Suburbs Salisbury Heights

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Salisbury Heights SA — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Salisbury Heights, South Australia. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Salisbury Heights SA is 4,488 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Salisbury Heights is $816 per week ($42,432 per year). Median rent in Salisbury Heights is $330 per week ($1,430 per month). Salisbury Heights has a median age of 38 years, equal to the national median. Salisbury Heights has a population density of 1283.2 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Salisbury Heights is England. The most common religion is No Religion (52% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Salisbury Heights is $1,514.

There were 48 recorded offences in Salisbury Heights in 2025-26, a rate of 11 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (17 offences).

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📍 Salisbury Heights, South Australia — 34.7635°S, 138.6838°E

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Salisbury Heights Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Salisbury Heights Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$816/wk
$42,432 per year
#3318 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$330/wk
$1,430 per month
#3803 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
38years
Same as than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,514/mo
Avg household size: 2.8 · 0.8 per bedroom

Salisbury Heights Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.9% (2,243) Female 50.1% (2,253)

Population Density

1283.2
people per km²
4,488 people · 3.5 km²

Households

2.8
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$2,070
Family income/wk

Salisbury Heights Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Salisbury Heights Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
40.3% 543 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
59.7% 805 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Salisbury Heights Country of Birth

Australia
87.3%
England
9.7%
India
0.6%
Afghanistan
0.6%
Germany
0.5%
Iran
0.4%
Greece
0.3%
Croatia
0.3%
China
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Salisbury Heights Religion

No Religion
52.4%
Catholic
20.9%
Anglican
8.7%
Not stated
5.3%
Uniting Church
4.3%
Christian (other)
4.3%
Pentecostal
2.1%
Lutheran
2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Salisbury Heights Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
54.5%
Year 11 or equivalent
22.9%
Year 10 or equivalent
18.5%
Year 9 or equivalent
4.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Salisbury Heights Languages Spoken at Home

Other
29.6%
Italian
23.5%
Greek
10.5%
Vietnamese
8.6%
SAL Tot
8.0%
Arabic
7.4%
IAL Nepali
6.8%
Turkish
5.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Salisbury Heights Employment

💼
Employed full-time
40.4% 1,369 people
⏰
Employed part-time
23.9% 811 people
🔍
Unemployed
2.8% 94 people
🏠
Not in labour force
32.9% 1,114 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Salisbury Heights Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
49.5%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
22.3%
Bachelor Degree
18.5%
Postgraduate Degree
3.9%
Certificate I/II
3.1%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
2.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Salisbury Heights Occupation

Professionals
21.8%
Technicians & Trade Workers
20.2%
Community & Personal Service
15.7%
Clerical & Administrative
15.1%
Managers
11.9%
Labourers
5.3%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
5.0%
Sales Workers
4.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Salisbury Heights Field of Study

Engineering
21.9%
Management & Commerce
20.5%
Society & Culture
14.1%
Health
13.0%
Education
8.6%
Architecture & Building
8.3%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
7.0%
Creative Arts
2.1%
Natural & Physical Sciences
1.7%
Information Technology
1.7%
Agriculture & Environment
1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Salisbury Heights Dwelling Types

Separate house
97.2%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
2.5%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Salisbury Heights Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.4%
$1-$149/wk
0.4%
$150-$299/wk
0.5%
$300-$399/wk
1.8%
$400-$499/wk
3.7%
$500-$649/wk
3.5%
$650-$799/wk
6.3%
$800-$999/wk
7.3%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
8.6%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.0%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.6%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.4%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
13.3%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
10.3%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
7.8%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
4.5%
$4,000+/wk
8.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Salisbury Heights Marital Status

💍
Married
52.2% 1,891
↔️
Separated
2.9% 105
📋
Divorced
8.0% 289
🕊️
Widowed
3.4% 123
👤
Never married
33.5% 1,213

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Salisbury Heights Ancestry

English
33.7%
Australian
30.1%
Italian
6.7%
Other
6.5%
Scottish
5.9%
German
5.9%
Irish
4.9%
Dutch
1.4%
Aboriginal Australianralian
1.4%
Greek
1.3%
Polish
1.3%
Maltese
1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Salisbury Heights School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
27.9%
Secondary — Government
16.1%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
12.5%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
11.5%
Vocational Education
10.8%
Pre-school
7.7%
Secondary — Catholic
6.7%
Primary — Catholic
6.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Salisbury Heights Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
5.6% 489
✅
No need for assistance
94.4% 8,172

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Salisbury Heights Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
13.8% 483
—
Not a volunteer
86.2% 3,019

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Salisbury Heights Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
5.7%
$300-$449/mo
2.4%
$450-$599/mo
2.3%
$600-$799/mo
4.9%
$800-$999/mo
5.5%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
24.9%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
22.6%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
20.2%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
6.7%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
4.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Salisbury Heights How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
78.4%
Did not go to work
10.9%
Car (passenger)
4.9%
Bus
2.5%
Other
1.3%
Truck
0.6%
Bicycle
0.5%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.3%
Ferry
0.2%
Walked only
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Salisbury Heights Car Ownership

0 vehicles
2.2%
1 vehicle
26.7%
2 vehicles
41.5%
3 vehicles
17.2%
4+ vehicles
12.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Salisbury Heights Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
0.4%
2 bedrooms
2.6%
3 bedrooms
50.4%
4 bedrooms
38.2%
5 bedrooms
6.9%
6+ bedrooms
1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Salisbury Heights Population Mobility

