Paradise SA 5075
Paradise sits 10 km from Adelaide CBD in South Australia, around 18 minutes by car. Census data records 7,217 residents with a median age of 43 and a median household income of $72,072 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the middle range nationally. Population grew 6.6% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $330 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,597. The area shows no recorded bushfire exposure. Of 4 schools within the suburb boundary, 1 ranks above the state average, and walkability is high.
Is Paradise a good suburb?
Paradise scores a B (61/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit.
Mixed results
4 schools · 1 above peer schools
Walkable and central
Walkability 80/100 · 10.5 km · 18 min drive to Adelaide
Around the state median
Median $990K
Moderate crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 58/100 · Flood 55/100
Mid-range socio-economic
SEIFA decile 5/10 · median age 43 · 7,217 residents
Liveability Rating
61 / 100 · Ranked #154 in SAEach bar is Paradise's rank among SA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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Median House Price
Public listings dataParadise's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $990,000, about 3% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$990,000
In line with its 6 neighbours (median $1,004,500)
Based on 100 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 18 days — median across 39 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 75 sales $980K
- 4 bed 18 sales $1.07M
Units
$638,000
Based on only 8 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Paradise are currently listed at around $1.1 million on average. Based on 10 houses listed in the past six months.
$1.1M
10 houses listed in the last 6 months.
12 of the suburb's 2,837 dwellings (0.4%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Paradise rent for around $690 a week on average, based on 38 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$690/wk
In line with its 6 neighbours (median $700/wk)
38 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$495/wk
3 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
41 rentals advertised against an estimated 820 rented homes (5.0%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Apr–Jun 2026- 3-bed houses
- $650/wk
- 30 bonds
- +49% since 2021
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$690/week ($36,000 a year) on a $1.1 million median
Not enough unit sales and rentals in the window to calculate a yield.
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Is Paradise safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Paradise sits in the moderate band, with 251 incidents recorded in 2026 — down about 5% on the prior year.
251 offences
5.3% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202521 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. This state’s crash data does not name the road.
Schools
Four schools serve Paradise, and results are mixed — some outperforming peer-suburb schools, some below. Sunrise Christian School Paradise leads the pack.
- • 1,553 students across 4 schools (avg 388)
- • Sectors: 3 Government, 1 Independent
- • ICSEA 1018-1096, median 1039 (above the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Charles Campbell College (1,188 students)
Primary
Secondary
Combined
Universities nearby
- 4.2 kmAdelaide University, Magill CampusAdelaide University · 112 courses
- 9.0 kmAdelaide University, Mawson Lakes CampusAdelaide University · 130 courses
- 9.4 kmAdelaide University, Adelaide City CampusAdelaide University · 472 courses
3.1% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.
Distance is measured to the suburb centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.
Walkability
Paradise is very walkable on foot — at 80/100, most daily errands can be done on foot.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Paradise.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 332.0 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 236.1 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 136.2 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 20.3 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Paradise.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 46%
- Premises covered
- 3,600
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Campbelltown (SA): council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 17 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 6 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Paradise is home to about 7,200 residents, with a median age of 43, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $72,000 a year, with unemployment at 5.1%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
7,217
Median Age
43
Median Household Income
$72,072/yr
Census Median Rent
$330/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,597/mo
Avg Household Size
2.4
Median Personal Income
$36,920/yr
Unemployment Rate
5.1%
Unoccupied Dwellings
7.1%
Total Dwellings
2,837
Owner-Occupier Rate
71.1%
Houses
75.5%
Rental Stress
23.8%
Mortgage Stress
26.6%
Work From Home
11.2%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
91 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 50 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 781 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 62.7%
- English Spoken at Home
- 63.1%
- Employment Rate
- 56.1%
- Completed Year 12
- 49.1%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
548 residents (7.6%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 6,894 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
22% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (785 of 3,496).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 1,332 people work here; 3,496 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.4 jobs per working resident. At least 62% of employed residents must work outside the suburb.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,998 a year through Campbelltown (SA) based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 83%
- Parks and recreation 9%
- Commercial 6%
- Infrastructure and transport 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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Campbelltown (SA)
In the year to August 2026, 361 new dwellings were approved across Campbelltown (SA). That mix is 225 houses and 136 units. Approvals are down 33.9% on the same period a year earlier.
Air Quality
This station does not measure fine particles (PM2.5).
NO₂ averaged 0.51 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.
From the Northfield monitoring station, 5.0 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Parafield Airport, 9.3 kmDry climate — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 75 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 13.3 km
- Annual rainfall
- 404 mm
- 73 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 30.4°C
- 29 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 6.5°C
- 2 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
1 facility within 5 km- 2.8 km
EV adoption
In postcode 5075, 80 of 8,804 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.6% (321 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 4.6%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5075, 2,742 rooftop-solar systems totalling 16.1 MW have been installed since 2001, against 4,644 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 191 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$15,000 for new homes.
No purchase-price cap. Stamp duty is fully exempted for eligible first-home buyers as a separate concession.
Mortgage repayments
4 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 8 across postcode 5075.
Conveyance duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with RevenueSA
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-26 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Claire Clutterham Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Claire Clutterham | 56.6% | 43.4% | +7.1 |
| 2022 | James Stevens | 49.5% | 50.5% | -6.4 |
| 2019 | James Stevens | 43.1% | 56.9% | +1.5 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Jenn Roberts Australian Labor Party
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jenn Roberts ALP | 54.7% |
| 2022 | Vincent Tarzia LP | 53.6% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2024, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of South Australia.
Looking at a specific address in Paradise?
Every figure above is a suburb average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 7,217 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Paradise
Is Paradise a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Paradise is moderate (58/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Paradise?
Paradise has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (55/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Paradise a good place to live?
Paradise has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (61/100), ranked against other SA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Paradise?
Paradise, SA had a population of 7,217 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Paradise, SA?
The postcode for Paradise, SA is 5075.
How far is Paradise from Adelaide?
Paradise is 10 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 18 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Paradise?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Paradise was $72,072 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Paradise?
The median advertised rent in Paradise is $690 a week for houses (38 listings) and $495 a week for units (3 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Paradise?
The median age of residents in Paradise was 43 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Paradise?
There are 4 schools inside the Paradise boundary: 1 above, 1 at, and 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Paradise walkable?
Paradise scores 80/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Paradise?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Paradise, Parafield Airport (9.3 km away), summer days average 30.4°C, winter nights 6.5°C, 404 mm of rain a year over 73 rainy days, and 29 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Paradise?
First-home buyers in SA may be eligible for $15,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by RevenueSA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Paradise belong to?
Paradise sits within the Campbelltown (SA) local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Paradise?
The average residential rates bill through Campbelltown (SA) is $1,998 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Paradise?
Across Campbelltown (SA), 361 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 33.9% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Paradise in?
Paradise sits within the federal Division of Sturt, currently held by Claire Clutterham (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2026
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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