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Para Hills vs Para Vista

Name: Para Hills vs Para Vista — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.9 km apart · Para Hills profile · Para Vista profile

Para Hills Para Vista

Para Hills and Para Vista are neighbouring areas in South Australia with distinct profiles. Para Hills is more heavily reliant on public transport, with 57 stops and 21 routes compared to Para Vista's 14 stops and 5 routes. It is also more dominated by separate houses, at 97.2%, and has a younger typical resident at 36. Para Vista has much better access to health services, with 72.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk, compared to 24.8% in Para Hills. It also has a far higher number of schools per 1,000 children, at 7.53 versus 1.50 in Para Hills.

These two areas are almost identical in their typical weekly family incomes, which sit around $1,600. They also share similar levels of university qualifications, with about 15% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. While Para Hills has a higher share of people born overseas and a larger First Nations population, both areas have similar proportions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, sitting between 2.2% and 3.1%.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 15.0 pts higher in Para Hills Population: 3,770 larger in Para Hills 3+ bedrooms: 9.6 pts higher in Para Hills Renting: 8.6 pts higher in Para Vista Living alone: 8.0 pts higher in Para Vista

Demographics & Identity

Population in Para Hills in Para Vista +3,770 larger in Para Hills gap narrowing

6,793 86th pct 3,023 84th pct

Median age in Para Hills in Para Vista +4 yrs older in Para Vista gap widening

36 yrs 17th pct 40 yrs 29th pct

Age structure

29.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.2 pts 26.7%

22.9% Older adults (45–64) +0.7 pts ▸ 23.7%

15.1% Seniors (65+) +5.2 pts ▸ 20.3%

19.6% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.1 pts 17.6%

12.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.4 pts 12.0%

Marital status

44.6% Married +0.4 pts ▸ 44.9%

38.1% Never married ◂ +2.3 pts 35.8%

9.3% Divorced +0.2 pts ▸ 9.5%

4.6% Widowed +1.8 pts ▸ 6.4%

3.6% Separated ◂ +0.4 pts 3.2%

Age & sex structure

Para Hills Para Vista

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

64.7% Australia +2.0 pts ▸ 66.7%

6.7% England ◂ +1.9 pts 4.8%

4.8% India +0.5 pts ▸ 5.3%

0.6% China +1.7 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.6% Philippines ◂ +0.4 pts 1.2%

0.9% Vietnam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

0.7% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.6% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.3% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

36.1% English ◂ +2.2 pts 33.9%

29.1% Australian ◂ +0.7 pts 28.4%

6.1% Scottish +0.7 pts ▸ 6.8%

6.4% German +0.2 pts ▸ 6.7%

5.9% Irish +0.6 pts ▸ 6.5%

4.9% Italian +0.9 pts ▸ 5.8%

4.1% Indian +1.3 pts ▸ 5.4%

2.4% Filipino ◂ +0.8 pts 1.6%

2.0% Chinese +0.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.6% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 1.3%

1.6% Dutch ◂ +0.3 pts 1.3%

1.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

Language

Language used at home

69.4% English only +1.0 pts ▸ 70.4%

3.0% Arabic ◂ +0.5 pts 2.4%

2.4% Punjabi +0.3 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.8% Italian +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

1.1% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

1.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

0.7% Mandarin +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.8% Tagalog ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.7% Greek even 0.7%

0.5% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

41.1% No religion ◂ +1.8 pts 39.3%

36.0% Christianity +2.1 pts ▸ 38.1%

9.1% Islam ◂ +1.2 pts 7.9%

5.1% Not stated +1.1 pts ▸ 6.3%

3.6% Hinduism +0.4 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.1% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.1% Buddhism ◂ +0.8 pts 1.3%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Para Hills in Para Vista +6.03 more in Para Vista

1.50 18th pct 7.53 69th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Para Hills in Para Vista +2 more in Para Vista

28 88th pct 30 88th pct

Avg size in Para Hills in Para Vista +75 larger in Para Hills

563 80th pct 488 70th pct

ICSEA in Para Hills in Para Vista even

1,026 70th pct 1,026 70th pct

Highest year of school

51.1% Year 12 ◂ +1.8 pts 49.2%

18.2% Year 11 ◂ +1.1 pts 17.1%

15.4% Year 10 +2.0 pts ▸ 17.4%

10.6% Year 9 or below +0.7 pts ▸ 11.3%

Highest qualification level

40.4% Certificate III / IV ◂ +4.8 pts 35.6%

19.2% Bachelor degree +1.4 pts ▸ 20.6%

15.1% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.7 pts ▸ 15.7%

5.9% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.3 pts 5.6%

3.5% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 3.4%

2.5% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.4 pts ▸ 3.0%

Field of qualification

18.0% Engineering & related +0.2 pts ▸ 18.2%

18.2% Management & commerce ◂ +0.4 pts 17.8%

14.1% Society & culture ◂ +0.9 pts 13.2%

10.1% Health +0.9 pts ▸ 11.0%

6.4% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.9 pts 5.6%

6.2% Education ◂ +0.2 pts 5.9%

6.1% Architecture & building ◂ +0.8 pts 5.3%

3.4% Information technology +1.1 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.8% Creative arts ◂ +0.5 pts 2.3%

