Parilla is a town and a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state's Murray Mallee region about 192 kilometres (119 mi) east of the state capital of Adelaide, about 32 kilometres (20 mi) west of the municipal seat of Pinnaroo and about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) east of the town of Lameroo.

[1] The boundaries for the locality were created on 12 August 1999 and includes the site of the government town of Karte which is located in its approximate centre.

[1][4] The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Parilla had a population of 211.

[10] The town's mascots are "Alf and Edith the Galah and Echidna", which can be found on the signs entering Parilla.

[citation needed] The historic Surrender Tree at Neptune Farm on Parilla South Road, planted to commemorate the surrender of the Japanese in World War II, is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.