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Salisbury SA — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Salisbury SA is 8,841 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Salisbury is $536 per week ($27,872 per year). Median rent in Salisbury is $260 per week ($1,127 per month). Salisbury has a median age of 37 years, younger than the national median of 38. Salisbury has a population density of 1936.6 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Salisbury is England. The most common religion is No Religion (35% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Salisbury is $1,213.

There were 753 recorded offences in Salisbury in 2025-26, a rate of 85 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (433 offences).

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Salisbury Population

residents (Census 2021)

Salisbury Median Income & Rent

💰

Median Income

$536/wk

$27,872 per year

#7881 of 14,663

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Median Rent

$260/wk

$1,127 per month

#5884 of 14,663

👤

Median Age

37years

1 years younger than national median

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Mortgage

$1,213/mo

Avg household size: 2.5 · 0.9 per bedroom

Salisbury Demographics

Gender Split

Male 50.1% (4,431) Female 49.9% (4,412)

Population Density

1936.6

people per km²

8,841 people · 4.6 km²

Households

2.5

Avg household size

0.9

Persons per bedroom

$1,318

Family income/wk

Salisbury 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 Housing Tenure

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Owned outright

48.0% 856 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

52.0% 927 dwellings

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

Salisbury Country of Birth

Australia

79.0%

England

6.8%

Afghanistan

5.7%

India

3.8%

Cambodia

1.3%

Iran

1.0%

Germany

0.9%

Croatia

0.5%

Bangladesh

0.5%

China

0.4%

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

Salisbury Religion

No Religion

34.8%

Catholic

20.3%

Islam

12.1%

Not stated

8.7%

Hinduism

8.3%

Anglican

5.6%

Baptist

5.2%

Buddhism

4.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Salisbury Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

53.5%

Year 10 or equivalent

20.1%

Year 11 or equivalent

19.5%

Year 9 or equivalent

6.8%

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

Salisbury Languages Spoken at Home

Other

43.5%

IAL Nepali

23.6%

Italian

8.5%

Arabic

6.7%

Vietnamese

6.5%

SAL Tot

3.9%

IAL Punjabi

3.7%

Khmer

3.7%

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

Salisbury Employment

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Employed full-time

26.5% 1,720 people

⏰

Employed part-time

18.3% 1,187 people

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Unemployed

5.8% 379 people

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Not in labour force

49.3% 3,200 people

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

Salisbury Qualifications

Certificate III/IV

47.0%

Bachelor Degree

22.7%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

16.5%

Certificate I/II

6.0%

Postgraduate Degree

5.6%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

2.2%

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

Salisbury Occupation

Community & Personal Service

23.3%

Technicians & Trade Workers

16.3%

Professionals

15.3%

Labourers

13.0%

Clerical & Administrative

11.7%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

7.1%

Managers

7.1%

Sales Workers

6.2%

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

Salisbury Field of Study

Society & Culture

21.0%

Management & Commerce

19.2%

Engineering

17.4%

Health

12.7%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

7.7%

Education

5.3%

Information Technology

4.9%

Architecture & Building

4.8%

Creative Arts

2.8%

Natural & Physical Sciences

2.7%

Agriculture & Environment

1.4%

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

Salisbury Dwelling Types

Separate house

72.0%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

25.9%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

2.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Salisbury Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

1.9%

$1-$149/wk

0.7%

$150-$299/wk

2.7%

$300-$399/wk

5.0%

$400-$499/wk

10.2%

$500-$649/wk

7.8%

$650-$799/wk

9.6%

$800-$999/wk

10.8%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

10.2%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

10.2%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

5.8%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

5.3%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

9.1%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

4.4%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

2.9%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

1.3%

$4,000+/wk

2.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Salisbury Marital Status

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Married

39.7% 2,853

↔️

Separated

3.9% 281

📋

Divorced

11.4% 817

🕊️

Widowed

7.5% 538

👤

Never married

37.5% 2,692

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Salisbury Ancestry

Other

30.1%

English

23.0%

Australian

19.0%

Italian

6.6%

Scottish

4.6%

Irish

4.3%

German

3.6%

Filipino

2.2%

Vietnamese

2.1%

Aboriginal Australianralian

1.8%

Indian

1.5%

Chinese

1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Salisbury School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

28.5%

Secondary — Government

21.5%

Vocational Education

18.5%

Primary — Catholic

8.5%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

6.8%

Pre-school

6.4%

Secondary — Catholic

5.1%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

4.6%

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

Salisbury Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

11.0% 1,824

✅

No need for assistance

89.0% 14,808

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

Salisbury Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

10.1% 669

—

Not a volunteer

89.9% 5,986

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Salisbury Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

5.4%

$300-$449/mo

3.0%

$450-$599/mo

4.6%

$600-$799/mo

6.8%

$800-$999/mo

11.8%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

34.4%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

20.0%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

10.1%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

2.3%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Salisbury How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

76.2%

Did not go to work

9.6%

Car (passenger)

6.1%

Bus

4.0%

Walked only

2.0%

Other

0.7%

Truck

0.4%

Taxi/Rideshare

0.4%

Motorbike/Scooter

0.3%

Bicycle

0.2%

Train

0.1%

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

Salisbury Car Ownership

0 vehicles

13.4%

1 vehicle

44.9%

2 vehicles

28.3%

3 vehicles

8.4%

4+ vehicles

5.0%

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

Salisbury Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

4.4%

2 bedrooms

29.0%

3 bedrooms

52.4%

4 bedrooms

12.0%

5 bedrooms

1.5%

6+ bedrooms

0.6%

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

Salisbury Population Mobility

11.6%

moved in the last year

42.8%

moved in the last 5 years

10.9%

unemployment rate (Census)

