Living in Parkes

Parkes is a city in Australia. For Parkes, median rent was A$332 per week, and median monthly mortgage repayment was A$1,733 in August 2021.

Which Australia-wide rules apply when you move to Parkes?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Parkes yet.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Dwellings	15,067 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings	14,108 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Median Weekly Rent Aud	332 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 4.5% in March 2026. Median personal income was A$665 per week in August 2021. Median household income was A$1,330 per week in August 2021.

Unemployment across cities in AustraliaUnemployment in Parkes is 4.5%. Of 100 cities with data, 29 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment Full Time Count	8,769 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Employment rate	49.9 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Median Household Income Aud Week	1,330 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official
Median Personal Income Aud Week	665 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,509 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	www.abs.gov.au⁶Official
Unemployment rate	4.5 %country median 4.4%	31 Mar 2026	DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026⁷Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Parkes. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Workforce Australia — Public employment service

Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Parkes. Sources checked through 11 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Language Other Than English At Home Share Percent	6.13 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Parkes. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) — State Language Course

Australian Government Department of Home Affairs

For eligible migrants, humanitarian entrants.

EnglishIn Person, Online, Hybridfree

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Humanitarian Settlement Program (HSP) — Newcomer Adaptation

Australian Government Department of Home Affairs

For humanitarian entrants.

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Parkes.

Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 33.4 · Feb 32 · Mar 28.7 · Apr 24.2 · May 19.1 · Jun 15.2 · Jul 14.4 · Aug 16 · Sep 19.8 · Oct 24.2 · Nov 28 · Dec 30.9 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PARKES AIRPORT⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 17.8 · Feb 17.4 · Mar 14.1 · Apr 9.6 · May 5.8 · Jun 4.1 · Jul 2.7 · Aug 2.7 · Sep 5 · Oct 8.4 · Nov 12.2 · Dec 14.9 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PARKES AIRPORT⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 25.6 · Feb 24.7 · Mar 21.4 · Apr 16.9 · May 12.4 · Jun 9.7 · Jul 8.5 · Aug 9.4 · Sep 12.4 · Oct 16.3 · Nov 20.1 · Dec 22.9 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PARKES AIRPORT⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 53.3 · Feb 51.1 · Mar 52.6 · Apr 29.3 · May 38 · Jun 50.8 · Jul 49 · Aug 43.9 · Sep 47.9 · Oct 51.1 · Nov 64 · Dec 61.4 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PARKES AIRPORT⁵Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Australia

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Australia cities

Geraldton38,595 residents Bathurst37,396 residents Busselton40,544 residents Forster - Tuncurry40,578 residents Bowral - Mittagong41,600 residents Warrnambool35,743 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 234.8 km² in 2016. Population density was 46.8 people per km² in 2021.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	234.8 km²	1 Jul 2016	Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area_albers_sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA.³Official
Foreign-resident share	19.8 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Foreign residents	7,677 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Population (built-up area)	38,678 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Population density	46.79 people/km²	30 Jun 2021	Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation.⁴Official
Population Female	19,369 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Population Male	19,311 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official

International community in Parkes

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G09 PERSONS total across age groups and sex · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	38,678	100.0%
Australia	31,001	80.2%
Country of birth not stated	2,668	6.9%
England	1,397	3.6%
Born elsewhere(d)	451	1.2%
India	427	1.1%
New Zealand	404	1.0%
Philippines	303	0.8%
Scotland	161	0.4%
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)(c)	147	0.4%
Germany	134	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
United States of America	114	0.3%
Nepal	113	0.3%
Thailand	111	0.3%
Netherlands	107	0.3%
South Africa	103	0.3%
Italy	79	0.2%
Canada	61	0.2%
Sri Lanka	53	0.1%
Ireland	51	0.1%
Wales	49	0.1%
Fiji	48	0.1%
Vietnam	46	0.1%
Pakistan	44	0.1%
Korea, Republic of (South)	42	0.1%
Indonesia	40	0.1%
Iran	38	0.1%
Malta	37	0.1%
Croatia	34	0.1%
Poland	33	0.1%
Malaysia	32	0.1%
Chile	30	0.1%
Bangladesh	28	0.1%
Egypt	27	0.1%
Greece	26	0.1%
Mauritius	24	0.1%
Papua New Guinea	23	0.1%
Singapore	20	0.1%
France	19	0.0%
Japan	19	0.0%
Lebanon	18	0.0%
Hong Kong (SAR of China)(c)	16	0.0%
Brazil	15	0.0%
Iraq	15	0.0%
North Macedonia	13	0.0%
Zimbabwe	9	0.0%
Taiwan	8	0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	7	0.0%
Cambodia	7	0.0%
Samoa	7	0.0%
Turkey	6	0.0%
Myanmar	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	38,678	100.0%
Australia	31,001	80.2%
Elsewhere (excludes country of birth not stated)	5,009	13.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²

Citizenship

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	38,678	100.0%
Australian citizen	33,644	87.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²

Is Parkes a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker43%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 33–53%

Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–61%

Student45%strong on education, weak on safety · range 37–53%

Family51%strong on family, weak on safety · range 42–60%

Retirement51%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 38–64%

Foreign residents7,677 people31 Dec 2021Official source · Australian Bureau of Statistics

Population (built-up area)38,678 people31 Dec 2021Official source · Australian Bureau of Statistics

Dwellings15,067 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Australian Bureau of Statistics

Employment rate49.9 %31 Dec 2021Official source · Australian Bureau of Statistics

Median gross salary (regional)1,509 EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · www.abs.gov.au

Unemployment rate4.5 %31 Mar 2026Independent source · DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026

Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	12.95 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official
Households	14,108 households	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Labour force participation rate	52.6 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Median age	39 years	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official
Median Monthly Mortgage Repayment Aud	1,733 AUD/month	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Parkes when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Parkes?

The median gross salary is 1,509 EUR/month. Source: www.abs.gov.au.

What is the unemployment rate in Parkes?

The unemployment rate is 4.5 %. Source: DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Parkes?

7,677 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Is Parkes a good place to live?

Parkes may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Afghanistan live in Parkes?

The official country of birth distribution records 0 people (0.0%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Parkes, Australia: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/au/parkes/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Sources

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Australian Bureau of Statistics abs.gov.au · checked 2026-08-03
Australian Bureau of Statistics abs.gov.au · checked 2026-08-07
Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area_albers_sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA. geo.abs.gov.au · checked 2016-07-01
Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation. abs.gov.au · checked 2021-06-30
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PARKES AIRPORT WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
www.abs.gov.au abs.gov.au · checked 2026-08-27
DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026 DEWR · dewr.gov.au · checked 2026-07-26

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