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Para Hills

Ranked #49 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
24
#238 of 299
Safety
27
#219 of 299
Wealth
29
#213 of 299
Value
20
#234 of 299
Parks
62
#111 of 299
Cafés
29
#211 of 299
Transit
41
#166 of 299
Green space
79
#49 of 299
Active & healthy
48
#162 of 299

The numbers

Population6,793
Area3.04 km²
Median household income$1,420/wk
Median rent$325/wk
Crime rate75.7 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks10 (2.01 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park100.0% of the suburb
Cafés0
Gyms & sport venues10

Who lives in Para Hills

Population
6,793
Median age
36 years
Median household income
$1,420/wk
Median rent
$325/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 — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Para Hills

Is Para Hills safe?

It is on the less safe side of Adelaide, scoring 27/100 for safety and ranking #219 of 299 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 76 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 good for families?

Mixed, and the weak spot is safety. Here are the family measures we can compute — safety 27/100, parks 62/100 and green space 79/100, with a median age of 36. 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 expensive to live in?

Median rent is $325 a week, and household income ranks #213 of 299 in Adelaide. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 20/100 for value.

Does Para Hills have good public transport?

It scores 41/100 for transit, #166 of 299 in Adelaide. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Para Hills?

100% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 2.0 hectares per 1,000 residents — 79/100 for green space.

Nearby suburbs

Para Hills WestIngle FarmPara VistaGulfview HeightsModbury HeightsModbury North

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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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