
- Karte West Road (1)
- Kerley Road (2)
- Longtrail Road (2)
- Mallee Highway (8)
- Mccoy Street (19)
- Mcvicar Road (1)
- Ngarkat Highway (2)
- Oaks Road (4)
- Odriscoll Road (8)
- Oloughlin Road (6)
- Parilla South Road (13)
- Railway Terrace (16)
- Schumacher Street (2)
- South Terrace (5)
- Stewart Terrace (3)
- Threadgold Road (2)
- Welden Road (1)
- Yappara Road (3)
