Paralowie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Very few areas rank as low as Paralowie when it comes to overall socio-economic advantage. The suburb faces significant challenges with a typical advantage score of 878, which is among the smallest for its area type and well below the national average.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Paralowie — lower than 99% of areas.
| Paralowie | 1 |
|---|---|
| 5108, SA | 1 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
Resources and job skills are particularly low here, with education and job skills ranking among the lowest 10% of all areas. This reflects a broader trend, as overall advantage and access to money are also smaller than about 70% to 90% of similar places.
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Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
ABS Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% most disadvantaged areas in Australia, 10 = among the 10% most advantaged. IRSAD summarises both advantage and disadvantage, so a high score reflects relatively many high-income, well-educated households and few low-income, low-skill ones.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
ABS Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% most disadvantaged areas in Australia, 10 = among the least disadvantaged. IRSD focuses on disadvantage alone (low income, low education, unemployment, unskilled occupations), so a higher decile means relatively less disadvantage.
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Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
ABS Index of Economic Resources, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% lowest areas for economic resources in Australia, 10 = among the highest. IER reflects the income, housing costs, dwelling size and assets of households, so a higher decile means relatively greater economic resources.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
ABS Index of Education and Occupation, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% lowest areas for education and occupation in Australia, 10 = among the highest. IEO reflects residents' qualifications and the skill level of their jobs, so a higher decile means a more highly educated and skilled workforce.
878
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
ABS Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, 2021, as a raw index score (standardised so the Australian average is about 1000). Higher scores indicate relatively greater advantage; lower scores greater disadvantage.
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population has reached 18,572 people, making it larger than about 84% of similar areas. However, recent growth of 2.8% is a little below the South Australian figure of 5.6%.
18,572
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
2.8%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
There are 816 businesses operating in the area, which is a smaller count than about 55% of similar places.
816
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Paralowie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402041044/paralowie/topic/economy-advantage
