Suburb in Adelaide Hills

Paracombe, SA

Paracombe had a population of 435 at the 2021 Census (+2.1% since 2016). Median age 47.0. Median weekly household income $2,092. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Paracombe at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In Adelaide - Central and Hills

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Paracombe's population grew by 2.1% to 435, slower than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 47.0, it is older than the SA average (40.9). Children under 10 make up 9.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 17.7%.

6.1% of households rent, a smaller share than the SA average of 27.9%. 50.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 147 households.

The median household earns $2,092 a week, above the SA average of $1,456.

17.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 5.7% use a language other than English at home. 45.5% report no religion, lower than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Paracombe beside SA and Australia.

MeasureParacombeSAAustralia
Population4351,781,50125,422,828
Growth since 2016+2.1%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age47.040.938.2
Households147691,3449,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.8%14.3%
Renting6.1%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright50.3%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,092$1,456$1,747
Median rent a week–$300$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,950$1,505$1,866
Born overseas17.5%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home5.7%18.7%23.6%
No religion45.5%48.9%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+2.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3782011
  2. 4262016
  3. 4352021

Age

Median age 47.0, against 40.9 for South Australia.

Paracombe South Australia
Share of people by age, Paracombe and South Australia
0–99.2%
10–1913.3%
20–297.4%
30–398.0%
40–4914.0%
50–5915.6%
60–6914.9%
70–7914.5%
80+3.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Paracombe at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian43.6%
  2. English43.2%
  3. Italian9.6%
  4. German9.1%
  5. Irish9.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Polish1.4%
  2. Russian1.4%
  3. German1.0%
  4. Mandarin1.0%
  5. Tagalog1.0%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England7.3%
  2. the Netherlands1.7%
  3. Italy0.9%
  4. the Philippines0.9%
  5. Poland0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Paracombe

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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