Median price trend for houses
Based on 121 sales in the preceding 12 months
$792,000
Up 14.8% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $600k
- 3 bed
- $788k
- 4 bed
- $879k
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The quick read on
Salisbury
SA 5108 · Salisbury
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $792,000
- Median unit
- $525,000
- Population
- 8,841
- Postcode
- 5108
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ABS 2021
Salisbury, South Australia
Property market insights for Salisbury (SA)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Salisbury (SA) SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 129 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$575 per week
Up 9.5% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Salisbury (SA), SA is currently $792,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Salisbury (SA) has a 12-month growth rate of 14.8% for houses and 16.7% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $600,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $788,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $879,000 in Salisbury (SA).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Salisbury (SA) is $575 per week. The median house rent has increased 9.5% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Salisbury (SA) is $525,000, which has increased 16.7% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $410,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $478,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $616,000 in Salisbury (SA). The median rent for units and apartments in Salisbury (SA) is $425 per week and has increased 6.3% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Salisbury safe?
The overall rate for Salisbury is 7,846 offences per 100,000 residents — 109% above the Greater Adelaide benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Salisbury.
Overall crime rate
7,846
offences per 100,000 residents
109% aboveGreater Adelaide
SalisburyGreater Adelaide: 3,761
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Salisbury?
Salisbury SA 5108 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
8,841 people call Salisbury home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $1,029 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 8,841
- Median age
- 37 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,213 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $260 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.8%Above
15–3427.4%Above
35–5424.5%Below
55–7419.9%Below
75 and over9.3%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses61.3%Below
Townhouses23.9%Above
Apartments14.6%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright26.9%Below
Paying a mortgage29.2%Below
Renting43.9%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car13.5%Above
One car45.0%Above
Two cars28.3%Below
Three or more13.4%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home3.8%Below
Drove to work71.2%Above
Train, tram or bus3.8%Below
Walked or cycled2.0%Below
What stands out in Salisbury
3.8% of workers in Salisbury worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Greater Adelaide.
4.2% of Salisbury residents were born in England.
28.9% of people in Salisbury described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Salisbury
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Salisbury SA 5108.
Is Salisbury family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.8% of Salisbury's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
2,102 family households lived in Salisbury; 42.4% were couple families and 23.9% were one-parent families.
41.8% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Salisbury?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Salisbury had 8,841 residents at the 2021 Census.
27.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
29.2% were 55 or older. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Salisbury?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 61.3% of occupied private dwellings in Salisbury.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 23.9% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 14.6% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Salisbury?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
26.9% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
29.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.
43.9% rented their home. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Salisbury?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Salisbury had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 34.9% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 28.7%, while 23.1% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Salisbury?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
3.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
71.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
3.8% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Salisbury?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
13.5% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
One-car households formed 45.0% of the total.
41.7% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Salisbury, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
57.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 42.8% reported a different address.
41.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Salisbury?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
52.2% of residents used only English at home.
41.2% used a language other than English at home.
0.5% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.1% spoke Cantonese and 0.3% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Salisbury residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
41.8% of Salisbury's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 58.2% was born in Australia.
0.4% of residents were born in China.
2.3% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 75.4%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Salisbury?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 25.4% of ancestry responses in Salisbury.
Australian ancestry made up 21.1% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.4% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Salisbury?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
9.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
Managers accounted for 6.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.7%.
Health care and social assistance employed 17.2% of workers, and education and training employed 6.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Salisbury?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 48.6%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
24.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 16.6% worked part time.
Unemployment was 10.9%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Salisbury show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
58.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.2% reported asthma, 10.0% arthritis and 7.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Salisbury?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
16.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.2% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 12.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 42.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Salisbury?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,029 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,213.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $260 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Salisbury compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 3.8% in Salisbury, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 26.9% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 43.9% in Salisbury, against 29.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Salisbury (SA)
Is Salisbury (SA) expensive?
The median house price is $792,000, while units and apartments sit at $525,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Salisbury (SA) good for families?
The Census counted 2,102 local families, and 18.8% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Salisbury (SA)?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $879,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Salisbury (SA)
162 streets in Salisbury (SA)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Ada St
- Aldershot Ave
- Almond Ct
- Almond Dr
- Alpha St
- Alwyn St
- Amanda St
- Ames Rd
- Ann St
- Arthur St
- Banks St
- Barnett St
- Barnstaple Rd
- Barossa St
- Barry St
- Beltana St
- Beta St
- Beverley Ave
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- Bowcher St
- Brian Street
- Bridge St
- Bristol St
- Brooklyn Ave
- Broughton Pl
- Brownhill Pl
- Brown Tce
- Bungaree St
- Burton Rd
- Carey St
- Cartref St
- Casson Ct
- Chambers St
- Chapel St
- Church St
- Clarence St
- Commercial Rd
- Compuda St
- Coombe Rd
- Coxfield Ct
- Cox Pl
- Creaser St
- Cross Keys Rd
- Cynthia Rd
- Davis St
- Day St
- Devon Dr
- Donald St
- Donna Ct
- Douglas Ave
- Dudley Ave
- Dylan Ct
- East Tce
- Eliza St
- Emlyn Ave
- Eucalypt Ave
- Evan Ave
- Fenden Rd
- Festival Ct
- Field Pl
- Fisher St
- Fleet St
- Frost Rd
- Gawler St
- Gilbert Ct
- Goodall Cr
- Gould Pl
- Guerin St
- Halbury Rd
- Harvey Ave
- Hay St
- Herbert St
- High St
- Hindmarsh Ct
- Hoyle Ct
- Hunt St
- Hutt Pl
- Inman Pl
- Isobel St
- Jago St
- James Ln
- James St
- Jane Cr
- John Ln
- John St
- Joseph St
- Katrina Ave
- Kelly Tce
- Kenneth St
- Kimber Ct
- Kirby Ave
- Lance St
- Lawrie Ave
- Light Pl
- Lipman St
- Loades St
- Lorna St
- Magor Cr
- Malcolm St
- March St
- Margaret Ave
- Martins Rd
- Martins Road
- Mary St
- Mawson Rd
- Middle
- Middleton St
- Minno Pl
- Montana Dr
- Montebello Dr
- Morgante Ct
- Murray St
- Myall Bvd
- Natalie Ave
- North Ln
- Onkaparinga Dr
- Orange Ave
- Para St
- Park Tce
- Pat St
- Pedlar Pl
- Perez Ave
- Peter St
- Ponton St
- Porter St
- Post Ave
- Rhyne Ave
- Robert Ct
- Robert St
- Ronald St
- Roper St
- Rositano Dr
- Sabina St
- Saints Rd
- Salisbury Hwy
- Shelsley Rd
- South Tce
- Spains Rd
- Stanley Ave
- Stewart Ave
- Taunton Ave
- Theta St
- Thomas St
- Torrens Pl
- Turner St
- Union St
- Urlwin Rd
- Valencia St
- Veronica Ct
- Vivian Ct
- Wall Ct
- Waterloo Corner Rd
- Wayne St
- Webb St
- Wiggins Ave
- Wilfrid Ct
- William St
- Wiltshire St
- Winzor Ct
- Winzor Pl
- Winzor St
- Wright Street
- York Tce
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