Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Para Hills then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Para Hills, SA (postcode 5096) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+5.8% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,422 | 6,554 | 6,793 | +371 · +5.8% |
| Median age | 37 | 36 | 36 | -1 · -2.7% |
| Median household income | $1,036/wk | $1,146/wk | $1,420/wk | +$384 · +37.1% |
| Median personal income | $510/wk | $550/wk | $686/wk | +$176 · +34.5% |
| Median rent | $260/wk | $290/wk | $325/wk | +$65 · +25% |
| Median mortgage | $1,387/mo | $1,300/mo | $1,300/mo | $87 · -6.3% |
| Average household size | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | +0.1 · +4% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Para Hills trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
6,793
was 6,554 in 2016
+239 · +3.6%
Median rent
$325/wk
was $290/wk in 2016
+$35 · +12.1%
Household income
$1,420/wk
was $1,146/wk in 2016
+$274 · +23.9%
Median age
36
was 36 in 2016
0 · 0%
Dig deeper: Para Hills population growth · Para Hills then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.