 The historic Parachilna Fettlers' Cottages Ruins are listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.Parachilna is located within the federal Division of Grey, the state electoral districts of Giles and Stuart, the Pastoral Unincorporated Area of South Australia and the state's Far North region.In the absence of a local government authority, the community in Parachilna receives municipal services from a state government agency, the Outback Communities Authority.