Paralowie, South Australia
Paralowie is a suburb in the north of Adelaide, South Australia, 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, settlement of the area dates from the late 19th century, with land used predominantly for market gardens 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.Demographics
The 2021 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.The most common countries of birth were Australia, England, Vietnam and Afghanistan.
The most common languages used at home in Paralowie were English only, Vietnamese, Khmer and Punjabi. Other languages used at home by more than 100 residents were Greek, Nepali, Polish, Spanish and Tagalog.
527 people identified as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
At the 2021 Census, the median age of Paralowie residents was 35 years, which is younger than the median age of Australians as a whole.
Places of significance
Burton Primitive Methodist Cemetery
Located on Bolivar Road, Paralowie, the now-closed cemetery is the only reminder of the Burton Methodist Church, 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.The first burial was that of George Diment, aged 10 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.