Suburbs Para Hills

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Para Hills SA — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Para Hills, South Australia. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Para Hills SA is 6,793 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Para Hills is $686 per week ($35,672 per year). Median rent in Para Hills is $325 per week ($1,408 per month). Para Hills has a median age of 36 years, younger than the national median of 38. Para Hills has a population density of 2116.3 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Para Hills is England. The most common religion is No Religion (48% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Para Hills is $1,300.

There were 241 recorded offences in Para Hills in 2025-26, a rate of 35 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (108 offences).

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📍 Para Hills, South Australia — 34.8096°S, 138.6545°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (18)

Para Hills Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Para Hills Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$686/wk
$35,672 per year
#5737 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$325/wk
$1,408 per month
#3947 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
36years
2 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,300/mo
Avg household size: —

Para Hills Demographics

Gender Split

Male 51.7% (3,512) Female 48.3% (3,283)

Population Density

2116.3
people per km²
6,793 people · 3.2 km²

Households

—
Avg household size
—
Persons per bedroom
$1,609
Family income/wk

Para Hills Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Para Hills Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
41.4% 792 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
58.6% 1,122 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Para Hills Country of Birth

Australia
78.8%
England
8.4%
India
5.7%
Afghanistan
3.7%
China
0.8%
Iran
0.7%
Bosnia & Herzegovina
0.6%
Germany
0.6%
Croatia
0.4%
Greece
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Para Hills Religion

No Religion
48.2%
Catholic
16.1%
Islam
10.8%
Anglican
7.2%
Not stated
6.1%
Hinduism
4.2%
Christian (other)
3.7%
Other Religions Tot
3.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Para Hills Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
57.2%
Year 11 or equivalent
20.4%
Year 10 or equivalent
17.2%
Year 9 or equivalent
5.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Para Hills Languages Spoken at Home

Other
40.3%
Arabic
17.4%
IAL Punjabi
14.2%
SAL Tot
8.1%
Gujarati
5.8%
Hindi
5.6%
Vietnamese
4.5%
Greek
4.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Para Hills Employment

💼
Employed full-time
35.5% 1,805 people
⏰
Employed part-time
22.4% 1,141 people
🔍
Unemployed
4.8% 246 people
🏠
Not in labour force
37.2% 1,892 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Para Hills Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
47.0%
Bachelor Degree
22.3%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
17.2%
Postgraduate Degree
6.9%
Certificate I/II
3.9%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
2.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Para Hills Occupation

Technicians & Trade Workers
19.9%
Community & Personal Service
19.1%
Professionals
19.0%
Clerical & Administrative
13.6%
Managers
8.7%
Labourers
8.5%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
5.8%
Sales Workers
5.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Para Hills Field of Study

Management & Commerce
21.7%
Engineering
19.2%
Society & Culture
15.6%
Health
11.3%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
6.9%
Education
6.8%
Architecture & Building
6.6%
Information Technology
4.1%
Creative Arts
2.9%
Natural & Physical Sciences
2.5%
Agriculture & Environment
2.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Para Hills Dwelling Types

Separate house
98.7%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
1.2%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Para Hills Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.2%
$1-$149/wk
0.5%
$150-$299/wk
0.9%
$300-$399/wk
2.4%
$400-$499/wk
6.3%
$500-$649/wk
5.1%
$650-$799/wk
7.5%
$800-$999/wk
8.5%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
10.7%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
10.3%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.3%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.0%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
15.1%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
8.5%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
4.6%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
1.9%
$4,000+/wk
3.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Para Hills Marital Status

💍
Married
44.5% 2,433
↔️
Separated
3.6% 196
📋
Divorced
9.3% 507
🕊️
Widowed
4.6% 253
👤
Never married
38.1% 2,082

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Para Hills Ancestry

English
29.9%
Australian
24.0%
Other
16.7%
German
5.3%
Scottish
5.0%
Irish
4.9%
Italian
4.0%
Indian
3.4%
Filipino
2.0%
Aboriginal Australianralian
1.8%
Chinese
1.6%
Greek
1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Para Hills School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
32.7%
Secondary — Government
21.2%
Vocational Education
15.1%
Pre-school
8.2%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
7.8%
Primary — Catholic
6.0%
Secondary — Catholic
4.6%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
4.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Para Hills Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
7.5% 973
✅
No need for assistance
92.5% 12,080

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Para Hills Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
12.2% 642
—
Not a volunteer
87.8% 4,602

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Para Hills Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
3.8%
$300-$449/mo
2.3%
$450-$599/mo
2.7%
$600-$799/mo
6.6%
$800-$999/mo
8.0%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
33.6%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
25.7%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
12.0%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
3.2%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Para Hills How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
76.8%
Did not go to work
10.4%
Bus
5.0%
Car (passenger)
4.5%
Other
0.8%
Truck
0.7%
Walked only
0.7%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.6%
Bicycle
0.2%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.2%
Train
0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Para Hills Car Ownership

0 vehicles
5.0%
1 vehicle
35.3%
2 vehicles
39.0%
3 vehicles
13.6%
4+ vehicles
7.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Para Hills Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
0.5%
2 bedrooms
5.5%
3 bedrooms
72.5%
4 bedrooms
18.4%
5 bedrooms
2.5%
6+ bedrooms
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Para Hills Population Mobility

12.3%
moved in the last year
35.5%
moved in the last 5 years
7.4%
unemployment rate (Census)
61.9%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Para Hills Indigenous Population

2.3%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
310
Indigenous residents
12,884
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Para Hills Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
664
Asthma
274
Arthritis
252
Diabetes
227
Heart disease
192
Lung condition
135
Cancer
88
Kidney disease
71
Stroke
59
Dementia
12

