Parkes, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 11,324
- Median age
- 39
- Household income
- $1,401/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 67%
- Renting
- 29%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 2/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Parkes Station · 0.8 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Lachlan Health Service - Parkes · 1.9 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$445k
Median unit (5 yr)
$388k
Sales (5 yr)
1,535
Sales (12 mths)
217
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
1,693 recorded incidents in 2025 · up 9.2% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Parkes PS
Secondary
Parkes HS
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Parkes (NSW)
District population (2025)
10,998
-2% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
42
houses 20 · other 22
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in Parkes:
- Clarinda Street (366)
- Currajong Street (173)
- Mitchell Street (169)
- High Street (151)
- Close Street (147)
- Dalton Street (142)
- Victoria Street (135)
- Orange Street (118)
- Medlyn Street (111)
- Brolgan Road (111)
- Hill Street (110)
- Best Street (110)
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.