Para Hills West SA 5096
Para Hills West is in Salisbury LGA, SA, postcode 5096, with population 3,295.
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Para Hills West has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
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Para Hills West has usable rent context. No strong rent pressure, affordability stress, or investor-rent signal is visible from the provided context.
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Rent context available
Para Hills West has usable rent context. Snapshot rent $535/wk.
No strong rent pressure, affordability stress, or investor-rent signal is visible from the provided context.
Para Hills West has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Schools. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
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Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Schools
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Para Hills West currently reads as a livability-led candidate.
Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. No major decision caution is visible from the current evidence layer.
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Para Hills West SA
Para Hills West is a smaller suburb in South Australia within the Salisbury local government area (postcode 5096). With a population of 3,295, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 38. Households earn a median income of $59K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. 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 most common occupations are community & personal service, technicians & trades, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median house price in Para Hills West is $716,000, having dipped slightly 0.2% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $535. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,300.
Para Hills West is served by 2 schools, including 1 primary, 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 964, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 21 bus stops. The crime rate in the Salisbury LGA is higher than average at 11,502 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Para Hills West offers a gross rental yield of 3.9%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($716K/$950K). The price-to-income ratio of 12.2x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -0.2% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.3% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Para Hills West is a smaller suburb in South Australia within the Salisbury local government area (postcode 5096). With a population of 3,295, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 38. Households earn a median income of $59K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. 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 most common occupations are community & personal service, technicians & trades, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median house price in Para Hills West is $716,000, having dipped slightly 0.2% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $535. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,300.
Para Hills West is served by 2 schools, including 1 primary, 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 964, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 21 bus stops. The crime rate in the Salisbury LGA is higher than average at 11,502 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Para Hills West offers a gross rental yield of 3.9%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($716K/$950K). The price-to-income ratio of 12.2x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -0.2% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.3% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Para Hills West FAQ
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What LGA is Para Hills West in?
Para Hills West is in the Salisbury Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5096. Council-level context for Salisbury LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the median house price in Para Hills West?
The current median house price in Para Hills West, SA is $716K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Para Hills West?
The median weekly rent in Para Hills West is $535/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.
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What does the rent signal say about Para Hills West?
Rent context available: Para Hills West has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
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Is Para Hills West a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Para Hills West show: Moderate Yield, Near Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for Para Hills West?
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.
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How often is the Para Hills West data updated?
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.