2.3% Natural & physical sciences even 2.3%

2.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.2 pts 1.9%

Income

Personal income in Para Hills in Para Vista +$44 higher in Para Hills gap widening

$686 38th pct $642 31st pct

Household income in Para Hills in Para Vista +$144 higher in Para Hills gap widening

$1,420 42nd pct $1,276 30th pct

Family income in Para Hills in Para Vista +$15 higher in Para Hills gap narrowing

$1,609 33rd pct $1,594 32nd pct

Household income distribution

34.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.1 pts 33.7%

34.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.6 pts 30.2%

15.5% Under $650 +5.8 pts ▸ 21.3%

6.2% $3,000–$3,999 +0.2 pts ▸ 6.4%

3.1% $4,000 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 3.3%

Personal income distribution

45.8% Under $650 +2.0 pts ▸ 47.8%

37.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.8 pts 34.7%

11.5% $1,500–$2,999 +0.5 pts ▸ 12.0%

0.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.1% Arthritis +1.1 pts ▸ 11.2%

9.8% Mental health even 9.7%

9.1% Asthma +0.7 pts ▸ 9.8%

9.0% Other condition ◂ +0.1 pts 8.8%

6.3% Diabetes +1.0 pts ▸ 7.2%

4.2% Heart disease +0.3 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.6% Cancer +0.4 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.0% Lung condition +0.8 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.8% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.4% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

63.6% None ◂ +2.4 pts 61.2%

20.2% One condition ◂ +0.6 pts 19.6%

7.1% Two conditions +0.9 pts ▸ 7.9%

3.4% Three or more +1.0 pts ▸ 4.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Para Hills in Para Vista +56 larger in Para Hills

149 86th pct 93 86th pct

Median age in Para Hills in Para Vista even

19 yrs 21st pct 19 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Para Hills in Para Vista +$103 higher in Para Hills

$545 39th pct $442 23rd pct

Household income in Para Hills in Para Vista +$459 higher in Para Hills

$1,512 43rd pct $1,053 21st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Para Hills in Para Vista +0.2 larger in Para Hills gap widening

2.6 57th pct 2.4 43rd pct

Family composition

54.3% Couples with children ◂ +1.7 pts 52.6%

24.4% Couples without children +2.0 pts ▸ 26.5%

19.3% One-parent families +0.7 pts ▸ 20.1%

1.8% Other families ◂ +0.7 pts 1.1%

Household size

34.3% 2 people ◂ +2.3 pts 31.9%

23.0% 1 person +8.0 pts ▸ 31.0%

17.2% 3 people ◂ +3.1 pts 14.0%

14.3% 4 people ◂ +0.2 pts 14.0%

6.9% 5 people ◂ +0.3 pts 6.6%

4.3% 6 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 2.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Para Hills in Para Vista +$40 higher in Para Hills gap narrowing

$325 64th pct $285 52nd pct

Mortgage in Para Hills in Para Vista even gap narrowing

$1,300 29th pct $1,300 29th pct

People / bedroom in Para Hills in Para Vista even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

44.7% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +8.8 pts 35.9%

31.6% Owned outright ◂ +2.0 pts 29.6%

21.4% Rented +8.6 pts ▸ 30.0%

0.8% Other tenure +1.9 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.8% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 2.0%

Types of homes

97.2% Separate house ◂ +15.0 pts 82.3%

1.2% Townhouse / semi-detached +12.5 pts ▸ 13.7%

1.2% Flat or apartment +2.8 pts ▸ 4.0%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

71.5% 3 bedrooms ◂ +4.5 pts 67.0%

18.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +4.3 pts 13.9%

5.4% 2 bedrooms +9.2 pts ▸ 14.6%

3.0% 5 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 2.2%

0.5% 1 bedroom +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

56.9% $200–$349 ◂ +12.3 pts 44.5%

34.6% $350–$549 ◂ +8.2 pts 26.3%

5.9% Under $200 +22.1 pts ▸ 28.0%

0.9% $550–$749 ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

56.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +4.1 pts 52.5%

22.5% Under $1,000 +0.7 pts ▸ 23.2%

14.4% $1,800–$2,999 +3.8 pts ▸ 18.3%

2.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 1.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Para Hills in Para Vista +43 more in Para Hills

