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The Parks

South Australia · Port Adelaide - West · Adelaide - West

This profile uses the ABS The Parks statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

The Parks is a locality in the Port Adelaide - West area of South Australia. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the The Parks SA2.

Where in SA
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At a glance
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Schools
3
Top ICSEA 983 (gov)
Childcare
14
NQS-rated services
Population
21,444
+1.5% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the The Parks SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Government schools Soon SA zoning

Government schools in The Parks

Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for SA yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.

Woodville Gardens School Birth-6 Government · 478 students
ICSEA 983

A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.

Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Margaret Mary's School
Catholic 324 students
ICSEA 1024 intake context
St Patrick's School
Catholic 180 students
ICSEA 1002 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in The Parks

Live

ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All SA schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

Live
  • Woodville Gardens School B-6 Children's Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 110 places · Woodville Gardens
    Exceeding NQS
  • Confident Kids Child Care & Early Learning
    Centre-Based Care · 106 places · Croydon Park
    Exceeding NQS
  • Woodville Gardens School B-7 Children's Centre for Early Childhood Development and Parenting
    Centre-Based Care · 65 places · Woodville Gardens
    Exceeding NQS
  • Kilkenny Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 30 places · West Croydon
    Exceeding NQS
  • Guardian Childcare & Education Croydon Park
    Centre-Based Care · 135 places · Croydon Park
    Meeting NQS
  • Brompton Primary School OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 80 places · Renown Park
    Meeting NQS
  • YMCA Woodville Gardens School OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Woodville Gardens
    Meeting NQS
  • Camp Australia - St Margaret Mary's School OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 52 places · Croydon Park
    Meeting NQS
  • St Margaret Mary's Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 52 places · Croydon Park
    Meeting NQS
  • Camp Australia - St Patrick's School Mansfield Park OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 30 places · Mansfield Park
    Meeting NQS
  • Ngutu College OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 30 places · Woodville North
    Meeting NQS
  • Ngutu College Early Years Learning Community
    Centre-Based Care · 25 places · Woodville North
    Meeting NQS

+ 2 more services in this area's postcodes.

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood

Amenities

Live
GPs / clinics
1
Supermarkets
7
Parks
18
Train stations
5

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the The Parks SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors
Population & growth
Population
21,444
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+1.50%
2024→25
Net change
+320
people / yr
Density
1,174
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+320
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+57
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-159
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+422

Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.

Growth vs benchmarks
The Parks
+1.50%
SA median
+0.70%
National median
+0.80%

Other SA2s in Port Adelaide - West

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    Port Adelaide
    +2.2%
    12,874 ppl
  2. 02
    North Haven
    +1.1%
    15,635 ppl
  3. 03
    Largs Bay - Semaphore
    +0.6%
    15,765 ppl
  4. 04
    Dry Creek - South
    +0.0%
    0 ppl
  5. 05
    Torrens Island
    +0.0%
    5 ppl