Para Vista Postcode

South Australia

Metro Bottom 20% SEIFA
5093
Postcode for Para Vista, SA
Phone area code: 08 · 13 km from Adelaide · Pop. 3,023
3,023
Population
40
Median Age
$1,276
Household Income/wk
$285
Median Rent/wk
2/10
SEIFA Advantage
1.5
Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Para Vista ranks: SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Para Vista Compares

Para Vista vs the SA average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

MetricPara VistaSA avgAU avgGreater Adelaide
Household income/wk $1,276 -SA $1,545 $1,836 $1,620
Rent/wk $285 ≈SA $308 $390 $329
Mortgage/month $1,300 -SA $1,558 $1,958 $1,666
Median age 40 45.0 45.0 42.0
SEIFA decile 2/10 -SA 5.0/10 6.0/10 7.0/10
Unemployment 7.4% +SA 6.0% 5.0% 6.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the SA average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Postcode 5093 covers Para Vista, an inland suburb of Adelaide about 13 km from the city centre. It forms part of the Adelaide - North region of South Australia. Local government services are provided by Salisbury.

According to the 2021 Census, Para Vista has a population of 3,023 with a median age of 40. The median weekly household income is $1,276, below the SA average. The unemployment rate is 7.4%, higher than the SA average. The Indigenous population is 93 (3.1% of residents).

Housing in Para Vista includes a median weekly rent of $285, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,300, with 1,190 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the SA average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 68.6% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Para Vista scores in decile 2 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

There are 4 schools in the Para Vista area, including Valley View Secondary School, Prescott Primary School, Northern, Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista and others.

Para Vista is part of the Salisbury statistical area in South Australia.

Para Vista Details

Postcode5093
StateSouth Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)3,023
Median Age40 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,276/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$642/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$285
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,300
Average Household Size2.4 persons
Area1.5 km²
Population Density2066/km²
Total Dwellings1,190
Australian Citizens87.7%
Indigenous Population93 (3.1%)
Unemployment Rate7.4%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-34.826667
Longitude138.665
Distance from Adelaide13 km
Region (SA4)Adelaide - North
Area (SA3)Salisbury
Local GovernmentSalisbury
Federal ElectorateMakin

Age Profile

0–14 (17.6%) 15–24 (12.0%) 25–44 (26.6%) 45–64 (23.5%) 65+ (19.8%)
Show counts
0–14 years533 (17.6%)
15–24 years363 (12.0%)
25–44 years804 (26.6%)
45–64 years711 (23.5%)
65+ years600 (19.8%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (31.0%) Mortgaged (37.6%) Rented (31.4%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 2 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis338 (11.2%)
Asthma295 (9.8%)
Diabetes219 (7.2%)
Heart Disease138 (4.6%)
Cancer90 (3.0%)
Lung Condition84 (2.8%)
Dementia17 (0.6%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle96 (8.2%)
1 vehicle460 (39.3%)
2 vehicles416 (35.6%)
3+ vehicles197 (16.9%)

Schools in Para Vista

Valley View Secondary School
Secondary · Gov · ICSEA 963 · 596 students
Prescott Primary School, Northern
Primary · Ind · ICSEA 1083 · 462 students
Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista
Primary · Ind · ICSEA 1089 · 440 students
Para Vista Primary School
Primary · Gov · ICSEA 950 · 206 students

Suburbs Near Para Vista

Same Postcode (5093)

More Para Vista Data

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.