Known as 'The Parkside Asylum', it was the primary mental health facility in the state, and occupied approximately one-third of the suburb's area.

[8] The majority of residents (72.3%) are of Australian birth, with other common census responses being England (5.2%), Greece (2.9%) and Italy (2.8%).

[8] The age distribution of Parkside residents is comparable to that of the greater Australian population.

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Glen Osmond Road passes beside Parkside, linking the inner southeast of metropolitan Adelaide to the South Eastern Freeway.

There was once many other tram lines running south from the city down Duthy Street, terminating at Kingswood.

These tramlines were operated by private companies, and later joined up with the Municipal Tramways Trust to form a larger network.