Parham (also known as Port Parham in some sources) is a town and a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the eastern coastline of Gulf St Vincent about 63 kilometres (39 miles) north-northwest of the state capital of Adelaide and about 23 kilometres (14 miles) west of the municipal seat of Mallala.

[3][1][8] The boundaries for the locality of same name and which includes the extent of the government town were proclaimed on 5 June 1997.

[4][1][9][10] It is reported as being named after John Pocock Parham,[11] an early settler who arrived in South Australia in 1839.

[16] Today, Parham is a holiday and recreational fishing settlement, famous for blue swimmer crabs.

[17][18] Parham is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district Narungga, and the local government area of the Adelaide Plains Council.