Suburbs Salisbury North

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Salisbury North SA — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Salisbury North SA is 10,683 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Salisbury North is $540 per week ($28,080 per year). Median rent in Salisbury North is $260 per week ($1,127 per month). Salisbury North has a median age of 35 years, younger than the national median of 38. Salisbury North has a population density of 2506.6 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Salisbury North is England. The most common religion is No Religion (51% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Salisbury North is $1,127.

There were 411 recorded offences in Salisbury North in 2025-26, a rate of 38 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (143 offences).

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📍 Salisbury North, South Australia — 34.7442°S, 138.6274°E

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Salisbury North Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Salisbury North Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$540/wk
$28,080 per year
#7837 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$260/wk
$1,127 per month
#5884 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
35years
3 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,127/mo
Avg household size: 2.5 · 0.8 per bedroom

Salisbury North Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.6% (5,291) Female 50.4% (5,385)

Population Density

2506.6
people per km²
10,683 people · 4.3 km²

Households

2.5
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$1,292
Family income/wk

Salisbury North 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 North Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
38.0% 850 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
62.0% 1,388 dwellings

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

Salisbury North Country of Birth

Australia
88.4%
England
4.4%
Afghanistan
2.3%
India
1.7%
Cambodia
1.3%
Germany
0.5%
Greece
0.5%
China
0.4%
Iran
0.4%
Croatia
0.3%

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

Salisbury North Religion

No Religion
50.8%
Catholic
15.1%
Not stated
9.9%
Islam
6.2%
Anglican
5.9%
Buddhism
5.3%
Christian (other)
3.6%
Uniting Church
3.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Salisbury North Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
46.6%
Year 10 or equivalent
23.4%
Year 11 or equivalent
21.6%
Year 9 or equivalent
8.4%

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

Salisbury North Languages Spoken at Home

Other
44.4%
IAL Nepali
13.3%
Vietnamese
11.1%
SAL Tot
8.4%
Khmer
7.7%
Arabic
6.4%
Spanish
4.4%
SAL Tagalog
4.3%

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

Salisbury North Employment

💼
Employed full-time
28.7% 2,181 people
⏰
Employed part-time
18.3% 1,392 people
🔍
Unemployed
5.8% 445 people
🏠
Not in labour force
47.2% 3,592 people

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

Salisbury North Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
56.3%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
16.0%
Bachelor Degree
15.9%
Certificate I/II
6.8%
Postgraduate Degree
3.1%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
2.0%

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

Salisbury North Occupation

Community & Personal Service
22.3%
Technicians & Trade Workers
16.9%
Labourers
13.8%
Professionals
13.3%
Clerical & Administrative
12.7%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
8.8%
Sales Workers
6.1%
Managers
6.0%

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

Salisbury North Field of Study

Society & Culture
20.7%
Management & Commerce
20.6%
Engineering
18.3%
Health
11.5%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
8.5%
Education
6.1%
Architecture & Building
5.0%
Information Technology
3.6%
Creative Arts
2.5%
Agriculture & Environment
1.7%
Natural & Physical Sciences
1.3%

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

Salisbury North Dwelling Types

Separate house
73.1%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
25.3%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Salisbury North Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
2.1%
$1-$149/wk
0.8%
$150-$299/wk
2.2%
$300-$399/wk
4.3%
$400-$499/wk
10.6%
$500-$649/wk
6.3%
$650-$799/wk
9.9%
$800-$999/wk
11.0%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
10.5%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.8%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.1%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.0%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
9.9%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
5.2%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
2.6%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
1.2%
$4,000+/wk
1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Salisbury North Marital Status

💍
Married
35.9% 3,039
↔️
Separated
4.3% 360
📋
Divorced
10.9% 921
🕊️
Widowed
6.0% 504
👤
Never married
43.0% 3,637

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Salisbury North Ancestry

English
29.2%
Australian
26.4%
Other
17.0%
Scottish
5.2%
German
4.5%
Irish
4.4%
Aboriginal Australianralian
3.7%
Italian
2.8%
Filipino
2.4%
Vietnamese
2.3%
Chinese
1.1%
Dutch
1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Salisbury North School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
38.9%
Secondary — Government
24.6%
Vocational Education
12.0%
Pre-school
7.5%
Primary — Catholic
7.2%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
4.6%
Secondary — Catholic
3.5%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
1.6%

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

Salisbury North Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
11.3% 2,243
✅
No need for assistance
88.7% 17,595

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

Salisbury North Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
9.1% 713
—
Not a volunteer
90.9% 7,122

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Salisbury North Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
4.2%
$300-$449/mo
3.0%
$450-$599/mo
3.1%
$600-$799/mo
7.5%
$800-$999/mo
17.1%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
39.0%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
17.3%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
6.0%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
1.6%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Salisbury North How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
76.3%
Did not go to work
10.7%
Car (passenger)
6.8%
Bus
2.7%
Walked only
0.9%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.6%
Other
0.5%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.4%
Truck
0.4%
Bicycle
0.3%
Train
0.1%
Ferry
0.1%

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

Salisbury North Car Ownership

0 vehicles
12.2%
1 vehicle
40.3%
2 vehicles
31.8%
3 vehicles
10.7%
4+ vehicles
5.1%

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

Salisbury North Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
2.6%
2 bedrooms
11.7%
3 bedrooms
71.3%
4 bedrooms
12.2%
5 bedrooms
1.8%
6+ bedrooms
0.4%

