Suburbs Para Hills West

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Para Hills West SA — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Para Hills West SA is 3,295 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Para Hills West is $600 per week ($31,200 per year). Median rent in Para Hills West is $275 per week ($1,192 per month). Para Hills West has a median age of 38 years, equal to the national median. Para Hills West has a population density of 1206.3 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Para Hills West is India. The most common religion is No Religion (45% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Para Hills West is $1,300.

There were 164 recorded offences in Para Hills West in 2025-26, a rate of 50 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (80 offences).

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📍 Para Hills West, South Australia — 34.8035°S, 138.6444°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (19)

Para Hills West Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Para Hills West Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$600/wk
$31,200 per year
#7087 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$275/wk
$1,192 per month
#5547 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
38years
Same as than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,300/mo
Avg household size: 2.3 · 0.8 per bedroom

Para Hills West Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.2% (1,620) Female 50.8% (1,675)

Population Density

1206.3
people per km²
3,295 people · 2.7 km²

Households

2.3
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$1,455
Family income/wk

Para Hills West 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 West Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
41.6% 333 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
58.4% 468 dwellings

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

Para Hills West Country of Birth

Australia
74.8%
India
9.4%
England
6.7%
Afghanistan
5.6%
Iran
1.3%
China
0.8%
Cambodia
0.4%
Greece
0.4%
Hong Kong
0.4%
Bosnia & Herzegovina
0.3%

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

Para Hills West Religion

No Religion
44.9%
Catholic
16.3%
Islam
11.4%
Anglican
7.6%
Hinduism
6.0%
Not stated
5.4%
Other Religions Tot
4.8%
Othr Rel Sikhism
3.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Para Hills West Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
55.5%
Year 10 or equivalent
19.0%
Year 11 or equivalent
18.9%
Year 9 or equivalent
6.6%

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

Para Hills West Languages Spoken at Home

Other
40.9%
IAL Punjabi
17.0%
Gujarati
15.4%
Arabic
6.3%
Malayalam
6.0%
Persian ED
5.2%
SAL Tot
4.7%
Italian
4.4%

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

Para Hills West Employment

💼
Employed full-time
30.2% 754 people
⏰
Employed part-time
21.6% 540 people
🔍
Unemployed
4.6% 115 people
🏠
Not in labour force
43.5% 1,087 people

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

Para Hills West Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
47.3%
Bachelor Degree
21.4%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
16.2%
Postgraduate Degree
7.9%
Certificate I/II
4.5%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
2.8%

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

Para Hills West Occupation

Community & Personal Service
20.5%
Professionals
20.0%
Technicians & Trade Workers
18.8%
Clerical & Administrative
11.3%
Labourers
9.7%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
7.6%
Managers
7.3%
Sales Workers
4.7%

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

Para Hills West Field of Study

Management & Commerce
19.2%
Society & Culture
18.2%
Engineering
17.8%
Health
13.8%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
7.1%
Education
7.0%
Architecture & Building
5.5%
Information Technology
4.5%
Natural & Physical Sciences
3.1%
Creative Arts
2.2%
Agriculture & Environment
1.6%

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

Para Hills West Dwelling Types

Separate house
71.0%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
26.5%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Para Hills West Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
2.3%
$1-$149/wk
0.6%
$150-$299/wk
1.9%
$300-$399/wk
5.1%
$400-$499/wk
10.3%
$500-$649/wk
7.4%
$650-$799/wk
6.9%
$800-$999/wk
10.1%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
11.6%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.4%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.4%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.1%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
11.1%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
5.8%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
3.0%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
1.1%
$4,000+/wk
3.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Para Hills West Marital Status

💍
Married
41.1% 1,111
↔️
Separated
4.9% 132
📋
Divorced
12.3% 333
🕊️
Widowed
6.1% 164
👤
Never married
35.7% 965

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Para Hills West Ancestry

English
27.9%
Australian
24.1%
Other
18.5%
Scottish
5.8%
Indian
4.8%
Irish
4.7%
German
3.8%
Italian
3.4%
Filipino
1.9%
Aboriginal Australianralian
1.8%
Chinese
1.7%
Dutch
1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Para Hills West School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
39.3%
Secondary — Government
18.8%
Vocational Education
15.4%
Pre-school
8.2%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
5.4%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
4.7%
Primary — Catholic
4.4%
Secondary — Catholic
3.8%

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

Para Hills West Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
10.3% 647
✅
No need for assistance
89.7% 5,665

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

Para Hills West Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
9.6% 245
—
Not a volunteer
90.4% 2,319

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Para Hills West Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
3.9%
$300-$449/mo
4.1%
$450-$599/mo
3.4%
$600-$799/mo
5.3%
$800-$999/mo
8.5%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
36.8%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
22.5%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
11.3%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
2.8%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Para Hills West How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
75.8%
Did not go to work
12.3%
Car (passenger)
4.7%
Bus
4.5%
Walked only
0.9%
Other
0.6%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.4%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.4%
Bicycle
0.3%
Truck
0.2%

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

Para Hills West Car Ownership

0 vehicles
9.5%
1 vehicle
41.7%
2 vehicles
34.5%
3 vehicles
10.5%
4+ vehicles
3.8%

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

Para Hills West Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
5.4%
2 bedrooms
17.0%
3 bedrooms
64.9%
4 bedrooms
11.2%
5 bedrooms
1.3%
6+ bedrooms
0.2%

