Parafield Gardens

Parafield Gardens is a declining region in SA with 18,589 residents.

SA2 code: 402041043
State: SA

Population

18,589

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

-0.8%

3yr: -0.4% · 10yr: +10.4%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$300/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,384/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Parafield Gardens (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: -0.4%5yr: -0.8%10yr: +10.4%Total: +24.3%

Population grew from 14,950 to 18,589 over 24 years, averaging 0.9% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 8.2%

Almost entirely detached houses (89.5%), mixed tenure (67.6% own or mortgage), built for families (62% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 89.5%

5,483 houses513 townhouses130 apartments

Tenure

Owned 27.5%

Mortgage 40.1%

Renting 28.1%

Owned 27.5%Mortgage 40.1%Renting 28.1%Other / NS 4.3%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

99 (1.6%)

2 bed

516 (8.5%)

3 bed

3,774 (62.4%)

4 bed

1,449 (24.0%)

5 bed

178 (2.9%)

6+ bed

31 (0.5%)