Median price trend for houses
Based on 192 sales in the preceding 12 months
$850,000
Up 14.1% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $698k
- 3 bed
- $810k
- 4 bed
- $910k
- 5+ bed
- $1.13m
Residential street lined with eucalyptus trees
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The quick read on
Parafield Gardens
SA 5107 · Salisbury
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $850,000
- Median unit
- $592,000
- Population
- 18,467
- Postcode
- 5107
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ABS 2021
Parafield Gardens, South Australia
Property market insights for Parafield Gardens
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Parafield Gardens SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 170 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$600 per week
Up 4.3% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Parafield Gardens, SA is currently $850,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Parafield Gardens has a 12-month growth rate of 14.1% for houses and -5.9% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $698,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $810,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $910,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,130,000 in Parafield Gardens.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Parafield Gardens is $600 per week. The median house rent has increased 4.3% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Parafield Gardens is $592,000, which has decreased 5.9% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $585,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $630,000 in Parafield Gardens.
Crime and safety
Is Parafield Gardens safe?
The overall rate for Parafield Gardens is 2,036 offences per 100,000 residents — 46% 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 Parafield Gardens.
Overall crime rate
2,036
offences per 100,000 residents
46% belowGreater Adelaide
Parafield GardensGreater 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 Parafield Gardens?
Parafield Gardens SA 5107 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
18,467 people call Parafield Gardens home, with an average of 2.9 people per household and a median household income of $1,384 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 18,467
- Median age
- 36 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,382 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $300 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1520.7%Above
15–3427.2%Above
35–5425.7%In line
55–7420.1%Below
75 and over6.2%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses89.3%Above
Townhouses8.4%Below
Apartments2.1%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright28.8%Below
Paying a mortgage41.9%Above
Renting29.3%In line
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car6.4%Below
One car32.5%Below
Two cars38.6%Above
Three or more22.5%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home4.9%Below
Drove to work73.0%Above
Train, tram or bus3.0%Below
Walked or cycled0.7%Below
What stands out in Parafield Gardens
4.9% of workers in Parafield Gardens worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Greater Adelaide.
8.2% of Parafield Gardens residents were born in India, about twice the rate across Greater Adelaide.
31.8% of people in Parafield Gardens described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Parafield Gardens
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Parafield Gardens SA 5107.
Is Parafield Gardens family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
20.7% of Parafield Gardens's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
4,932 family households lived in Parafield Gardens; 48.5% were couple families and 19.9% were one-parent families.
42.5% of local families included children under 15. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Parafield Gardens?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Parafield Gardens had 18,467 residents at the 2021 Census.
28.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
26.3% 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 Parafield Gardens?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 89.3% of occupied private dwellings in Parafield Gardens.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 8.4% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 2.1% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Parafield Gardens?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
28.8% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
41.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.
29.3% rented their home. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Parafield Gardens?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Parafield Gardens had 2.9 people.
One-person households made up 20.4% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 28.7%, while 32.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Parafield Gardens?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
4.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
73.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
3.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.7% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Parafield Gardens?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
6.4% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
One-car households formed 32.5% of the total.
61.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Parafield Gardens, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
66.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 33.7% reported a different address.
40.9% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Parafield Gardens?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
51.5% of residents used only English at home.
44.4% used a language other than English at home.
0.7% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.5% spoke Cantonese and 0.9% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Parafield Gardens residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
40.9% of Parafield Gardens's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 59.1% was born in Australia.
0.6% of residents were born in China.
8.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 83.6%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Parafield Gardens?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 24.6% of ancestry responses in Parafield Gardens.
Australian ancestry made up 23.4% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 3.1% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Parafield Gardens?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
12.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
Managers accounted for 7.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.7%.
Health care and social assistance employed 16.3% of workers, and education and training employed 5.7%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Parafield Gardens?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 57.1%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
29.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.9% worked part time.
Unemployment was 8.2%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Parafield Gardens show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
61.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.9% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.1% reported asthma, 8.8% arthritis and 7.2% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Parafield Gardens?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
23.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 7.8% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 13.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 39.5%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Parafield Gardens?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,384 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,382.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $300 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Parafield Gardens compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 4.9% in Parafield Gardens, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 28.8% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 29.3% in Parafield Gardens, 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 Parafield Gardens
Is Parafield Gardens expensive?
The median house price is $850,000, while units and apartments sit at $592,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Parafield Gardens good for families?
The Census counted 4,932 local families, and 20.7% 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 Parafield Gardens?