10.2%
moved in the last year
31.4%
moved in the last 5 years
4.2%
unemployment rate (Census)
66.3%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Salisbury Heights Indigenous Population

1.8%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
160
Indigenous residents
8,643
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Salisbury Heights Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
410
Asthma
177
Arthritis
175
Diabetes
156
Heart disease
132
Cancer
70
Lung condition
66
Stroke
29
Kidney disease
28
Dementia
5

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Salisbury Heights Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
10.9%
$1-$149/wk
3.7%
$150-$299/wk
6.4%
$300-$399/wk
4.5%
$400-$499/wk
3.4%
$500-$649/wk
3.3%
$650-$799/wk
8.5%
$800-$999/wk
11.3%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
14.2%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
10.2%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.9%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.4%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
7.9%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
1.2%
$3,500+/wk
1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Salisbury Heights Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
39.8%
Couple — no children
25.1%
Couple — no children under 15
21.6%
One parent — children under 15
7.2%
One parent — no children under 15
6.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Salisbury Heights Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.3% 11
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.1% 3
🏅
Previously served
3.3% 117
👤
Never served
96.3% 3,383

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Salisbury Heights Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
15.8% 550
—
Did not provide
84.2% 2,940

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Salisbury Heights Children Ever Born

No children
27.8%
1 child
12.3%
2 children
34.8%
3 children
17.2%
4 children
6.6%
5+ children
1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Salisbury Heights When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
9
1951–1960
91
1961–1970
252
1971–1980
138
1981–1990
83
1991–2000
92
2001–2010
126
2011–2015
82
2016
3
2017
12
2018
15
2019
18
2021
5

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Salisbury Heights Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
21.2%
5–14 hours
32.8%
15–29 hours
13.6%
30+ hours
8.4%
Did not do domestic work
24.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Salisbury Heights Household Size

1 person
18.3%
2 persons
33.6%
3 persons
17.0%
4 persons
19.1%
5 persons
7.5%
6+ persons
4.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Salisbury Heights Where Residents Moved From

Same address
3,888
Moved from SA
352
Moved — same area (SA2)
39
Moved from NSW
12
Moved from VIC
12
Moved from overseas
7
Moved from WA
5
Moved from QLD
4

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Salisbury Heights Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
83.9%
Step family — no other children
7.8%
Blended family — no other children
6.6%
Intact family — other children present
1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Salisbury Heights Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 48 total

Theft
17
Assault
11
Property Damage
10
Break & Enter
8
Fraud
1
Other Against Person
1

Offence trend by year:

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: SA Government Open Data — data.sa.gov.au

Salisbury Heights Schools

12
schools nearby
9
government
966
avg ICSEA score
6,482
total students
Golden Grove Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 495 students
1021
ICSEA
Tyndale Christian School Independent
Combined · R-12 · 1,498 students
1016
ICSEA
Golden Grove High School Government
Secondary · U, 7-12 · 1,486 students
1007
ICSEA
Gulfview Heights Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 384 students
993
ICSEA
Salisbury Heights Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 338 students
974
ICSEA
Salisbury Park Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 220 students
960
ICSEA
St Mary Magdalene's School Catholic
Primary · R-6 · 185 students
958
ICSEA
Salisbury East High School Government
Secondary · U, 7-12 · 1,008 students
941
ICSEA
Keller Road Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 239 students
941
ICSEA
Madison Park School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 188 students
923
ICSEA
Elizabeth Vale Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 441 students
889
ICSEA
Pinnacle College - Golden Grove Independent
Combined

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Salisbury Heights Rent Prices & Affordability

18%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,795/wk
Median Rent $330/wk
Rent-to-Income 18.4%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Salisbury Heights

≈ $7,778/month
Median rent $330/wk
Left after rent $1,465/wk
Rent share 18.4%

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Salisbury Heights vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in SA

Port Elliot
Pop: 2,251 Income: $592/wk Rent: $280/wk
Salisbury Park
Pop: 2,276 Income: $606/wk Rent: $275/wk
Marino
Pop: 2,277 Income: $932/wk Rent: $400/wk
Melrose Park (SA)
Pop: 2,319 Income: $832/wk Rent: $350/wk
Evanston Gardens
Pop: 2,347 Income: $791/wk Rent: $300/wk
Linden Park
Pop: 2,367 Income: $874/wk Rent: $413/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Salisbury Heights

What is the population of Salisbury Heights SA?

The population of Salisbury Heights SA is 4,488 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1283.2 people per km².Salisbury Heights is ranked #1,736 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Salisbury Heights?

The median personal income in Salisbury Heights SA is $816 per week, or $42,432 per year.The median household income is $1,795 per week.Family income is $2,070 per week.Salisbury Heights is ranked #3,318 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Salisbury Heights?

Median rent in Salisbury Heights SA is $330 per week ($1,430 per month).Rent represents 18.4% of household income, which is considered affordable.Salisbury Heights ranks #3,803 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Salisbury Heights?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Salisbury Heights SA is $1,514. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Salisbury Heights?

The median age in Salisbury Heights SA is 38 years.This is equal to the national median age of 38 years.

Is Salisbury Heights a good suburb to live in?

Salisbury Heights is a suburb in South Australia with a population of 4,488.The median income is $816/wk, which is above the SA average of $763/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (18.4% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 41291. All dollar figures in AUD.