Parafield is in Salisbury LGA, SA, postcode 5106, with population 21.
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Parafield is a quiet locality in South Australia within the Salisbury local government area (postcode 5106). With a population of 21, the suburb has a notably youthful population with a median age of 22. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.3% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +2.1% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 23 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 2 underway, and 11 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The top ancestries reported are Australian, Irish, English.
Public transport access includes 3 rail stations, 5 bus stops. The crime rate in the Salisbury LGA is higher than average at 1,047,619 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Population growth of +0.3% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
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Parafield is in the Salisbury Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5106. Council-level context for Salisbury LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
QuickProperty's investment signals for Parafield show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.