Paralowie, South Australia

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox Australian place | type = suburb | name = Paralowie | state = sa | image = Paralowie.JPG | caption = Houses adjacent to [[Port Wakefield Road]] | lga = City of Salisbury | postcode = 5108 | pop =  | area = 18.4 | stategov = [[Electoral district of Ramsay|Ramsay]] | fedgov = [[Division of Spence|Spence]] | near-nw = [[Burton, South Australia|Burton]] | near-n = [[Burton, South Australia|Burton]] | near-ne = [[Salisbury North]] | near-w = [[Bolivar, South Australia|Bolivar]] | near-e = [[Salisbury, South Australia|Salisbury]] | near-sw = [[Globe Derby Park, South Australia|Globe Derby Park]] | near-s = [[Parafield Gardens, South Australia|Parafield Gardens]] | near-se = [[Salisbury Downs]] | alternative_location_map = Australia SA inner Adelaide | pushpin_map_caption = Location in greater metropolitan [[Adelaide]] | coordinates = {{coord|34|45|25|S|138|36|41|E|type:city_region:AU-SA|display=title}} }} '''Paralowie''' {{IPAc-en|ˌ|p|æ|r|ə|ˈ|l|au|i}} is a suburb in the north of [[Adelaide]], South Australia, {{Convert|21.4|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of the [[Adelaide city centre]]. It is predominantly a residential suburb.

==History== On November 27, 1980, the suburb was officially named, drawing from the Aboriginal languages "para" signifying river and "owie" representing water,<ref>The Romance of Place Names of South Australia, By Geoffrey.H.Manning, 1986, p.161.</ref> settlement of the area dates from the late 19th century, with land used predominantly for [[Market gardening|market garden]]s and farms. Significant development did not occur until the post [[World War II]] years. Rapid growth occurred from the 1980s through to the mid-1990s. The population increased marginally between 2001 and 2006, as a result of new dwellings being added to the area.<ref name="City of Salisbury Community Profile">City of Salisbury Community Profile (2008).</ref>

== Demographics == The 2021 [[Census in Australia|Census]] by the [[Australian Bureau of Statistics]] counted 17,816 persons in Paralowie on census night. Of these, 50.3% were male and 49.7% were female.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Search Census data {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/search-by-area |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=www.abs.gov.au}}</ref>

The most common countries of birth were Australia (65.9%), [[England]] (3.8%), [[Vietnam]] (3.3%) and [[Afghanistan]] (3.2%).<ref name=":0" />

The most common languages used at home in Paralowie were [[English language|English]] only (64.7%), [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]] (4.7%), [[Khmer language|Khmer]] (4.1%) and [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] (1.5%). Other languages used at home by more than 100 residents were [[Greek language|Greek]], [[Nepali language|Nepali]], [[Polish language|Polish]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]].<ref name=":0" />

527 people (3.0%) identified as [[Aboriginal Australians|Aboriginal]] and/or [[Torres Strait Islanders|Torres Strait Islander]].<ref name=":0" />

At the 2021 Census, the [[Population pyramid|median age]] of Paralowie residents was 35 years, which is younger than the median age of Australians as a whole (38).<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021 Paralowie, Census All persons QuickStats {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/402041044 |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=www.abs.gov.au}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2021 Australia, Census All persons QuickStats {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/AUS |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=www.abs.gov.au}}</ref>

==Places of significance==

===Burton Primitive Methodist Cemetery=== [[File:Burtoncemetery.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Burton Primitive Methodist Cemetery in 2004]] Located on Bolivar Road, Paralowie, the now-closed cemetery is the only reminder of the Burton Methodist Church (used to stand by the side of Burton Road), built-in 1915, closed in 1950 and later demolished, and now marked with a memorial stone. An earlier church built in June 1858 also existed here and was used as a school until the 1950s.<ref>Lewis (1980), p. 77.</ref> The first burial was that of George Diment, aged 10{{frac|1|2}} years, in December 1866; burials continued until 1957, after which there was a substantial gap until the last burial in April 1971. Attempts have been made to restore the vandalised headstones in the cemetery because it is a site of historical significance.<ref>Secomb (2001).</ref>