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

Para Hills West Population Mobility

12.0%
moved in the last year
36.9%
moved in the last 5 years
7.7%
unemployment rate (Census)
55.7%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Para Hills West Indigenous Population

2.1%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
136
Indigenous residents
6,227
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Para Hills West Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
426
Diabetes
137
Asthma
119
Arthritis
107
Heart disease
89
Lung condition
76
Stroke
44
Cancer
40
Kidney disease
34
Dementia
16

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

Para Hills West Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
11.7%
$1-$149/wk
2.9%
$150-$299/wk
9.9%
$300-$399/wk
6.0%
$400-$499/wk
5.4%
$500-$649/wk
5.5%
$650-$799/wk
10.7%
$800-$999/wk
13.3%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
13.7%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.2%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.0%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
3.6%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
3.2%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.4%
$3,500+/wk
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Para Hills West Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
38.8%
Couple — no children
24.9%
Couple — no children under 15
13.9%
One parent — children under 15
13.0%
One parent — no children under 15
9.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Para Hills West Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.5% 14
🏅
Previously served
2.7% 69
👤
Never served
96.8% 2,504

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Para Hills West Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
14.4% 369
—
Did not provide
85.6% 2,188

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Para Hills West Children Ever Born

No children
30.5%
1 child
17.8%
2 children
28.3%
3 children
16.4%
4 children
5.1%
5+ children
1.9%

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

Para Hills West When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
13
1951–1960
60
1961–1970
160
1971–1980
94
1981–1990
91
1991–2000
74
2001–2010
268
2011–2015
183
2016
33
2017
45
2018
53
2019
42
2020
19
2021
3

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

Para Hills West Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
19.2%
5–14 hours
26.1%
15–29 hours
11.1%
30+ hours
8.8%
Did not do domestic work
34.8%

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

Para Hills West Household Size

1 person
34.2%
2 persons
30.7%
3 persons
15.3%
4 persons
11.9%
5 persons
4.5%
6+ persons
3.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Para Hills West Where Residents Moved From

Same address
2,727
Moved from SA
280
Moved — same area (SA2)
37
Moved from VIC
24
Moved from overseas
14
Moved from NSW
10
Moved from QLD
4

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

Para Hills West Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
84.0%
Step family — no other children
6.2%
Blended family — no other children
6.2%
Intact family — other children present
2.7%
Other couple — children only
0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Para Hills West Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 164 total

Theft
80
Assault
33
Property Damage
27
Break & Enter
16
Fraud
5
Other Against Person
3

Offence trend by year:

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Para Hills West Schools

19
schools nearby
15
government
975
avg ICSEA score
10,189
total students
Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista Independent
Primary · R-6 · 440 students
1089
ICSEA
Endeavour College Independent
Secondary · 7-12 · 738 students
1083
ICSEA
Tyndale Christian School Independent
Combined · R-12 · 1,498 students
1016
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
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
Thomas More College Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,132 students
973
ICSEA
Parafield Gardens Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 575 students
968
ICSEA
Ingle Farm Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 454 students
967
ICSEA
Karrendi Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 259 students
955
ICSEA
Para Vista Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 206 students
950
ICSEA
Para Hills High School Government
Secondary · U, 7-12 · 670 students
948
ICSEA
Keller Road Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 239 students
941
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 19 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 West Rent Prices & Affordability

24%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,127/wk
Median Rent $275/wk
Rent-to-Income 24.4%

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

If you earn X in Para Hills West

≈ $4,884/month
Median rent $275/wk
Left after rent $852/wk
Rent share 24.4%

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Income: $548/wk Rent: $242/wk Save: $33/wk
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Taperoo
Income: $585/wk Rent: $250/wk Save: $25/wk
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Income: $684/wk Rent: $260/wk Save: $15/wk

Para Hills West vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in SA

Dulwich
Pop: 1,659 Income: $1,036/wk Rent: $320/wk
Hyde Park (SA)
Pop: 1,660 Income: $1,133/wk Rent: $390/wk
Renown Park
Pop: 1,663 Income: $640/wk Rent: $250/wk
Clapham
Pop: 1,685 Income: $1,029/wk Rent: $395/wk
Tailem Bend
Pop: 1,705 Income: $506/wk Rent: $225/wk
Meadows
Pop: 1,717 Income: $917/wk Rent: $343/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Para Hills West

What is the population of Para Hills West SA?

The population of Para Hills West SA is 3,295 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1206.3 people per km².Para Hills West is ranked #2,231 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Para Hills West?

The median personal income in Para Hills West SA is $600 per week, or $31,200 per year.The median household income is $1,127 per week.Family income is $1,455 per week.Para Hills West is ranked #7,087 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Para Hills West?

Median rent in Para Hills West SA is $275 per week ($1,192 per month).Rent represents 24.4% of household income, which is considered affordable.Para Hills West ranks #5,547 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Para Hills West?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Para Hills West 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 West?

The median age in Para Hills West SA is 38 years.This is equal to the national median age of 38 years.

Is Para Hills West a good suburb to live in?

Para Hills West is a suburb in South Australia with a population of 3,295.The median income is $600/wk, which is below the SA average of $763/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (24.4% 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: 41097. All dollar figures in AUD.