Paracombe
SA 5132 · Adelaide Hills
435 (2021) → 445 est. (2025) · Declining
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Paracombe is a declining suburb in Adelaide Hills, SA 5132, about 17km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Paracombe are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 29/100, and is about 19km inland. Paracombe has an overall score of 30/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (7.13%), Netherlands (1.61%), Italy (0.92%), Philippines (0.92%), Poland (0.69%)
Top languages: Polish (1.38%), Russian (1.38%), Mandarin (0.92%), German (0.92%), Tagalog (0.92%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: SA Police / OCSAR (suburb-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1038 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Paracombe Primary and PreschoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1062
Nearby (within 10km)
- Tea Tree Gully Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.2kmICSEA 1036
- St Agnes Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.4kmICSEA 1039
- Highbury Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.7kmICSEA 1058
- Saint David's Parish SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4.8kmICSEA 1076
- Banksia Park International High SchoolSecondary · Government · 5kmICSEA 1010
- Ardtornish Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.4kmICSEA 1045
- Banksia Park School R-6Primary · Government · 5.5kmICSEA 1025
- Torrens Valley Christian SchoolCombined · Independent · 5.5kmICSEA 1078
- Ridgehaven Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 1001
- Modbury South Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.9kmICSEA 996
- Modbury Special SchoolCombined · Government · 5.9kmICSEA 1013
- Athelstone SchoolPrimary · Government · 6kmICSEA 1091
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
DecliningSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Paracombe
How far is Paracombe from Adelaide CBD?
Paracombe is about 17.1 km from Adelaide CBD, an estimated 63 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Paracombe?
Paracombe has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1062 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Paracombe?
Paracombe has a transport score of 29/100.