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Housing
parafield gardens
South Australia · Census 2021
$880k
+18.9% yr · median house · June 2026
Located in the City of Salisbury, Parafield Gardens sits 5.4 km from the coast, featuring 23 local parks, a high median house price of $845k, and a rich Vietnamese-speaking community.
Median house price
People
Population
18,467
Median age
36 yrs
Income / person / wk
$585
Household income / wk
$1,384
Housing
Median rent / wk
$300
Mortgage / month
$1,382
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 32%
- Top language at home
- Vietnamese · 4%
- No religion
- 32%
- Born overseas
- 42%
- English only at home
- 54%
Local amenities
Amenity score
84/100
Schools
5
Supermarkets
3
Pubs & bars
2
Parks
23
Libraries
0
GP clinics
4
Pharmacies
2
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
0.4 km
Nearest train
1.5 km
Nearest hospital
5.1 km
Distance to coast
5.4 km
NBN
Fixed Line
Grocery mix: 1 Aldi. Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).
Schools by sector
Government
4
Catholic
1
Independent
1
Primary
5
Secondary
2
Nearest secondary
0.2 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Salisbury
- Council population
- 142,905
- Council area
- 160 km²
- Density
- 894/km²
- Federal grants
- $10.32M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $72/yr
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- Makin
- Federal MP
- Tony Zappia (ALP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Labor 65% 2PP
- State electorate
- Playford
- State MP
- John Fulbrook (ALP)
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