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Paralowie

Ranked #63 of 274 Adelaide suburbs for green space. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

By BestSuburbs research · Updated October 2026 · Adelaide
Paralowie suburb score card: safety, activity, value and other scores, Adelaide
Green space74#63 of 274
Schools nearby (OSM)60#109 of 274
Parks58#111 of 274
Value47#141 of 274

Paralowie suburb profile: score breakdown

Active
40
#180 of 274
Safety
38
#171 of 274
Wealth
35
#177 of 274
Value
47
#141 of 274
Parks
58
#111 of 274
Cafés
28
#160 of 274
Transit
24
#208 of 274
Green space
74
#63 of 274
Active & healthy
43
#185 of 274
Schools nearby (OSM)
60
#109 of 274

Paralowie crime rate, rent, prices and other numbers

Population17,504
Area7.36 km²
Postcode5108
Median household income$1,479/wk
Median rent$305/wk
Median house price (Apr–Jun 2026)$819,500 (74 sales this quarter; up 22.3% YoY)
Crime rate59.7 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks24 (3.53 ha per 1,000 people)
Schools (government data)4 — 4 primary, 0 secondary; nearest primary 0.48 km, secondary 2.42 km
Families score55/100 (safety 30 · schools 25 · parks per 1,000 15 · kinders 10 · price-for-size 10 · transit 10)
Within 400m of a park95.7% of the suburb
Cafés0
Gyms & sport venues19
Public transport stops84 (84 bus stops)
Schools nearby (OSM, not catchment zoning)4 schools in the suburb — nearest is Temple Christian College - Bethany Campus (0.49 km)

Sale prices: SA Government Metropolitan Median House Sales, April–June 2026 quarter (2Q 2026) — © Government of South Australia (Land Services SA), Metropolitan Median House Sales, CC BY 4.0. Quarterly median house sale price per suburb, metropolitan Adelaide. Units are not in this dataset. Figures marked as low-volume rest on fewer than 10 sales that quarter.

Who lives in Paralowie

Population
17,504
Median age
35 years
Median household income
$1,479/wk
Median rent
$305/wk
Median house price (Apr–Jun 2026)
$819,500

Source: ABS Census 2021; sale prices SA Government Metropolitan Median House Sales, April–June 2026 quarter (2Q 2026). We do not hold a suburb-level renter/owner split, families-with-children rate, born-overseas rate or dwelling-type breakdown for Paralowie — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Paralowie

What is the postcode for Paralowie?

The postcode for Paralowie, Adelaide is 5108.

Is Paralowie a good suburb?

There is no single invented "overall" score here -- Paralowie is measured on 10 separate categories rather than blended into one number. Its strongest is green space, ranking #63 of 274 Adelaide suburbs, and it ranks in the top half of Adelaide for 3 of the 10 categories measured here. The full breakdown is above.

Is Paralowie safe?

It is on the less safe side of Adelaide, scoring 38/100 for safety and ranking #171 of 274 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 60 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 Paralowie good for families?

It rates about average on the family measures we can compute — safety 38/100, parks 58/100 and green space 74/100, with a median age of 35. It has 4 schools in the suburb, with the nearest primary 0.5 km from its centre. School counts and distances feed the families score; catchment zoning and school results do not (we cannot publish those) — see our Adelaide families ranking for the full method.

Is Paralowie expensive to live in?

The median house sale price was $819,500 in Apr–Jun 2026 (SA Government Metropolitan Median House Sales), up 22.3% YoY. Median rent is $305 a week, and household income ranks #177 of 274 in Adelaide. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 47/100 for value.

Does Paralowie have good public transport?

It scores 24/100 for transit, #208 of 274 in Adelaide. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Paralowie?

96% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 3.5 hectares per 1,000 residents — 74/100 for green space.

Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Adelaide: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Updated October 2026 (last updated 2026-10-17). Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census, OpenStreetMap.
About this data: every number on this page is computed from public sources — it is not an opinion or a sponsored placement. See how we rank suburbs for the full method.
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