Salisbury is a suburb of Adelaide, in Salisbury Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development. It has a university campus. Notable landmarks include Salisbury Institute.
Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Rents are unusually low against comparable places, with median rents 19% below the peer median. Mapped flood cover is a very strong feature of the suburb, with mapped flood cover 82% below the peer median. Crime remains above typical levels but is improving. Reported offences have fallen 16% year on year. Trade-offs centre on lower school ICSEA scores and lower socio-economic advantage.
Salisbury is a better fit for people who value lower rents and daily services more than school quality.
Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.
Strengths and weaknesses
Middle-ring metropolitan suburb · compared with middle-ring metropolitan suburbs in South Australia (106)
Strengths
Rents are unusually low against comparable places
Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
Mapped flood cover is a relative strength
Weaknesses
School ICSEA scores are a relative weakness
Socio-economic advantage is well below comparable places
What stands out
University campus
Salisbury Institute
Crime remains above typical levels but is improving
Who it suits
Stars are audience-fit ratings derived from Suburb.Guide data, not demographic counts or user reviews.
Families★☆☆☆☆
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Retirees★☆☆☆☆
Students★★★★☆
Budget buyers★★★☆☆
Housing, growth and risk
How Salisbury compares
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$811k
+23% change
Median rent
$488/wk
Houses $550 · Units $420
Population (ERP)
9,163
+0.5% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
7.3%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#36
among Metro Adelaide · Growth area
Crime rate
92nd
percentile in state (higher = more crime)
Pop. growth
54th
percentile in SA
Rented dwellings
44%
2021 Census tenure
Advantage (IRSAD)
1/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
14th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
39.4/100 — Below average
National rank
4579th in Australia
State rank
399th in SA
Peer rank
#36 among Metro Adelaide · Growth area suburbs
Cohort rank
#242 among Metro Adelaide suburbs
Data confidence
100%
Data sources & freshness
Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
Flats / units (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$420
Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$550
All types (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$487.5
Rental bonds lodged (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
105
Median house price (Q1 2026)
$810,500
Median price change
+22.6%
Median weekly rent from SA Housing Authority rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Median house sale prices cover metropolitan Adelaide and selected fringe councils (19 LGAs, including Adelaide Hills and Gawler), not all of regional South Australia.
Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band
Data sources & freshness
SA rent report & metro median house sales — Government of South Australia · 1 January - 31 March 2026; 1Q 2026 · Updated · Quarterly; metro-fringe sales only
Population
Estimated resident population
9,163(June 2025)
+0.5% annual · +1.7% over 5 years · 54th percentile in SA
Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.5%
5-year growth
+1.7%
Change in 1 year
+47
Change in 5 years
+152
Growth rank in SA
54th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~9,700), extrapolated at +1.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
Population
8,841
Median age
37
Median household income / week
$1,029
Dwelling vacancy
7.3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
262 of 3,566
Median monthly mortgage
$1,213
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$260
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
26.9% / 29.2% / 43.9%
Employment rate
43.3%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
3.8% / 3.8% / 77.9%
Walked or cycled to work
2%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
2,026 / 789 / 481
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)
Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
10.3% of adults have a university degree, compared with 22.6% across South Australia. 15.8% have a trade or vocational qualification.
University qualified10.3% · 22.6% SA
Diploma qualified5.6% · 8.6% SA
Trade / vocational15.8% · 17.5% SA
Year 12 or below68.2% · 51.2% SA
Highest qualification field
Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).
Society and culture21%
Engineering and related technologies19.4%
Management and commerce18.6%
Health12%
Food, hospitality and personal services7.2%
Education5.3%
How these groups are defined
Measure
Definition
University qualified
Bachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualified
Advanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocational
Certificate III + IV
Year 12
Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12
Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below
People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)
University qualifications from the 2021 Census
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Tax & income
Median taxable income (2023–24)
$51,250
36th percentile in SA · -13% vs Australia
Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$56,438
45th percentile in SA · -13% vs Australia
Residents with rental investments
7.0%
5th percentile in SA · -49% vs Australia
Median super balance (2023–24)
$34,992
5th percentile in SA · -45% vs Australia
Residents with business income
11.0%
60th percentile in SA · +6% vs Australia
Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 5108 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.
Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
23,581
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,639
Median net rent
-$877
Taxpayers reporting business income
2,539
Taxable income vs state median
-6%
Salary / wages vs state median
-2%
Rental investment vs state median
-42%
Super vs state median
-55%
Business income vs state median
0%
Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in SA, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.
Data sources & freshness
Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary
Community & culture
44.1% speak a language other than English at home; 44.5% born overseas
Language at home
4,619 English only · 3,644 other
Non-English at home
44.1%
Born overseas
3,699 (44.5%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
196 (2.2%)
Australian citizens
6,670
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
30
Top languages other than English
Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).
