Para Hills vs Salisbury East

Para Hills is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 40 in Salisbury East. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Para Hills is closer to the city centre: 16.5 km, against 20.6 km. On these figures, Salisbury East tends to suit people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Para Hills has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 80%)
  • Salisbury East has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Para Hills has cheaper units ($407,500 vs $503,000)
  • Salisbury East has cheaper land ($411,000 vs $660,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Salisbury East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $325/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Para Hills

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (16.5 km vs 20.6 km)
  • is more walkable (76/100 vs 61/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Salisbury East

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 3%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 15%)
  • carries lower crime risk (59/100 vs 80/100)
  • But Para Hills is more walkable (76/100 vs 61/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Para Hills and Salisbury East drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Para Hills Salisbury East
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Para Hills Salisbury East
Walkability 76 / 61
Para Hills — Walkability: 76/100 Salisbury East — Walkability: 61/100
Safety 20 / 41
Para Hills — Safety: 20/100 Salisbury East — Safety: 41/100
Low fire risk 100 / 55
Para Hills — Low fire risk: 100/100 Salisbury East — Low fire risk: 55/100
Low flood risk 29 / 21
Para Hills — Low flood risk: 29/100 Salisbury East — Low flood risk: 21/100

Demographics

Salisbury East has more residents (9,273 vs 6,793); Para Hills has higher household incomes ($73,840 vs $60,476).

Para Hills Salisbury East
Population 6,793 9,273
+37% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.6% +3.4%
Median age 36 40
Median household income $73,840/yr
+18% vs other
 $60,476/yr
Median weekly rent $325/wk
+11% vs other
 $290/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Para Hills Salisbury East
0-4 6.3% / 5.4%
Para Hills — 0-4: 6.3% Salisbury East — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 13.3% / 12.7%
Para Hills — 5-14: 13.3% Salisbury East — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 5.6% / 5.5%
Para Hills — 15-19: 5.6% Salisbury East — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 6.8% / 6.0%
Para Hills — 20-24: 6.8% Salisbury East — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 16.0% / 13.2%
Para Hills — 25-34: 16.0% Salisbury East — 25-34: 13.2%
35-44 14.0% / 12.5%
Para Hills — 35-44: 14.0% Salisbury East — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 11.8% / 11.9%
Para Hills — 45-54: 11.8% Salisbury East — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 11.0% / 11.6%
Para Hills — 55-64: 11.0% Salisbury East — 55-64: 11.6%
65-74 8.0% / 10.2%
Para Hills — 65-74: 8.0% Salisbury East — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 5.3% / 7.8%
Para Hills — 75-84: 5.3% Salisbury East — 75-84: 7.8%
85+ 1.8% / 3.2%
Para Hills — 85+: 1.8% Salisbury East — 85+: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Para Hills 40.1% couple families
Para Hills — Couple Families: 40.1% Para Hills — Lone Person: 30.5% Para Hills — One Parent Families: 22.1% Para Hills — Group Household: 4.7% Para Hills — Other Families: 2.5%
Salisbury East 34.5% couple families
Salisbury East — Couple Families: 34.5% Salisbury East — Lone Person: 41.5% Salisbury East — One Parent Families: 19.7% Salisbury East — Group Household: 3.1% Salisbury East — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Para Hills 21.9% renting
Para Hills — Owned Outright: 32.3% Para Hills — Mortgage: 45.8% Para Hills — Renting: 21.9%
Salisbury East 25.3% renting
Salisbury East — Owned Outright: 33.3% Salisbury East — Mortgage: 41.5% Salisbury East — Renting: 25.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Para Hills Salisbury East
Certificate III & IV 17.9% / 17.0%
Para Hills — Certificate III & IV: 17.9% Salisbury East — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 6.2%
Para Hills — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% Salisbury East — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 6.3%
Para Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Salisbury East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 1.6%
Para Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Salisbury East — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 0.8%
Para Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Salisbury East — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Para Hills Salisbury East
England 6.7% / 8.9%
Para Hills — England: 6.7% Salisbury East — England: 8.9%
India 4.8% / 2.4%
Para Hills — India: 4.8% Salisbury East — India: 2.4%
Afghanistan 2.8% / 2.4%
Para Hills — Afghanistan: 2.8% Salisbury East — Afghanistan: 2.4%
Philippines 1.6% / 0.9%
Para Hills — Philippines: 1.6% Salisbury East — Philippines: 0.9%
Vietnam 0.9% / 0.9%
Para Hills — Vietnam: 0.9% Salisbury East — Vietnam: 0.9%
Myanmar — / 1.3%
Para Hills — Myanmar: not among its largest Salisbury East — Myanmar: 1.3%
Scotland — / 0.9%
Para Hills — Scotland: not among its largest Salisbury East — Scotland: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Para Hills 97.2% houses
Para Hills — Houses: 97.2% Para Hills — Townhouses: 1.2% Para Hills — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Salisbury East 80.2% houses
Salisbury East — Houses: 80.2% Salisbury East — Townhouses: 15.9% Salisbury East — Flats / Apartments: 3.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Para Hills Salisbury East
Median house price $788,000 $780,000
Median unit price $407,500 $503,000
Median land price $660,500 $411,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 113 sales
 18 days
from 91 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Para Hills Salisbury East
3 bed $775K / $754K
Para Hills — 3 bed: $775K (125 sales) Salisbury East — 3 bed: $754K (136 sales)

