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Para Hills West

Ranked #40 of 299 Adelaide suburbs for green space. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active
80
#42 of 299
Safety
17
#249 of 299
Wealth
6
#281 of 299
Value
9
#264 of 299
Parks
51
#144 of 299
Cafés
29
#206 of 299
Transit
41
#160 of 299
Green space
81
#40 of 299
Active & healthy
61
#72 of 299

The numbers

Population3,295
Area2.62 km²
Median household income$1,127/wk
Median rent$275/wk
Crime rate101.1 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks5 (9.67 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park92.9% of the suburb
Cafés0
Gyms & sport venues18

Who lives in Para Hills West

Population
3,295
Median age
38 years
Median household income
$1,127/wk
Median rent
$275/wk

Source: ABS Census 2021. We do not hold a suburb-level renter/owner split, families-with-children rate, born-overseas rate or dwelling-type breakdown for Para Hills West — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Para Hills West

Is Para Hills West safe?

It is on the less safe side of Adelaide, scoring 17/100 for safety and ranking #249 of 299 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 101 per 1,000 residents. That score is recorded offences per 1,000 residents from official crime statistics, as a percentile against every other suburb in the city.

Is Para Hills West good for families?

Mixed, and the weak spot is safety. Here are the family measures we can compute — safety 17/100, parks 51/100 and green space 81/100, with a median age of 38. We do not hold school catchment data, so this does not account for schools — see our Adelaide families ranking for the full method.

Is Para Hills West expensive to live in?

Median rent is $275 a week, and household income ranks #281 of 299 in Adelaide. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 9/100 for value.

Does Para Hills West have good public transport?

It scores 41/100 for transit, #160 of 299 in Adelaide. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Para Hills West?

93% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 9.7 hectares per 1,000 residents — 81/100 for green space.

Nearby suburbs

Para HillsIngle FarmGulfview HeightsMawson LakesPara VistaPooraka

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Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Adelaide: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Updated September 2026. Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census, OpenStreetMap.
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