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

Salisbury North Population Mobility

11.5%
moved in the last year
37.4%
moved in the last 5 years
10.4%
unemployment rate (Census)
50.5%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Salisbury North Indigenous Population

4.7%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
932
Indigenous residents
19,104
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Salisbury North Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
1,374
Asthma
533
Arthritis
426
Diabetes
422
Lung condition
275
Heart disease
260
Stroke
118
Cancer
117
Kidney disease
105
Dementia
42

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

Salisbury North Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
13.2%
$1-$149/wk
3.5%
$150-$299/wk
11.1%
$300-$399/wk
8.0%
$400-$499/wk
5.9%
$500-$649/wk
4.3%
$650-$799/wk
10.9%
$800-$999/wk
15.3%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
13.0%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
6.3%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
4.2%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
2.0%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
1.8%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.2%
$3,500+/wk
0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Salisbury North Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
39.5%
Couple — no children
19.6%
One parent — children under 15
16.4%
Couple — no children under 15
13.4%
One parent — no children under 15
11.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Salisbury North Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.1% 10
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.1% 8
🏅
Previously served
2.3% 185
👤
Never served
97.4% 7,681

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Salisbury North Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
15.3% 1,191
—
Did not provide
84.7% 6,611

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Salisbury North Children Ever Born

No children
31.4%
1 child
14.3%
2 children
26.6%
3 children
17.3%
4 children
8.2%
5+ children
2.2%

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

Salisbury North When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
16
1951–1960
125
1961–1970
308
1971–1980
182
1981–1990
228
1991–2000
190
2001–2010
640
2011–2015
524
2016
135
2017
128
2018
106
2019
166
2020
76
2021
12

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

Salisbury North Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
18.7%
5–14 hours
22.6%
15–29 hours
10.2%
30+ hours
9.3%
Did not do domestic work
39.1%

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

Salisbury North Household Size

1 person
29.6%
2 persons
29.5%
3 persons
17.1%
4 persons
12.5%
5 persons
6.3%
6+ persons
4.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Salisbury North Where Residents Moved From

Same address
8,614
Moved from SA
814
Moved — same area (SA2)
162
Moved from overseas
55
Moved from VIC
25
Moved from NSW
16
Moved from NT
8
Moved from QLD
7
Moved from ACT
6

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

Salisbury North Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
80.7%
Step family — no other children
10.0%
Blended family — no other children
5.8%
Other couple — children only
1.7%
Intact family — other children present
1.3%
Blended family — other children present
0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Salisbury North Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 411 total

Theft
143
Assault
123
Property Damage
71
Break & Enter
42
Fraud
18
Other Against Person
11
Robbery
3

Offence trend by year:

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Salisbury North Schools

14
schools nearby
10
government
937
avg ICSEA score
6,360
total students
Bethany Christian School Incorporated Independent
Primary · R-6 · 531 students
996
ICSEA
St Augustine's Parish School Catholic
Primary · R-6 · 664 students
981
ICSEA
The Pines School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 671 students
967
ICSEA
Burton Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 422 students
946
ICSEA
Riverdale Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 241 students
937
ICSEA
Salisbury Downs Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 271 students
926
ICSEA
Lake Windemere B-6 School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 426 students
924
ICSEA
Salisbury Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 360 students
913
ICSEA
Paralowie School Government
Combined · R-12 · 1,373 students
909
ICSEA
Salisbury High School Government
Secondary · U, 7-12 · 1,058 students
907
ICSEA
Salisbury North Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 343 students
897
ICSEA
Indie School Salisbury Campus Independent
Secondary
Temple Christian College - Bethany Campus Independent
Secondary
Bowden Brompton Community School - Little Para Campus Government
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 North Rent Prices & Affordability

24%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,068/wk
Median Rent $260/wk
Rent-to-Income 24.3%

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

If you earn X in Salisbury North

≈ $4,628/month
Median rent $260/wk
Left after rent $808/wk
Rent share 24.3%

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Salisbury North vs State & National Average

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Pop: 5,367 Income: $837/wk Rent: $350/wk
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Pop: 5,459 Income: $843/wk Rent: $300/wk
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Pop: 5,489 Income: $786/wk Rent: $380/wk
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Pop: 5,585 Income: $758/wk Rent: $365/wk
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Pop: 5,593 Income: $683/wk Rent: $315/wk
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Pop: 5,633 Income: $542/wk Rent: $270/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Salisbury North

What is the population of Salisbury North SA?

The population of Salisbury North SA is 10,683 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 2506.6 people per km².Salisbury North is ranked #568 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Salisbury North?

The median personal income in Salisbury North SA is $540 per week, or $28,080 per year.The median household income is $1,068 per week.Family income is $1,292 per week.Salisbury North is ranked #7,837 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Salisbury North?

Median rent in Salisbury North SA is $260 per week ($1,127 per month).Rent represents 24.3% of household income, which is considered affordable.Salisbury North ranks #5,884 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Salisbury North?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Salisbury North SA is $1,127. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Salisbury North?

The median age in Salisbury North SA is 35 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Salisbury North a good suburb to live in?

Salisbury North is a suburb in South Australia with a population of 10,683.The median income is $540/wk, which is below the SA average of $763/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (24.3% 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: 41292. All dollar figures in AUD.