125 vs 136 sales

4 bed $854K / $810K
Para Hills — 4 bed: $854K (44 sales) Salisbury East — 4 bed: $810K (43 sales)

44 vs 43 sales

5 bed $858K / $891K
Para Hills — 5 bed: $858K (6 sales) Salisbury East — 5 bed: $891K (7 sales)

6 vs 7 sales

Zoning mix

Salisbury East has more land zoned for conservation (42% vs 0%).

Para Hills Salisbury East
Residential 96% 54%
Environmental 0% 42%
Commercial 4% 3%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Para Hills Salisbury East
New dwellings approved 949
across Salisbury
same for both
Approvals change year on year -30%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Para Hills Salisbury East
Houses 4.0%
$630/wk on $825K
 4.3%
$625/wk on $762K
Units — 4.3%
$475/wk on $574K

Ranking within SA

Para Hills Salisbury East
House price Higher than 19% of SA Higher than 17% of SA
Income Higher than 48% of SA Higher than 28% of SA
Schools — Higher than 88% of SA
Walkability Higher than 90% of SA Higher than 84% of SA
Affordability Higher than 73% of SA Higher than 50% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 59% of SA Higher than 49% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of SA Higher than 84% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 54% of SA Higher than 76% of SA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 30% of SA

Liveability

Para Hills is more walkable (76 vs 61).

Para Hills Salisbury East
Grade C
same for both
Score 38/100 39/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Salisbury East carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 0); Para Hills carries more crime risk (80 vs 59).

Para Hills Salisbury East
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
45/100
Crime High
80/100
 Moderate
59/100
Flood High
71/100
 High
79/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 Moderate
50/100
Industrial facilities nearby 9
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Para Hills Salisbury East
Inside the suburb 2 4
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 2
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Adelaide University, Mawson Lakes Campus, 4.3 km
 1
Adelaide University, Mawson Lakes Campus, 6.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.9% 1.6%

Schools in Para Hills

  • East Para Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Para Hills School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Salisbury East

  • Keller Road Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Tyndale Christian School Independent · Combined above peers
  • Madison Park School Government · Primary at peers
  • Salisbury East High School Government · Secondary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Para Hills Salisbury East
Supermarkets 2 1
Parks & reserves 4 6
Childcare 6
same for both
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Salisbury East sits further from the CBD (20.6 km vs 16.5 km).

Para Hills Salisbury East
Walkability score 76/100 61/100
Distance to Adelaide 16.5 km 20.6 km
+25% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 25 min 28 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 216.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 202.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 5096
 0.4%
postcode 5109
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 71
postcode 5096
 66
postcode 5109

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Para Hills Salisbury East
Car (driver) 80.2% / 81.1%
Para Hills — Car (driver): 80.2% Salisbury East — Car (driver): 81.1%
Bus 6.7% / 6.3%
Para Hills — Bus: 6.7% Salisbury East — Bus: 6.3%
Worked from Home 7.1% / 5.7%
Para Hills — Worked from Home: 7.1% Salisbury East — Worked from Home: 5.7%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / 5.7%
Para Hills — Car (passenger): 4.7% Salisbury East — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Walked Only 0.7% / 0.6%
Para Hills — Walked Only: 0.7% Salisbury East — Walked Only: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.1%).

Setting

Para Hills Salisbury East
Elevation 87 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 80 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.3 km 10.8 km

NBN connectivity

Para Hills Salisbury East
Connectivity score 97/100 73/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 90%
2,921 premises
 0%
4,189 premises

Climate

Para Hills Salisbury East
Annual rainfall 404 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Para Hills Salisbury East
PM2.5 — 5.5 µg/m³
PM10 — 18.7 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.51 pphm 0.31 pphm

Council rates

Para Hills Salisbury East
Average residential rate $1,722/yr
same for both
Council Salisbury
same for both

Federal electorate

Para Hills Salisbury East
Division Makin
same for both
Member Tony Zappia
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Para Hills Salisbury East
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Para Hills

Middle-Ring Parks Quiet

Salisbury East

Middle-Ring Parks

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