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SA · Southern Mallee Council

Parilla, 5303

Est. population · Jun 2025

159

Growth (1 yr)

-0.6%

Growth (5 yr)

-3.0%

Median age

40

Median income

$1,687/wk

Employment rate

65.6%

University qualified

11.7%

Work from home

15.9%

Languages at home

17.7%non-English

Most common: Afrikaans

2021 Census · usual residence

  • National parks
  • Agricultural
  • Remote
What Parilla is known for: National parks, Agricultural, Remote

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Suburb profile

Parilla is a remote locality in South Australia, in Southern Mallee Council.

The suburb is highly walkable compared with similar places, placing it among the highest-ranked remote localities. Open-space access is exceptionally strong. Green cover is stronger than in comparable places, and university qualifications are a relative strength, with university qualifications 109% above the peer median. The clearer weaknesses are weaker population growth and higher recorded crash rates relative to resident population.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising walkability and open space over population growth.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Remote locality · compared with remote localities in South Australia (321)

Strengths

  • The suburb is highly walkable compared with similar places
  • Open-space access is exceptionally strong
  • Green cover is stronger than in comparable places
  • University qualifications are a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Population has been growing more slowly than in comparable places, or declining
  • Recorded crashes relative to resident population are elevated

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Parilla compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent (Census)

$200/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

159

-0.6% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

40.2%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Crime rate

39th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

3rd

percentile in SA

Rented dwellings

11%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

5/10

national SEIFA decile

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Population

Estimated resident population

159(June 2025)

-0.6% annual · -3.0% over 5 years · 3th percentile in SA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
-0.6%
5-year growth
-3.0%
Change in 1 year
-1
Change in 5 years
-5
Growth rank in SA
3th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~150), extrapolated at -0.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
159
Median age
40
Median household income / week
$1,687
Dwelling vacancy
40.2%
Unoccupied private dwellings
35 of 87
Median monthly mortgage
$661
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$200
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
73.9% / 15.2% / 10.9%
Employment rate
65.6%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
15.9% / 0% / 68.3%
Walked or cycled to work
4.9%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
57 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

11.7% of adults have a university degree, compared with 22.6% across South Australia. 16.4% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified11.7% · 22.6% SA
  • Diploma qualified3.9% · 8.6% SA
  • Trade / vocational16.4% · 17.5% SA
  • Year 12 or below68% · 51.2% SA

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Agriculture and environment27.5%
  • Engineering and related technologies19.6%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services17.6%
  • Education7.8%
  • Health7.8%
  • Management and commerce7.8%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$54,634

52nd percentile in SA · -7% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$63,846

76th percentile in SA · -2% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
7.0%

6th percentile in SA · -49% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$8,899

0th percentile in SA · -86% vs Australia

Residents with business income
7.0%

12th percentile in SA · -33% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 5303 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
161
Taxpayers reporting net rent
12
Median net rent
$270
Taxpayers reporting business income
12
Taxable income vs state median
+1%
Salary / wages vs state median
+11%
Rental investment vs state median
-42%
Super vs state median
-89%
Business income vs state median
-36%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in SA, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Seasonal & agricultural work

76.8% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 33.4× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 3.8% across South Australia.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
76.8%

98th percentile in SA · +3239% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
63
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 5303

Occupation mix in this industry

2021 Census G56, residents employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Counts below 10 are not shown.

  • Managers28
  • Labourers12

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 5303 (Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.

Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)

Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for South Australia - South East (SA4 407), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12134,568
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12143,627
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 84151,363
  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 12121,073
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 8412992
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 7211833
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 8413346
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8416308
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 8419301
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841110

South Australia - South East is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.

Census employed residents counted in G54: 82 · AFF share +1921% vs the state.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
  • Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0

Community & culture

17.7% speak a language other than English at home; 26.9% born overseas

Language at home
121 English only · 26 other
Non-English at home
17.7%
Born overseas
39 (26.9%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
3 (1.9%)
Australian citizens
124
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
1

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Afrikaans12 · 100%

Religion

54.1%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 54.1%, while 30.2% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion30.2%45.2%
Christianity54.1%40%
Other / not stated15.7%14.7%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic13.8%15.5%
Christian (not further defined)10.1%2.6%
Lutheran9.4%2.4%
Anglican8.8%7.2%
Uniting Church8.2%4.8%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2025–26)
4
Against the person
1
Against property
3
Rate per 1,000 residents
25.2
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 159 residents
State crime-rate percentile
39.1th (higher = more crime)
Family & domestic abuse offences
3
Decrease (daily rate)
-42.9%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
14
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
88.05

Most common offence types

  • Blackmail Or Other Extortion1
  • Damage Or Destroy Property1
  • Motor Vehicle Theft And Related Offences1
  • Theft From A Person1

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Public transport

2 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Railway Tce - North side (Parilla)
  • Railway Tce / Shannon St - South side (Parilla)

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

2 mapped amenities

1 campgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 1 parks mapped in suburb
Walkability proxy
3/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
6.29
Sport & outdoors(1)
  • Karte Conservation ParkNature reserve
Camping & holiday parks(1)
  • Parilla Rest AreaCampground

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Karte Conservation Park

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
6.6%
Woodland / forest cover
6.6%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
2
Parks (OSM)
1
Typical summer maximum
31°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Lameroo District Health Service (16.6 km)
Nearest hospital type
Public Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
4
Participants per 1,000 residents
25.2

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
31° / 14°
Rainfall
57 mm · ~7 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
23° / 10°
Rainfall
66 mm · ~8 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
16° / 5°
Rainfall
95 mm · ~12 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
23° / 9°
Rainfall
94 mm · ~12 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from PlanSA register (lodged 2020–2026) and EPA licensed activities.

