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Paringa SA 5340

606 addresses · 38 streets

Barker Electorate › Renmark Paringa LGA › Paringa · 217 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Paringa is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 1,131 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $1,344 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 79% of households own their home and 20% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,131Population
41Median age
$1,344Median household income / wk
$200Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Renmark Airport, 10.4 km 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.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 17.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Paringa

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

Tree cover measures, Paringa SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202017.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202151.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.3% · Labour-force participation 59.8%

Population by age in Paringa
Population by age, Paringa SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-465
5-14124
15-1955
20-2470
25-34172
35-44123
45-54131
55-64154
65-74153
75-8475
85+13
Dwelling types in Paringa
Dwelling types, Paringa SA (ABS Census 2021)
House373
Townhouse17
Apartment8
Other10
Households by weekly income in Paringa
Households by weekly income, Paringa SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65069
$650-1,499140
$1,500-2,999116
$3,000+43
Top ancestries in Paringa
Top ancestries, Paringa SA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian441
English417
German151
Other111
Scottish95
Ancestry NS90
Housing tenure in Paringa
Housing tenure, Paringa SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned168
Mortgage149
Rented81
Other4
Cars per household in Paringa
Cars per household, Paringa SA (ABS Census 2021)
09
1122
2169
360
4+34
Commute to work in Paringa
Commute to work, Paringa SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car389
Train0
Bus61
Tram/ferry0
Walked12
Bicycle5
Home16
Top countries of birth in Paringa
Top countries of birth, Paringa SA (ABS Census 2021)
England18
Indonesia8
Italy5
Germany4
India4
Philippines4
Languages used at home in Paringa
Languages used at home, Paringa SA (ABS Census 2021)
Greek13
Italian7
Indonesian7
Japanese5
Afrikaans4
Nepali3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

9,200 bird observations recorded near Paringa — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Paringa

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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