===Settler's Court=== The former farmhouse located at 8 Settler's Court, Paralowie is listed as a State Heritage Place on the [[South Australian Heritage Register]], because the Burdett family who lived on the property, who both developed a cattle stud and influenced local affairs. Also known as Judd's Homestead. It is reported as being "an important example of the larger pastoral properties that characterised the region prior to the urban development after [[World War II|World War Two]]."<ref>{{cite web|title=Farmhouse, 8 Settlers Court PARALOWIE |url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=13628 |publisher=[[Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure]] |accessdate=9 April 2016}}</ref>

===Paralowie House and grounds=== The villa located at 94 Waterloo Corner Road which was built in 1894, is listed both as a State Heritage Place on the South Australian Heritage Register and on the former [[Register of the National Estate]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Farmhouse, 94 Waterloo Corner Road PARALOWIE |url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=13616 |publisher=[[Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure]] |accessdate=9 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite AHD|16791| accessdate = 2008-10-18 }}</ref> It is historically representative of the time which Salisbury North had not yet been incorporated into the Adelaide metropolitan area, but instead was home to a number of larger estates in what was still a semi-rural environment. It is an example of popular late 19th century architecture and is still in excellent condition.<ref name=AHD2008>Australian Heritage Database (2008).</ref> The house was often used for bonfires and gatherings during the [[Boer war]].<ref>Little Para Trails, p. 2</ref> The premises is now used for a Commonwealth funded youth homelessness early intervention program run by the UnitingCare Wesley church.<ref>UnitingCare Wesley (2008).</ref>

===Paralowie R-12 School=== Located on Whites Road, Paralowie R-12 School has 1525 students from Reception to Year 12.<ref>{{Citation |last=education.sa.gov.au |title=Paralowie School |date=2022-10-11 |url=https://www.education.sa.gov.au/parents-and-families/find-schools-preschools-and-other-services/paralowie-school |access-date=2024-03-19 |publisher=education.sa.gov.au |language=en}}</ref>

== Footnotes == {{Reflist}}

==References==

* {{cite web | title = Little Para Trails | publisher = City of Salisbury | url = http://cweb.salisbury.sa.gov.au/manifest/servlet/binaries?img=1497&stypen=html | accessdate = 2008-10-19 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080728021136/http://cweb.salisbury.sa.gov.au/manifest/servlet/binaries?img=1497&stypen=html | archive-date = 28 July 2008 | url-status = dead }} * {{cite book | last = Lewis | first = H.J. | year = 1980 | title = Salisbury South Australia: A History of town and district| publisher = Investigator Press | isbn = 0-85864-049-X }} *{{cite web | date = 14 February 2008 | title = South Australian Heritage Register | url = http://www.planning.sa.gov.au/index.cfm?objectID=F2D3709D-F203-0D46-AD813765BAD9B959&i=13628 | accessdate = 2008-10-18 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110524140326/http://www.planning.sa.gov.au/index.cfm?objectID=F2D3709D-F203-0D46-AD813765BAD9B959&i=13628 | archive-date = 24 May 2011 | url-status = dead }} * {{cite web | last = Secomb | first = Kevin | year = 2001 | title = Almost a Pilgrimage | url = http://historicalsociety.unitingchurch.org.au/almost.html | accessdate = 2008-10-17 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080905070228/http://historicalsociety.unitingchurch.org.au/almost.html | archive-date = 5 September 2008 | url-status = dead }} * {{cite web | date = 9 September 2008 | title = Reconnect – Youth Homelessness Early Intervention Program | publisher = UnitingCare Wesley | url = http://www.ucwesleyadelaide.org.au/services/support_for_young_people/reconnect.htm | accessdate = 2008-10-18 }} * {{cite web | title = Our Government Schools – Paralowie R-12 School | url = https://www.internationalstudents.sa.edu.au/en/school/paralowie-r-12-school/ | accessdate = 2023-09-08 }}

[[Category:Suburbs of Adelaide]]