21 planning-related records

2025· 3 proposals

  • December 2025

  • 89m x 15m x 7.5m airing shed
    11771 MALLEE HWY PARILLA SA 5303Decision Made

  • August 2025

  • Temporary use as a honesty shop for ready food preparation from Demi's Kitchen Pinnaroo. Try to set up a little shop as a trial to see how it goes. Because there's nothing in Parilla and also not very much people in a small town, kind of challenge. Thinking of milk & news paper for old locals. The rest of building need some time and money to get it fix to be a proper coffee shop / Take away shop. so apply for a temporary use as a stage in the development of the property
    29 MCCOY ST PARILLA SA 5303Under Assessment

  • July 2025

  • 14691 - 1 into 2 Land Division
    1102 LONGTRAIL RD PARILLA SA 5303Decision Made
2024· 4 proposals

  • November 2024

  • Store
    11771 MALLEE HWY PARILLA SA 5303Under Assessment
  • Workers accommodation
    10916 MALLEE HWY PARILLA SA 5303Under Assessment

  • September 2024

  • Shop
    11712 MALLEE HWY PARILLA SA 5303Decision Made

  • July 2024

  • 13403 - 2 into 2 land division (boundary re-alignment) Purpose of the realignment is to add land to the Bowling Club land for additional green(s)
    20 FOALE ST PARILLA SA 5303;LOT 701 FOALE ST PARILLA SA 5303Decision Made
2023· 2 proposals

  • September 2023

  • We propose the build an onion storing shed on site to store and cure onions that will be used to supply the supermarkets and markets around Australia.
    11771 MALLEE HWY PARILLA SA 5303Decision Made

  • August 2023

  • Proposed Telecommunications Facility comprising: - Establishment of a 150m2 lease area surrounded by a 2.4m high security fence; - Installation of one (1) 60 metre lattice tower; - Mounting of a headframe at the top of the tower; - Installation of six (6) Telstra panel antennas mounted on the headframe with a maximum overall height of 61.3m; - Installation of one (1) Telstra standard equipment shelter; - Installation of one (1) GPS antenna on the equipment shelter; - Installation of ancillary eq
    11712 MALLEE HWY PARILLA SA 5303Decision Made
2022· 4 proposals

  • December 2022

  • Extension of bowling club and Veranda Stage 1 - proposal for structure to toilet, kitchen, storeroom and office area
    20 FOALE ST PARILLA SA 5303Under Assessment

  • October 2022

  • Movable dwelling sitting on an engineered foundation linked via tie downs specified in engineered specification for a transportable dwelling size being 3m x12m, linked to the approved septic system for this site.
    11328 MALLEE HWY PARILLA SA 5303Decision Made

  • September 2022

  • Family farm house build, Consisting of two pavilions joining.
    11328 MALLEE HWY PARILLA SA 5303Decision Made

  • July 2022

  • Proposed rural farm shed
    993 PARILLA SOUTH RD PARILLA SA 5303Decision Made
2021· 4 proposals

  • August 2021

  • The shed will only have a roof and will be bolted down to the concrete on existing new 200mm thick concrete under the existing water treatment plant tanks.
    11771 MALLEE HWY PARILLA SA 5303Decision Made

  • July 2021

  • Farm Building
    724 CLAYPAN BORE RD PARILLA SA 5303Decision Made

  • June 2021

  • New implement storage shed
    1182 CLAYPAN EAST RD PARILLA SA 5303Decision Made

  • March 2021

  • Garage for vehicle storage
    993 PARILLA SOUTH RD PARILLA SA 5303Decision Made
2020· 4 proposals

  • December 2020

  • Outbuilding - Lunchroom
    11771 MALLEE HWY PARILLA SA 5303Decision Made

  • November 2020

  • Industrial Building and Cool Room and Storage of Produce
    11771 MALLEE HWY PARILLA SA 5303Decision Made

  • October 2020

  • Single Storey Dwelling
    10 KERLEY RD PARILLA SA 5303Decision Made

  • September 2020

  • 30kW Solar Generator Ground Mount, connected to irrigation bore electrical connection
    63 PARILLA SOUTH RD PARILLA SA 5303Decision Made

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

1 heritage place

  • Tree Planted to Commemorate the Japanese Surrender of World War Two, Neptune FarmParilla South Road PARILLAState heritage

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
100% of suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid against all current SA Planning risk layers (high, medium, general, urban interface, regional, outback). Flood cover is the share of the suburb boundary overlapping current SA Planning flood overlays (flooding and evidence required). Safer places from CFS designated locations.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Barker
Member of Parliament
Tony PASIN (Liberal)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
127,045
Turnout (2025)
92.6%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+3.6 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 63.0%Labor 37.0%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 91.6 km away).

Coalition 75.2%Labor 24.9%

12.2 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +2.5 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • LamerooLabor 24.3% · Coalition 75.7% TPP (2025)16.4 km away
  • PinnarooLabor 28.1% · Coalition 71.8% TPP (2025)20.7 km away
  • PeakeLabor 19.5% · Coalition 80.5% TPP (2025)67.7 km away
  • KaroondaLabor 26.6% · Coalition 73.4% TPP (2025)77.5 km away
  • TintinaraLabor 11.6% · Coalition 88.4% TPP (2025)84.5 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
5/10
IRSD decile (2021)
6/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

More in Southern Mallee Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of South Australia.