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Para Hills Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
11.2%
$1-$149/wk
4.3%
$150-$299/wk
7.3%
$300-$399/wk
5.8%
$400-$499/wk
4.7%
$500-$649/wk
4.3%
$650-$799/wk
10.2%
$800-$999/wk
12.6%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
14.6%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.5%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.2%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
4.1%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
4.0%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.3%
$3,500+/wk
0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Para Hills Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
40.6%
Couple — no children
24.9%
Couple — no children under 15
14.8%
One parent — children under 15
10.6%
One parent — no children under 15
9.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Para Hills Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.2% 12
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.1% 5
🏅
Previously served
2.6% 138
👤
Never served
97.1% 5,109

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Para Hills Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
14.8% 774
—
Did not provide
85.2% 4,454

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Para Hills Children Ever Born

No children
33.1%
1 child
15.0%
2 children
29.2%
3 children
15.2%
4 children
5.3%
5+ children
2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Para Hills When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
19
1951–1960
106
1961–1970
347
1971–1980
178
1981–1990
173
1991–2000
172
2001–2010
405
2011–2015
372
2016
60
2017
52
2018
91
2019
87
2020
49
2021
10

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Para Hills Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
21.6%
5–14 hours
28.5%
15–29 hours
12.4%
30+ hours
9.7%
Did not do domestic work
27.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Para Hills Household Size

1 person
23.0%
2 persons
34.3%
3 persons
17.2%
4 persons
14.3%
5 persons
6.9%
6+ persons
4.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Para Hills Where Residents Moved From

Same address
5,649
Moved from SA
548
Moved — same area (SA2)
90
Moved from VIC
36
Moved from overseas
33
Moved from NSW
29
Moved from QLD
18
Moved from WA
17
Moved from TAS
11
Moved from NT
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Para Hills Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
87.0%
Step family — no other children
7.4%
Blended family — no other children
3.7%
Intact family — other children present
1.2%
Other couple — children only
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Para Hills Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 241 total

Theft
108
Assault
56
Property Damage
43
Break & Enter
17
Fraud
10
Other Against Person
6
Robbery
1

Offence trend by year:

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: SA Government Open Data — data.sa.gov.au

Para Hills Schools

18
schools nearby
15
government
999
avg ICSEA score
8,522
total students
King's Baptist Grammar School Independent
Combined · R-12 · 1,280 students
1090
ICSEA
Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista Independent
Primary · R-6 · 440 students
1089
ICSEA
Prescott Primary School, Northern Independent
Primary · R-6 · 462 students
1083
ICSEA
The Heights School Government
Combined · U, R-12 · 1,811 students
1060
ICSEA
Keithcot Farm Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 330 students
1020
ICSEA
Modbury West School Government
Primary · R-6 · 264 students
1020
ICSEA
North Ingle School Government
Primary · R-6 · 180 students
998
ICSEA
East Para Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 194 students
994
ICSEA
Gulfview Heights Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 384 students
993
ICSEA
Ingle Farm East Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 268 students
981
ICSEA
Para Hills West Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 287 students
981
ICSEA
Para Hills School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 269 students
978
ICSEA
Ingle Farm Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 454 students
967
ICSEA
Valley View Secondary School Government
Secondary · U, 7-12 · 596 students
963
ICSEA
Para Vista Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 206 students
950
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 18 schools

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Para Hills Rent Prices & Affordability

23%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,420/wk
Median Rent $325/wk
Rent-to-Income 22.9%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Para Hills

≈ $6,153/month
Median rent $325/wk
Left after rent $1,095/wk
Rent share 22.9%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

Gilles Plains
Income: $678/wk Rent: $295/wk Save: $30/wk
Beverley (SA)
Income: $816/wk Rent: $300/wk Save: $25/wk
Richmond (SA)
Income: $771/wk Rent: $300/wk Save: $25/wk
Klemzig
Income: $769/wk Rent: $300/wk Save: $25/wk
Camden Park (SA)
Income: $797/wk Rent: $305/wk Save: $20/wk
Marden
Income: $818/wk Rent: $305/wk Save: $20/wk
Windsor Gardens
Income: $777/wk Rent: $320/wk Save: $5/wk
Ceduna
Income: $762/wk Rent: $200/wk Save: $125/wk

Para Hills vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in SA

Flagstaff Hill
Pop: 10,184 Income: $844/wk Rent: $385/wk
Greenwith
Pop: 10,103 Income: $873/wk Rent: $320/wk
Magill
Pop: 9,693 Income: $781/wk Rent: $341/wk
Athelstone
Pop: 9,601 Income: $829/wk Rent: $360/wk
Ingle Farm
Pop: 9,543 Income: $636/wk Rent: $310/wk
Salisbury East
Pop: 9,273 Income: $599/wk Rent: $290/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Para Hills

What is the population of Para Hills SA?

The population of Para Hills SA is 6,793 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 2116.3 people per km².Para Hills is ranked #1,105 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Para Hills?

The median personal income in Para Hills SA is $686 per week, or $35,672 per year.The median household income is $1,420 per week.Family income is $1,609 per week.Para Hills is ranked #5,737 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Para Hills?

Median rent in Para Hills SA is $325 per week ($1,408 per month).Rent represents 22.9% of household income, which is considered affordable.Para Hills ranks #3,947 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Para Hills?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Para Hills SA is $1,300. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Para Hills?

The median age in Para Hills SA is 36 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Para Hills a good suburb to live in?

Para Hills is a suburb in South Australia with a population of 6,793.The median income is $686/wk, which is below the SA average of $763/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (22.9% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 41096. All dollar figures in AUD.