48.6%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Salisbury Indigenous Population

2.4%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

397

Indigenous residents

16,342

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Salisbury Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

935

Diabetes

339

Arthritis

299

Asthma

269

Heart disease

237

Lung condition

206

Stroke

129

Cancer

115

Kidney disease

103

Dementia

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

Salisbury Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

12.1%

$1-$149/wk

4.4%

$150-$299/wk

11.3%

$300-$399/wk

8.0%

$400-$499/wk

5.5%

$500-$649/wk

5.7%

$650-$799/wk

11.2%

$800-$999/wk

14.4%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

11.7%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

6.8%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

3.9%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

2.4%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

2.1%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

0.2%

$3,500+/wk

0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Salisbury Family Structure

Couple — children under 15

43.6%

Couple — no children

21.2%

Couple — no children under 15

14.6%

One parent — children under 15

11.1%

One parent — no children under 15

9.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Salisbury Military Service

🎖️

Current ADF — Regular

0.1% 10

🛡️

Current ADF — Reserves

0.1% 9

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Previously served

2.3% 157

👤

Never served

97.4% 6,511

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Salisbury Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

13.9% 920

—

Did not provide

86.1% 5,693

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Salisbury Children Ever Born

No children

33.1%

1 child

14.4%

2 children

26.5%

3 children

15.6%

4 children

6.9%

5+ children

3.5%

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

Salisbury When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951

1951–1960

200

1961–1970

351

1971–1980

183

1981–1990

198

1991–2000

163

2001–2010

669

2011–2015

815

2016

238

2017

151

2018

218

2019

317

2020

2021

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

Salisbury Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

18.0%

5–14 hours

22.8%

15–29 hours

10.1%

30+ hours

9.0%

Did not do domestic work

40.2%

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

Salisbury Household Size

1 person

34.9%

2 persons

28.7%

3 persons

13.3%

4 persons

11.0%

5 persons

6.9%

6+ persons

5.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Salisbury Where Residents Moved From

Same address

7,189

Moved from SA

583

Moved — same area (SA2)

171

Moved from overseas

Moved from NSW

Moved from VIC

Moved from QLD

Moved from NT

Moved from WA

Moved from TAS

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

Salisbury Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

86.9%

Blended family — no other children

5.5%

Step family — no other children

5.3%

Intact family — other children present

1.2%

Other couple — children only

1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Salisbury Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 753 total

Theft

433

Assault

145

Property Damage

Break & Enter

Fraud

Other Against Person

Robbery

Offence trend by year:

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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

Salisbury Schools

schools nearby

government

936

avg ICSEA score

10,835

total students

Gulfview Heights Primary School Government

Primary · R-6 · 384 students

993

ICSEA

St Augustine's Parish School Catholic

Primary · R-6 · 664 students

981

ICSEA

Thomas More College Catholic

Secondary · 7-12 · 1,132 students

973

ICSEA

Parafield Gardens Primary School Government

Primary · U, R-6 · 575 students

968

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

Karrendi Primary School Government

Primary · U, R-6 · 259 students

955

ICSEA

Keller Road Primary School Government

Primary · U, R-6 · 239 students

941

ICSEA

Salisbury East High School Government

Secondary · U, 7-12 · 1,008 students

941

ICSEA

Riverdale Primary School Government

Primary · U, R-6 · 241 students

937

ICSEA

Parafield Gardens High School Government

Secondary · U, 7-12 · 1,277 students

928

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

Madison Park School Government

Primary · U, R-6 · 188 students

923

ICSEA

Salisbury Primary School Government

Primary · U, R-6 · 360 students

913

ICSEA

Showing 15 of 22 schools

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

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Salisbury Rent Prices & Affordability

25%

of income

Moderate

Household Income $1,029/wk

Median Rent $260/wk

Rent-to-Income 25.3%

Rent is between 25–35% of household income — moderate housing costs.

If you earn X in Salisbury

Your weekly income

≈ $4,459/month

Median rent $260/wk

Left after rent $769/wk

Rent share 25.3%

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Elizabeth Grove

Income: $453/wk Rent: $225/wk Save: $35/wk

Elizabeth

Income: $452/wk Rent: $230/wk Save: $30/wk

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Income: $485/wk Rent: $240/wk Save: $20/wk

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Income: $596/wk Rent: $180/wk Save: $80/wk

Salisbury vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in SA

Elizabeth Park

Pop: 4,428 Income: $486/wk Rent: $255/wk

Broadview

Pop: 4,450 Income: $897/wk Rent: $320/wk

Salisbury Heights

Pop: 4,488 Income: $816/wk Rent: $330/wk

Hackham

Pop: 4,491 Income: $613/wk Rent: $297/wk

Seaford (SA)

Pop: 4,493 Income: $656/wk Rent: $330/wk

Ferryden Park

Pop: 4,495 Income: $548/wk Rent: $242/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Salisbury

What is the population of Salisbury SA?

The population of Salisbury SA is 8,841 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1936.6 people per km².Salisbury is ranked #786 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Salisbury?

The median personal income in Salisbury SA is $536 per week, or $27,872 per year.The median household income is $1,029 per week.Family income is $1,318 per week.Salisbury is ranked #7,881 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Salisbury?

Median rent in Salisbury SA is $260 per week ($1,127 per month).Rent represents 25.3% of household income, which is considered moderate.Salisbury ranks #5,884 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Salisbury?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Salisbury SA is $1,213. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Salisbury?

The median age in Salisbury SA is 37 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Salisbury a good suburb to live in?

Salisbury is a suburb in South Australia with a population of 8,841.The median income is $536/wk, which is below the SA average of $763/wk.Rent affordability is rated as moderate (25.3% 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: 41288. All dollar figures in AUD.