Larger houses have a median around $1,130,000, 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 Parafield Gardens
296 streets in Parafield Gardens
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Addison St
- Agius Ct
- Airdrie Ave
- Andrew Smith Dr
- Anna St
- Anson Ave
- Armstrong Ave
- Aspen Ln
- Athalie Ave
- Audrey Ave
- Banksia Cr
- Barbara St
- Bardsley Ave
- Barnes Cr
- Bauhinia Dr
- Beckett St
- Begonia Ct
- Berno Ct
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- Birchen Ave
- Birch Gr
- Blackie Ave
- Blueberry Rd
- Blyth Ave
- Boston Ave
- Bradbury St
- Bradman Rd
- Bresse St
- Briar Ct
- Brooke St
- Browning Cr
- Buckland St
- Burge St
- Burstall Ct
- Bye St
- Camelia Dr
- Carmelina Ct
- Carmine Ct
- Carnation Ct
- Carpenter Rd
- Carson St
- Casuarina Dr
- Catalina Ave
- Cedar Ave
- Chard Ct
- Chesser Street
- Chestnut Dr
- Clive Rd
- Clover St
- Colton Ct
- Cook St
- Cypress Dr
- Daisy Ct
- Denver Dr
- Derwent St
- Devlin Ct
- Diana Ave
- Dineen Rd
- Diosma Ave
- Doris Ct
- Duffy Ct
- Eddington St
- Electra Ave
- Elm Ct
- Erica Ct
- Eugene Cr
- Eurimbla St
- Eve Ct
- Falcon Dr
- Fern Court
- Fiedler Ct
- Field St
- Flavio Ave
- Gardenia Dr
- Geare Ct
- Gepps Ave
- Golden Cct
- Grace Ct
- Grandview Tce
- Gratton Ct
- Green St
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- Grove St
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- Hahn Ct
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- Hart Ct
- Hasse Ct
- Hatherleigh Rd
- Hawthorn Tce
- Helena Ave
- Hemming St
- Heron Ave
- Hibiscus Ct
- Hilda Ct
- Hodges Ct
- Holly Ct
- Holmefield Ct
- Homestead Pl
- Horsens
- Howell Rd
- Hutchinson Dr
- Ibis
- Jackson St
- James Ct
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- Japonica Cr
- Jarman
- Jennifer Tce
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- Joes Ct
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- Kathryn Pl
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- Kingborn Rd
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- Lakeview Dr
- Lamorna Pde
- Lancaster Ave
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- Leaf St
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- Lincoln Ave
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- Linwood Cr
- Lobelia Dr
- Lovelock Rd
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- Mackay Cr
- Magnolia Cr
- Mahogany Cct
- Mailey Crescent
- Malta Dr
- Maple Ave
- Martindale Rd
- Martins Rd
- Maynard Cr
- Mccabe Ave
- Mcdonald Rd
- Mctaggart Ct
- Meredith St
- Miller Cr
- Minorca Ct
- Miriam Rd
- Misale St
- Mitchell St
- Monarch Ave
- Mordaunt St
- Morgan St
- Mornes Ct
- Moss St
- Myrtle Ct
- Nathan St
- Nellie St
- New Hampshire Dr
- Newlyn Tce
- Nuddea Pl
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- Oliver Street
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- Ormsby Ave
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- Palm Ct
- Park St
- Parkway Cct
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- Pelican Rd
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- Peony Ct
- Peppertree Ct
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- Pine Lakes Dr
- Piper St
- Ponsford Cr
- Port Wakefield Rd
- Primrose Ct
- Quick St
- Quondong Ave
- Ralph Ct
- Raner Ave
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- Red Gum Ct
- Redwood Dr
- Reed Ct
- Resthaven Rd
- Rhode Island Dr
- Rhus Ave
- Richardson St
- Richmond Rd
- Ritchie Ct
- Riverwalk Pl
- Rodam Ct
- Rolls Ct
- Rosalie Tce
- Rosecombe Pl
- Rosemary Ave
- Rosewood Ct
- Rowan Ct
- Roxby St
- Royal Palm Dr
- Rundle Dr
- Rush Ct
- Russo Ave
- Ryans Rd
- Ryder Ave
- Sage Ct
- Saint Alfred Dr
- Salas Rd
- Salisbury Hwy
- Salmon Ct
- Sanderson Ct
- Sapphire Tce
- Scholes Ave
- Seabright Ave
- Secomb Ave
- Sharon Ave
- Shelby St
- Shepherdson Rd
- Shirley Ave
- Shorney Rd
- Silkie Ct
- Simon Ct
- Sophia Street
- Southcott Tce
- Spencer St
- Springbank Pl
- Springwood Ave
- Stirling St
- St Ives Drive
- Stone Ct
- Stuart Ct
- Sunderland Ave
- Susan St
- Swallow Cr
- Sweet St
- Symor Ct
- Tahlia Ct
- Tallon St
- Tamir Rd
- Taylor St
- Teasdale Cr
- Tecoma Ct
- The Boulevard
- Townsend Ave
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- Tripodi Cct
- Trumper Ave
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- Tulip Ct
- Tye St
- Tyler Ct
- Valetta Ct
- Valma Ave
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- Ventura St
- Verbena Drive
- Victoria Dr
- Virginia Dr
- Wakeling Cr
- Walker St
- Walnut Ave
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- Wattle Gr
- Wellington Ave
- Whites Rd
- Whitley St
- Willow Pl
- Wilson Ct
- Wingate Cr
- Woodfull St
- Woodside Ct
- Wood St
- Wyatt Rd
- Xavier Pl
- York Tce
- York Terrace
- Yule Ct
- Zeta Ct
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