Paralowie SA 5108
Located in South Australia, Paralowie sits 24 km from Adelaide CBD, around 26 minutes by car. The suburb has 17,504 residents, a median age of 35, and a median household income of $76,908 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. Population grew 5.9% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $305 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,300. The area shows high flood risk and high crime risk. 4 schools sit within the suburb boundary, and walkability is high.
Is Paralowie a good suburb?
Paralowie scores a D (28/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit and prices, weaker on schools, safety, and community.
Below the state average
4 schools · Bottom 23% in SA
Very walkable
Walkability 72/100 · 24 km · 26 min drive to Adelaide
More affordable than most
Median $735K · More affordable than 84% of SA
High crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 74/100 · Flood 82/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 1/10 · median age 35 · 17,504 residents
Liveability Rating
28 / 100 · Ranked #451 in SAEach bar is Paralowie's rank among SA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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Our score
28 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataParalowie's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $735,000, roughly 15% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$735,000
In line with its 5 neighbours (median $735,500)
Based on 309 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 17 days — median across 189 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 7 sales $549K
- 3 bed 195 sales $708K
- 4 bed 84 sales $810K
- 5 bed 15 sales $816K
Units
$480,000
In line with its 3 neighbours (median $481,250)
Based on 14 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 16 days — median across 8 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 11 sales $490K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Paralowie are currently listed at around $724,000 on average. Based on 77 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$724K
77 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$549K
5 units listed in the last 6 months.
82 of the suburb's 5,895 dwellings (1.4%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Paralowie rent for around $620 a week on average, based on 93 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$620/wk
7% above its 5 neighbours (median $580/wk)
93 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
94 rentals advertised against an estimated 1,462 rented homes (6.4%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Apr–Jun 2026- 3-bed houses
- $580/wk
- 70 bonds
- +66% 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.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025109 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 28% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5108.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$620/week ($32,000 a year) on a $724,000 median
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 Paralowie safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Paralowie sits in the high band, with 979 incidents recorded in 2026 — up about 4% on the prior year.
979 offences
3.6% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202514 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 3 of them fatal
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.
Aircraft Noise
ANEF Contour Details
Noticeable aircraft noise
Schools
Four schools serve Paralowie, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.
- • 2,501 students across 3 schools (avg 834)
- • Sectors: 2 Independent, 2 Government
- • ICSEA 909-996, median 951 (below the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Paralowie School (1,373 students)
Primary
Secondary
Combined
Universities nearby
1.8% 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
Paralowie is very walkable on foot — at 72/100, most daily errands can be done on foot.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Paralowie.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 190.2 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 124.9 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 57.1 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 17.7 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 Paralowie.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 22%
- Premises covered
- 6,453
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
Salisbury: 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 37 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 4 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Paralowie is home to about 17,500 residents, with a median age of 35, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $77,000 a year, with unemployment at 8.0%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
17,504
Median Age
35
Median Household Income
$76,908/yr
Census Median Rent
$305/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,300/mo
Avg Household Size
2.9
Median Personal Income
$35,256/yr
Unemployment Rate
8.0%
Unoccupied Dwellings
3.8%
Total Dwellings
5,895
Owner-Occupier Rate
75.2%
Houses
94.1%
Rental Stress
20.6%
Mortgage Stress
20.3%
Work From Home
4.4%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
179 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 68 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 1,430 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 66.2%
- English Spoken at Home
- 64.7%
- Employment Rate
- 57.8%
- Completed Year 12
- 35.1%
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.
812 residents (4.6%) 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 16,359 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
9% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (744 of 7,977).
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 1,648 people work here; 7,977 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.2 jobs per working resident. At least 79% 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 $1,722 a year through Salisbury based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 89%
- Parks and recreation 7%
- Commercial 4%
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: Salisbury
In the year to August 2026, 949 new dwellings were approved across Salisbury. That mix is 655 houses and 294 units. Approvals are down 30.4% on the same period a year earlier.
Air Quality
MODERATEPM2.5 averaged 5.5 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 1 day exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.
PM10 averaged 18.7 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.31 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 5 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.
From the Elizabeth monitoring station, 7.2 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Parafield Airport, 4.9 kmDry climate — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 19 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 5.7 km
- Near high-voltage lines
- 3.6% of addresses
- 264 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- 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
10 facilities within 5 km- 2.4 kmPoultry ProcessingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
- 2.6 kmSewerage and Drainage ServicesTop reported: Total Nitrogen · Ammonia (total) · Total Phosphorus
- 3.2 kmFossil Fuel Electricity GenerationTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
- 3.2 kmOther Polymer Product ManufacturingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Styrene (ethenylbenzene) · Acetone
- 3.8 kmMilk and Cream ProcessingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
EV adoption
In postcode 5108, 98 of 30,110 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.8% (849 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.1%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5108, 9,573 rooftop-solar systems totalling 54.0 MW have been installed since 2001, against 16,167 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 480 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
1 mortgage broker is registered in this suburb, 6 across postcode 5108.
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 Matt Burnell Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Matt Burnell | 65.3% | 34.7% | +2.4 |
| 2022 | Matt Burnell | 62.9% | 37.1% | +1.2 |
| 2019 | Nick Champion | 64.1% | 35.9% | +3.0 |
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 John Fulbrook Australian Labor Party
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | John Fulbrook ALP | 67.2% |
| 2022 | John Fulbrook ALP | 66.3% |
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 Paralowie?
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 17,504 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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- #8 in Best Adelaide suburbs for first-home buyers (houses)
- #9 in Adelaide suburbs where 3-bedroom house rents rose most
- #10 in Where the Afghan community lives in Adelaide
- #11 in Adelaide suburbs with the largest Buddhist community
- #11 in Adelaide suburbs that added the most residents, 2016-2021
Checking the whole city?
Suburbs to avoid in Adelaide There is no list of bad suburbs, but there are hazards the state measures and publishes — recorded crime, bushfire exposure, flood overlays and aircraft noise. Adelaide suburbs ranked on them, with what the numbers do and don't mean.Nearby suburbs
Parafield Gardens SA 5107
Salisbury North SA 5108
Salisbury SA 5108
Burton SA 5110
Salisbury Downs SA 5108
Globe Derby Park SA 5110
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Common questions about Paralowie
Is Paralowie a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Paralowie is high (74/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect Paralowie?
Paralowie has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a high share of it (82/100). Part of it sits inside an aircraft noise contour. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Paralowie a good place to live?
Paralowie has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (28/100), 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 Paralowie?
Paralowie, SA had a population of 17,504 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Paralowie, SA?
The postcode for Paralowie, SA is 5108.
How far is Paralowie from Adelaide?
Paralowie is 24 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 26 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Paralowie?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Paralowie was $76,908 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 Paralowie?
The median advertised rent in Paralowie is $620 a week for houses (93 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Paralowie?
The median age of residents in Paralowie was 35 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Paralowie?
There are 4 schools inside the Paralowie boundary: 3 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Paralowie walkable?
Paralowie scores 72/100 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 air quality in Paralowie?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Paralowie (Elizabeth) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 5.5 µg/m³ and PM10 of 18.7 µg/m³. That puts Paralowie below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Paralowie?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Paralowie, Parafield Airport (4.9 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 Paralowie?
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 Paralowie belong to?
Paralowie sits within the Salisbury local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Paralowie?
The average residential rates bill through Salisbury is $1,722 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Paralowie?
Across Salisbury, 949 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 30.4% 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 Paralowie in?
Paralowie sits within the federal Division of Spence, currently held by Matt Burnell (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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