Suburb in Salisbury

Para Hills West, SA

Para Hills West had a population of 3,295 at the 2021 Census (+3.3% since 2016). Median age 38.0. Median weekly household income $1,127. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Para Hills West at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In Adelaide - North

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Para Hills West's population grew by 3.3% to 3,295, slower than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 38.0, it is younger than the SA average (41.0). Children under 10 make up 11.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 12.6%.

38.1% of households rent, a larger share than the SA average of 27.9%. 25.4% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 1.3% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 1,338 households.

The median household earns $1,127 a week, below the SA average of $1,455. Renters pay a median $275 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,300 a month.

37.4% of residents were born overseas, more than the SA average of 25.2%. 31.3% use a language other than English at home. 42.2% report no religion, lower than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Para Hills West beside SA and Australia.

MeasurePara Hills WestSAAustralia
Population3,2951,781,51625,422,788
Growth since 2016+3.3%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age38.041.038.0
Households1,338691,3139,275,217
Flats and apartments1.3%6.8%14.3%
Renting38.1%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright25.4%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,127$1,455$1,746
Median rent a week$275$300$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,300$1,500$1,863
Born overseas37.4%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home31.3%18.7%23.6%
No religion42.2%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

+3.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3,1622011
  2. 3,1902016
  3. 3,2952021

Age

Median age 38.0, against 41.0 for South Australia.

Para Hills West South Australia
Share of people by age, Para Hills West and South Australia
0–911.6%
10–1910.9%
20–2914.5%
30–3915.2%
40–4912.0%
50–5911.5%
60–6912.0%
70–798.0%
80+4.6%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Para Hills West at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English34.1%
  2. Australian29.5%
  3. Scottish7.1%
  4. Indian5.9%
  5. Irish5.7%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Punjabi3.7%
  2. Gujarati3.5%
  3. Arabic1.6%
  4. Persian (excluding Dari)1.1%
  5. Italian1.0%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. India7.5%
  2. England7.2%
  3. Afghanistan4.3%
  4. the Philippines1.6%
  5. Iran1.1%

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

Around Para Hills West

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