Nepali357 · 31.8%
Italian128 · 11.4%
Arabic101 · 9%
Vietnamese98 · 8.7%
Khmer56 · 5%
Punjabi56 · 5%
Greek31 · 2.8%
Spanish30 · 2.7%
Religion
39.9%Most common religion · Christianity
Christianity is the most common response at 39.9%, while 28.9% reported no religion. Islam is more prevalent locally than across the state. Hinduism is more prevalent locally than across the state.
Measure
Suburb
State
No religion
28.9%
45.2%
Christianity
39.9%
40%
Hinduism
6.9%
2.1%
Islam
10%
2.3%
Buddhism
4.1%
1.9%
Other / not stated
10.2%
8.5%
Christian denominations
Denomination
Suburb
State
Catholic
16.9%
15.5%
Anglican
4.6%
7.2%
Baptist
4.3%
1.5%
Christian (not further defined)
3.6%
2.6%
Uniting Church
2.7%
4.8%
Pentecostal
2%
1.1%
2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2025–26)
1,476
Against the person
367
Against property
1,109
Rate per 1,000 residents
161.1
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 24 residents
State crime-rate percentile
91.7th (higher = more crime)
Family & domestic abuse offences
606
Decrease (daily rate)
-15.5%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
549
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
59.91
Most common offence types
Common Assault103
Damage Or Destroy Property190
Serious Assault193
Theft From A Person135
Theft From Retail Premises487
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates
Salisbury Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 913 · 14th percentile · LBOTE 66% · 360 students · Top SEA quarter 5% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
St Augustine's Parish SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 981 · 38th percentile · LBOTE 49% · 664 students · Top SEA quarter 9% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
Salisbury High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 907 · 12th percentile · LBOTE 40% · 1,058 students · Top SEA quarter 2% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
Salisbury North Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 897 · 10th percentile · LBOTE 65% · 343 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
Brahma Lodge Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 906 · 12th percentile · LBOTE 60% · 191 students · Top SEA quarter 4% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
Salisbury Downs Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 926 · 17th percentile · LBOTE 45% · 271 students · Top SEA quarter 4% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
Thomas More CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 973 · 35th percentile · LBOTE 55% · 1,132 students · Top SEA quarter 7% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
Salisbury Kindergarten12 Ann StreetPreschools
Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)
Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts
Saint John the Evangelist Anglican ChurchPlace of worship
Salisbury Uniting ChurchPlace of worship
St Augustine's ChurchPlace of worship
The Ark Lutheran ChurchPlace of worship
Salisbury Police StationPolice
Australia PostPost Box
Public Building (2)
Recycling (2)
Shelter
Spendless ShoesShoes
Estia Health SalisburySocial Facility
Resthaven SalisburySocial Facility
8 Bridge Street, Salisbury
IntersportSports
TelstraTelephone
Bob Jane T-MartsTyres
29 Park Terrace
BridgestoneTyres
1 Salisbury Highway
University
The Reject ShopVariety Store
Vending machine
Waste Basket (15)
Daykundy GroceryWholesale
JJ's Afro ProductsYes
Yes (4)
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap and the SA Sports Vouchers venue list, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.
Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)
Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000
Data sources & freshness
OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries
Places of worship
4 places of worship within ~1.5 km
Saint John the Evangelist Anglican Church
Salisbury Uniting Church
St Augustine's Church
The Ark Lutheran Church
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
Usual max / min
29° / 14°
Rainfall
67 mm · ~8 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
Usual max / min
23° / 10°
Rainfall
97 mm · ~12 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
Usual max / min
16° / 6°
Rainfall
148 mm · ~18 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
Usual max / min
22° / 9°
Rainfall
119 mm · ~15 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)
Development applications from PlanSA register and EPA licensed activities.
2026· 102 proposals
September 2026
Internal alteration - new MRI suite
2 -4 COMMERCIAL RD SALISBURY SA 5108Decision Made
Land Division (Creation of Two (2) Allotments from One (1) Allotment) and Carport
25 GOODALL CR SALISBURY SA 5108Under Assessment
Community Title Land Division - 1 into 3 (Lot 100 in DA 26030926) (Dwelling DA 26016667)
8 ELIZA ST SALISBURY SA 5108Under Assessment
Residential Land Division - 1 into 2 (Dwelling DA 26016667)
8 ELIZA ST SALISBURY SA 5108Under Assessment
Four (4) single storey dwelling in group dwelling arrangement
1 -23 SOUTH TCE SALISBURY SA 5108Under Assessment
Community Title 1 into 3 Land Division.
