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| name     = Paracombe
| city     = Adelaide
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'''Paracombe''' is a small town near [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]]. At the [[Census in Australia#2011|2011 census]], Paracombe had a population of 343.<ref name=Census2011Y>{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC44516|name=Paracombe (State Suburb)|accessdate=5 October 2016|quick=on}}</ref>

== Geography ==
Paracombe is located south of [[Inglewood, South Australia|Inglewood]] on the road out of Adelaide via [[Athelstone, South Australia|Athelstone]] (Gorge Road).

== History ==

The name probably originates from the Little Para River whose headwaters are in the area. It was settled in 1840–41 by [[John Barton Hack]] and John Richardson, and was a sheep station until the beginning of the 20th century. It was subdivided and, with an influx of smaller landholders, a school, post office, church and recreation hall were built, but the town did not grow much beyond this.<ref>[http://www.ahc.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=208#P Adelaide Hills Council – Historical Town Information] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060625165304/http://www.ahc.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=208 |date=25 June 2006 }}. Retrieved 15 June 2006</ref>

In 1966, work started on the [[Kangaroo Creek Reservoir]], a dam of the [[River Torrens]], and in 1969 it was completed at a cost of $5.3 million. Apart from supplying water to eastern Adelaide, it also serves a flood protection role and holds 19,160 megalitres.<ref>[http://www.sawater.com.au/SAWater/Education/OurWaterSystems/Water+Storage+(Reservoirs).htm#kangaroo SA Water – Kangaroo Creek Reservoir] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100124153923/http://www.sawater.com.au/SAWater/Education/OurWaterSystems/Water%2BStorage%2B%28Reservoirs%29.htm |date=24 January 2010 }}</ref>

== Facilities ==
Paracombe has [[Paracombe Primary School|a primary school]], a recreation centre and a [[Country Fire Service|Country Fire Station]].

== Transport ==
The area is not serviced by [[Adelaide Metro]] public transport. A coach is operated from [[Tea Tree Plaza Interchange]] to [[Gumeracha, South Australia|Gumeracha]] and [[Mount Pleasant, South Australia|Mount Pleasant]] by [[LinkSA]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://linksa.com.au/ |title=LinkSA |website=linksa.com.au |access-date=24 March 2016}}{{title missing|date=May 2022}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Adelaide Hills Council suburbs}}
{{City of Tea Tree Gully suburbs}}
{{Adelaide Hills}}

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[[Category:Towns in South Australia]]


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