Median price trend for houses
Based on 124 sales in the preceding 12 months
$825,000
Up 12.9% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $816k
- 4 bed
- $859k
- 5+ bed
- $875k
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Para Hills
SA 5096 · Salisbury
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $825,000
- Population
- 6,793
- Postcode
- 5096
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Para Hills, South Australia
Property market insights for Para Hills
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Para Hills SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 105 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$575 per week
Up 4.5% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Para Hills, SA is currently $825,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Para Hills has a 12-month growth rate of 12.9% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $816,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $859,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $875,000 in Para Hills.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Para Hills is $575 per week. The median house rent has increased 4.5% over the last 12 months.
Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $418,000 in Para Hills.
Crime and safety
Is Para Hills safe?
The overall rate for Para Hills is 1,618 offences per 100,000 residents — 57% below the Greater Adelaide benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Para Hills.
Overall crime rate
1,618
offences per 100,000 residents
57% belowGreater Adelaide
Para HillsGreater Adelaide: 3,761
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Para Hills?
Para Hills SA 5096 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
6,793 people call Para Hills home, with an average of 2.6 people per household and a median household income of $1,420 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 6,793
- Median age
- 36 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,300 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $325 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1519.6%Above
15–3428.4%Above
35–5425.8%In line
55–7419.0%Below
75 and over7.1%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses97.3%Above
Townhouses1.2%Below
Apartments1.2%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright32.3%In line
Paying a mortgage45.8%Above
Renting21.9%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car5.0%Below
One car35.3%Below
Two cars39.0%Above
Three or more20.6%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home6.2%Below
Drove to work70.2%Above
Train, tram or bus4.7%In line
Walked or cycled0.9%Below
What stands out in Para Hills
6.2% of workers in Para Hills worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Adelaide.
6.7% of Para Hills residents were born in England.
40.6% of people in Para Hills described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Para Hills
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Para Hills SA 5096.
Is Para Hills family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
19.6% of Para Hills's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
1,897 family households lived in Para Hills; 40.1% were couple families and 22.1% were one-parent families.
39.0% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Para Hills?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Para Hills had 6,793 residents at the 2021 Census.
29.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
26.1% were 55 or older. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Para Hills?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 97.3% of occupied private dwellings in Para Hills.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 1.2% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 1.2% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Para Hills?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
32.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
45.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
21.9% rented their home. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Para Hills?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Para Hills had 2.6 people.
One-person households made up 23.0% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 34.3%, while 25.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Para Hills?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
6.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
70.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
4.7% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.9% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Para Hills?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
5.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
One-car households formed 35.3% of the total.
59.7% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Para Hills, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
64.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 35.5% reported a different address.
31.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Para Hills?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
69.4% of residents used only English at home.
26.7% used a language other than English at home.
0.7% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.5% spoke Cantonese and 1.1% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Para Hills residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
31.8% of Para Hills's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 68.2% was born in Australia.
0.6% of residents were born in China.
4.8% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 85.7%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Para Hills?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 36.1% of ancestry responses in Para Hills.
Australian ancestry made up 29.1% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 2.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Para Hills?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
13.4% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 7.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 14.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 16.4% of workers, and education and training employed 6.5%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Para Hills?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 61.9%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
33.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.0% worked part time.
Unemployment was 7.4%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Para Hills show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
59.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
9.8% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.1% reported asthma, 10.1% arthritis and 6.3% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Para Hills?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
19.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 5.9% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.1%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 47.1%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Para Hills?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,420 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,300.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $325 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Para Hills compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 6.2% in Para Hills, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 32.3% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
Renting accounted for 21.9% in Para Hills, against 29.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Para Hills
Is Para Hills expensive?
The median house price is $825,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Para Hills good for families?
The Census counted 1,897 local families, and 19.6% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Para Hills?
Larger houses have a median around $875,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Para Hills
123 streets in Para Hills
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Allen Dr
- Arcadia Ave
- Barcoo Rd
- Barkey St
- Billabong Rd
- Bolton Rd
- Bridge Rd
- Bridge Road
- Campbell Dr
- Canara Ave
- Canberra St
- Capri Ct
- Carol Dr
- Caroona Ave
- Clayton Cr
- Cynthia St
- Dennis Crescent
- Down Ct
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- Duchess
- Duke Ave
- Dutton Dr
- Edward St
- Fairway St
- Filmer Ave
- Frances Ave
- Frank St
- Gill St
- Glenarbon Ct
- Gondola Gr
- Goodall Rd
- Goodwin Ct
- Gould Street
- Graham St
- Gwender Tce
- Harold St
- Hartley Cr
- Hinton Ave
- Hodge Rd
- Holme St
- Irving Pl
- Ivan St
- James St
- Jennier Cr
- John St
- Julie Road
- Kanya Rd
- Keith St
- Kennett St
- Kesters Rd
- Kimba Rd
- Leabrook Dr
- Lee Ct
- Liberman Road
- Lido Ct
- Linton Rd
- Loral St
- Lorna Rd
- Louise Ct
- Lynore Ave
- Margaret St
- Marsh Ave
- Martindale St
- Maru Ct
- Mary-Alice Dr
- Maves Rd
- Mawson St
- Maxwell Rd
- Mcgill Cr
- Mcgowan Rd
- Mcintyre Rd
- Mcmahon Ave
- Michelle St
- Miller Ave
- Milne Rd
- Mitchell Dr
- Monaco Ct
- Montrose Ave
- Murrell Rd
- Myall Rd
- Nelson Rd
- Normandy Ave
- Nukuna Ct
- O'Grady Drive
- Oswald Cr
- Pamela Dr
- Pankala Rd
- Parkeston Ct
- Parslow Rd
- Pauline Ct
- Penner Cr
- Petite Ct
- Phillips Ave
- Raymond Rd
- Ray St
- Regal Ct
- Rialto Ave
- Rice Ct
- Richard St
- River Dr
- Robert Ct
- Ross St
- Rowe St
- Sea View Rd
- Sharon Dr
- Sherley Dr
- Sinclair Cr
- Sleep Rd
- Somerset Rd
- St Clair Ave
- Stevens Ave
- Summit Ct
- Sundale Ave
- Todd Rd
- Valda Rd
- Warrigal St
- Weir Rd
- Welsh Cr
- Wilkinson Rd
- Williamson Rd
- Wilson Rd
- Windsor Avenue
- Wolsten Rd
- Yulinda Tce
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