Parndana SA 5220
130 addresses · 12 streets
Mayo Electorate › Kangaroo Island LGA › Parndana · 155 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Parndana is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 155 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,100 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 70% of households own their home and 30% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Kangaroo Island statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Parndana itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 golf club
Getting around. Airport: Kingscote Airport, 24.9 km east.
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: 32% 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 | 32.0% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 43.6% |
Demographics
Unemployment 5.5% · Labour-force participation 59.8%
Population by age in Parndana
| 0-4 | 16 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 16 |
| 15-19 | 4 |
| 20-24 | 3 |
| 25-34 | 25 |
| 35-44 | 16 |
| 45-54 | 20 |
| 55-64 | 24 |
| 65-74 | 18 |
| 75-84 | 12 |
| 85+ | 7 |
Dwelling types in Parndana
| House | 56 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 3 |
Households by weekly income in Parndana
| <$650 | 17 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 21 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 10 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Parndana
| English | 73 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 60 |
| Scottish | 17 |
| German | 16 |
| Ancestry NS | 12 |
| Irish | 11 |
Housing tenure in Parndana
| Owned | 20 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 22 |
| Rented | 18 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Parndana
| 0 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 16 |
| 2 | 28 |
| 3 | 7 |
| 4+ | 3 |
Commute to work in Parndana
| Car | 53 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 3 |
Top countries of birth in Parndana
| New Zealand | 9 |
|---|---|
| Philippines | 5 |
| England | 3 |
Languages used at home in Parndana
| Tagalog | 4 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,577 bird observations recorded near Parndana — most often seen:
- Kangaroo Island Superb Fairy-wren (128)
- Kangaroo Island New Holland Honeyeater (92)
- Little Raven (91)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (89)
- Kangaroo Island Brown Thornbill (76)
- Kangaroo Island Red Wattlebird (73)
- Kangaroo Island Grey Currawong (68)
- South Australian Crescent Honeyeater (67)
- Kangaroo Island Crimson Rosella (62)
- Southern Queensland Striated Thornbill (61)
- Eyre Peninsula Australian Magpie (59)
- Australian Magpie (54)
- Superb Fairy-wren (52)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Parndana
- New Holland Honeyeater (51)
- South-eastern Grey Fantail (49)
- Eastern Scarlet Robin (47)
- Kangaroo Island Spotted Scrubwren (45)
- Crimson Rosella (38)
- Galah (38)
- House Sparrow (37)
- Eastern Grey Shrike-thrush (32)
- South Australian Golden Whistler (32)
- Coastal Spotted Pardalote (31)
- Common Starling (31)
- Grey Currawong (31)
- Common Bronzewing (30)
- Eurasian Blackbird (30)
- Scarlet Robin (30)
- Red Wattlebird (27)
- Australian Shelduck (26)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Parndana:
- Seddon (6.8 km)
- Duncan (11.3 km)
- Cassini (12.6 km)
- Kohinoor (14.4 km)
- Newland (14.8 km)
- Stokes Bay (17 km)
- Seal Bay (17.1 km)
- Middle River (20 km)
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Streets
- Anzac Street (5)
- Cook Street (20)
- Daw Street (10)
- Jones Street (6)
- Jubilee Avenue (15)
- Pioneer Street (3)
- Playford Highway (14)
- Progress Place (2)
- Rowland Hill Highway (7)
- Smith Street (33)
- Wedgewood Road (13)
- Wetheralls Road (2)