57 88th pct 14 84th pct

Stops/1k in Para Hills in Para Vista +3.76 more in Para Hills

8.39 86th pct 4.63 76th pct

Departures/1k in Para Hills in Para Vista +1,395.4 more in Para Hills

2,697.0 95th pct 1,301.7 88th pct

PT routes in Para Hills in Para Vista +16 more in Para Hills

21 86th pct 5 86th pct

Stop walk in Para Hills in Para Vista +2 longer in Para Vista

4 29th pct 6 36th pct

Drive to city in Para Hills in Para Vista +2 longer in Para Vista

21 18th pct 23 20th pct

Reach 30 min in Para Hills in Para Vista +4,590 more in Para Hills

15,094 67th pct 10,504 59th pct

Reach 45 min in Para Hills in Para Vista +41,206 more in Para Hills

108,061 80th pct 66,855 71st pct

Transit to city in Para Hills in Para Vista +4 longer in Para Hills

64 64th pct 60 56th pct

How people get to work

70.2% Car (driver) ◂ +2.3 pts 67.9%

6.2% Worked at home +0.1 pts ▸ 6.4%

4.6% Bus +0.5 pts ▸ 5.1%

4.1% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.4 pts 3.7%

0.6% Walked +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Train ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

35.3% 1 vehicle +4.2 pts ▸ 39.5%

39.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +3.3 pts 35.7%

13.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.4 pts 11.2%

5.0% No vehicle +3.3 pts ▸ 8.2%

7.0% 4 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 5.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.4% Health care & social assistance +1.3 pts ▸ 17.8%

11.1% Construction ◂ +1.7 pts 9.4%

10.0% Retail trade +0.5 pts ▸ 10.5%

8.5% Manufacturing +0.7 pts ▸ 9.3%

5.9% Public administration & safety +1.1 pts ▸ 7.0%

6.5% Education & training +0.5 pts ▸ 7.0%

6.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.4 pts 5.7%

5.9% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.5 pts 5.4%

5.0% Other services ◂ +1.5 pts 3.5%

5.0% Administrative & support even 5.0%

3.9% Professional & technical +0.6 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.6% Wholesale trade +0.5 pts ▸ 3.1%

Occupations people work in

17.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.9 pts 16.8%

13.4% Professionals +1.7 pts ▸ 15.1%

14.9% Community & personal service ◂ +0.1 pts 14.8%

14.0% Clerical & administrative +0.4 pts ▸ 14.4%

13.7% Labourers ◂ +1.1 pts 12.6%

8.3% Sales workers +0.9 pts ▸ 9.2%

9.1% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.4 pts 7.7%

7.4% Managers +0.5 pts ▸ 7.9%

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Para Hills in Para Vista +434 higher in Para Hills

5,726 72nd pct 5,293 69th pct

Assault/100k in Para Hills in Para Vista +668 higher in Para Vista

1,119 70th pct 1,786 84th pct

Robbery/100k in Para Hills in Para Vista +51 higher in Para Vista

15 0th pct 66 59th pct

Burglary/100k in Para Hills in Para Vista +203 higher in Para Hills

765 71st pct 562 57th pct

Theft/100k in Para Hills in Para Vista +911 higher in Para Hills

2,267 74th pct 1,356 59th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Para Hills in Para Vista +63 higher in Para Hills

162 45th pct 99 23rd pct

Property damage/100k in Para Hills in Para Vista +240 higher in Para Hills

1,134 71st pct 893 61st pct

5-yr change in Para Hills in Para Vista +28.7 pts higher in Para Vista

-22.0% 34th pct 6.7% 63rd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Para Hills in Para Vista +0.8 higher in Para Vista

6.2 89th pct 7.1 93rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Para Hills in Para Vista +1.3 more in Para Vista

6.1 89th pct 7.4 96th pct

15-min city in Para Hills in Para Vista +7.7 pts higher in Para Vista

92.3% 96th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to shops in Para Hills in Para Vista +7.1 pts higher in Para Hills

93.1% 96th pct 86.1% 92nd pct

Walk to transit in Para Hills in Para Vista even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Para Hills in Para Vista +4.0 pts higher in Para Vista

96.0% 97th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to a park in Para Hills in Para Vista even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Para Hills in Para Vista +47.6 pts higher in Para Vista

24.8% 78th pct 72.4% 91st pct

Amenities/1k in Para Hills in Para Vista +3.0 more in Para Vista

11.9 46th pct 14.9 53rd pct

Intersections/km² in Para Hills in Para Vista +13 higher in Para Vista

164 89th pct 177 89th pct

Mean slope in Para Hills in Para Vista +2.4 pts higher in Para Hills

7.0% 63rd pct 4.6% 37th pct

Compare Para Hills with nearby areas

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Compare Para Vista with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Para Hills vs Para Vista [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL41096/para-hills/vs/SAL41098/para-vista