Parklea, NSW

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

96/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs

Parklea is more socio-economically advantaged than about 96% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1106, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Parklea at a glance

Population (2021): 3,684
Median age: 35
Median weekly household income: $2,832
SEIFA score: 1106
Coordinates: -33.7252, 150.9158

Parklea demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Parklea using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 42%, 23% of homes are rented, and 45% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	532	14%
Youth (15–24)	520	14%
Young adults (25–44)	1,559	42%
Mid-life (45–64)	854	23%
Seniors (65+)	219	6%

Share of the 3,684 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	100	15%
Owned with a mortgage	409	62%
Rented	153	23%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	453	68%
Townhouses & semis	217	32%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 670 occupied private dwellings in Parklea.

Median weekly rent: $550
Median monthly mortgage: $2,600
Average household size: 3.5 people
Median weekly family income: $2,814
Median weekly personal income: $975

Community and culture

Born overseas: 1,556 (45%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 1,334 (58%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 307 (8%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 1,361 (45%)
Labour-force participation: 41%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%
Employed full-time: 788
Employed part-time: 275

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Weather and climate in Parklea

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Parklea is January (average daytime high around 28.4°C) and the coolest is July (around 16.8°C). The area receives roughly 854 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	28.4°C	18.6°C	85 mm
Feb	27.1°C	18.1°C	92 mm
Mar	25.4°C	16.9°C	139 mm
Apr	22.9°C	13.6°C	72 mm
May	19.7°C	10°C	37 mm
Jun	16.7°C	8°C	57 mm
Jul	16.8°C	7.1°C	56 mm
Aug	17.9°C	7.6°C	52 mm
Sep	20.9°C	9.8°C	44 mm
Oct	23.7°C	12.6°C	77 mm
Nov	25.2°C	14.7°C	73 mm
Dec	27.5°C	16.9°C	70 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about Parklea

Where is Parklea?

Parklea is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.

What is the population of Parklea?

At the 2021 Census, Parklea had a population of about 3,684.

Is Parklea an advantaged area?

Parklea has an ABS SEIFA score of 1106, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 96 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 96% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Parklea?

Parklea has average daytime highs of about 22.7°C and overnight lows of about 12.8°C, with roughly 854 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).