13 BARNETT ST SALISBURY SA 5108Under Assessment
Variation of Development Application 25034584 by way of a revision to Reserved Matter 1
12 JAMES ST SALISBURY SA 5108Under Assessment
Carport (extension to rear of existing)
13 PARA ST SALISBURY SA 5108Decision Made
Varandah
19A WILFRED AV SALISBURY SA 5108Decision Made
August 2026
Variation of Development Application 24030345
22 STANLEY AV SALISBURY SA 5108Under Assessment
Attached Verandah
15 WINZOR ST SALISBURY SA 5108Decision Made
Removal of One (1) Regulated Tree in Reserve (Opposite 14 Myall Boulevard)
LOT 76 MYALL BVD SALISBURY SA 5108Decision Made
Verandah (Unit 27)
85 -93 WINZOR ST SALISBURY SA 5108Decision Made
Three single-storey dwellings in a terrace arrangement and removal of two Significant Trees
13 BARNETT ST SALISBURY SA 5108Under Assessment
One (1) Carport Forward and Two (2) Verandah Structures
7 KELLY TCE SALISBURY SA 5108Under Assessment
Retrospective Transportable Building (Room)
7 WATERLOO CORNER RD SALISBURY SA 5108Under Assessment
Addition to existing tenancy, amalgamation with adjacent tenancy, and associated facade and signage works
61 -63 JOHN ST SALISBURY SA 5108Decision Made
Verandah
42 MARGARET AV SALISBURY SA 5108Decision Made
Three Detached Single-Storey Dwellings in a Terrace Arrangement.
10 MARCH ST SALISBURY SA 5108Under Assessment
Single storey dwelling (to be used as supported accommodation)
25 WILLIAM ST SALISBURY SA 5108Under Assessment
Dwelling Addition
2 BEVERLEY AV SALISBURY SA 5108Under Assessment
Ancillary Accommodation
93 CROSS KEYS RD SALISBURY SA 5108Under Assessment
Refurbishment of interior fitout for Australia Postal Corporation (Unit 63)
68 -84 JOHN ST SALISBURY SA 5108Decision Made
July 2026
Tenancy Fitout (CBA Salisbury)
61 -63 JOHN ST SALISBURY SA 5108Decision Made
Front end alterations to an existing Coles tenancy
68 -84 JOHN ST SALISBURY SA 5108Decision Made
Three single storey dwellings with associated under main roof carport, common driveway and landscaping
44 BROOKLYN AV SALISBURY SA 5108Under Assessment
Stratco attached Sanctuary Verandah
12A STANLEY AV SALISBURY SA 5108Decision Made
Land Division (Creation of Three (3) Allotments from One (1) Existing Allotment)
45 CYNTHIA RD SALISBURY SA 5108Decision Made
Three Detached Dwellings and associated Retaining and Fencing.
5 KIMBER CT SALISBURY SA 5108Under Assessment
Removal of Four (4) Regulated and One (1) Significant Tree for Little Para River Erosion Remediation and Control
LOT 69 LAWRIE AV SALISBURY SA 5108Decision Made
Three (3) Single Storey Dwellings with Fencing Over 2.1m and Removal of One (1) Regulated Tree
26 -26A SOUTH TCE SALISBURY SA 5108Under Assessment
June 2026
Land division (creation of two (2) allotment from one (1) existing allotment) and removal of two (2) regulated trees and one (1) significant tree
37 LAWRIE AV SALISBURY SA 5108Under Assessment
Variation to Development Approval DA 23010242 - Conversion of the western access to an egress only; - Consolidation of the refuse collection to a single location; and - Construction of a 2m high brick letterbox wall.
13 -19 ORANGE AV SALISBURY SA 5108Under Assessment
1 into 14 Community title land division - Land use DA 25032412
17 CAREY ST SALISBURY SA 5108Decision Made
LAND DIVISION 1 INTO 2
6 BELTANA ST SALISBURY SA 5108Decision Made
1 into 2 Torrens Title Land Division
25 ARTHUR ST SALISBURY SA 5108Decision Made
Single Storey Dwelling
29 DEVON DR SALISBURY SA 5108Decision Made
Removal of One (1) Significant Tree
9 BUNGAREE ST SALISBURY SA 5108Decision Made
Two (2) storey dwelling with associated removal of two (2) significant trees
59 WINZOR ST SALISBURY SA 5108Under Assessment
verandah
UNIT 1 37 SALISBURY HWY SALISBURY SA 5108Decision Made
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid against all current SA Planning risk layers (high, medium, general, urban interface, regional, outback). Flood cover is the share of the suburb boundary overlapping current SA Planning flood overlays (flooding and evidence required). Safer places from CFS designated locations.
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.0 km away).
Coalition 29.3%Labor 70.7%
5.4 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -1.0 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
SalisburyLabor 71.4% · Coalition 28.6% TPP (2025)0.8 km away
Salisbury NorthLabor 70.6% · Coalition 29.4% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
Brahma LodgeLabor 70.3% · Coalition 29.7% TPP (2025)1.6 km away
Salisbury DownsLabor 71.6% · Coalition 28.4% TPP (2025)1.7 km away
ParalowieLabor 69.9% · Coalition 30.1% TPP (2025)2.0 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)