Brahma Lodge vs Salisbury Plain

Comparing Brahma Lodge and Salisbury Plain, SA: Brahma Lodge has more residents (3,380 vs 1,333); Salisbury Plain has higher household incomes ($65,416 vs $56,212).

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Brahma Lodge

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Brahma Lodge

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($502,500 vs $1,050,000)
  • has cheaper land ($415,000 vs $655,750)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Salisbury Plain

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.0% vs 1.8%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Brahma Lodge and Salisbury Plain drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Brahma Lodge Salisbury Plain
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Brahma Lodge Salisbury Plain
Walkability 66 / 71
Brahma Lodge — Walkability: 66/100 Salisbury Plain — Walkability: 71/100
Safety 18 / 14
Brahma Lodge — Safety: 18/100 Salisbury Plain — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Brahma Lodge — Low fire risk: 100/100 Salisbury Plain — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 16 / 21
Brahma Lodge — Low flood risk: 16/100 Salisbury Plain — Low flood risk: 21/100

Demographics

Brahma Lodge has more residents (3,380 vs 1,333); Salisbury Plain has higher household incomes ($65,416 vs $56,212).

Brahma Lodge Salisbury Plain
Population 3,380
+61% vs other
 1,333
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.8% +10.0%
Median age 37
same for both
Median household income $56,212/yr $65,416/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $290/wk
+2% vs other
 $285/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brahma Lodge Salisbury Plain
0-4 6.6% / 7.7%
Brahma Lodge — 0-4: 6.6% Salisbury Plain — 0-4: 7.7%
5-14 14.2% / 12.8%
Brahma Lodge — 5-14: 14.2% Salisbury Plain — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 5.4% / 5.9%
Brahma Lodge — 15-19: 5.4% Salisbury Plain — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 6.3% / 5.6%
Brahma Lodge — 20-24: 6.3% Salisbury Plain — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 13.6% / 13.3%
Brahma Lodge — 25-34: 13.6% Salisbury Plain — 25-34: 13.3%
35-44 13.8% / 13.0%
Brahma Lodge — 35-44: 13.8% Salisbury Plain — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 12.0% / 13.6%
Brahma Lodge — 45-54: 12.0% Salisbury Plain — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 11.4% / 10.5%
Brahma Lodge — 55-64: 11.4% Salisbury Plain — 55-64: 10.5%
65-74 8.7% / 10.7%
Brahma Lodge — 65-74: 8.7% Salisbury Plain — 65-74: 10.7%
75-84 6.4% / 4.4%
Brahma Lodge — 75-84: 6.4% Salisbury Plain — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 1.7% / 2.5%
Brahma Lodge — 85+: 1.7% Salisbury Plain — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Brahma Lodge 36.0% couple families
Brahma Lodge — Couple Families: 36.0% Brahma Lodge — Lone Person: 35.0% Brahma Lodge — One Parent Families: 22.2% Brahma Lodge — Group Household: 4.2% Brahma Lodge — Other Families: 2.5%
Salisbury Plain 40.8% couple families
Salisbury Plain — Couple Families: 40.8% Salisbury Plain — Lone Person: 35.9% Salisbury Plain — One Parent Families: 21.0% Salisbury Plain — Group Household: 1.5% Salisbury Plain — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Brahma Lodge 30.0% renting
Brahma Lodge — Owned Outright: 31.6% Brahma Lodge — Mortgage: 38.5% Brahma Lodge — Renting: 30.0%
Salisbury Plain 28.0% renting
Salisbury Plain — Owned Outright: 30.0% Salisbury Plain — Mortgage: 42.0% Salisbury Plain — Renting: 28.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Brahma Lodge Salisbury Plain
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 15.5%
Brahma Lodge — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Salisbury Plain — Certificate III & IV: 15.5%
Bachelor Degree 5.7% / 5.4%
Brahma Lodge — Bachelor Degree: 5.7% Salisbury Plain — Bachelor Degree: 5.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.9% / 5.5%
Brahma Lodge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9% Salisbury Plain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 1.8%
Brahma Lodge — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Salisbury Plain — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 0.9%
Brahma Lodge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Salisbury Plain — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Brahma Lodge Salisbury Plain
England 3.9% / 5.8%
Brahma Lodge — England: 3.9% Salisbury Plain — England: 5.8%
Myanmar 4.0% / 2.1%
Brahma Lodge — Myanmar: 4.0% Salisbury Plain — Myanmar: 2.1%
Afghanistan 3.1% / 2.3%
Brahma Lodge — Afghanistan: 3.1% Salisbury Plain — Afghanistan: 2.3%
Nepal 1.4% / 2.3%
Brahma Lodge — Nepal: 1.4% Salisbury Plain — Nepal: 2.3%
India 2.2% / 1.4%
Brahma Lodge — India: 2.2% Salisbury Plain — India: 1.4%
Italy 1.4% / 1.8%
Brahma Lodge — Italy: 1.4% Salisbury Plain — Italy: 1.8%
Vietnam 2.2% / —
Brahma Lodge — Vietnam: 2.2% Salisbury Plain — Vietnam: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brahma Lodge 94.0% houses
Brahma Lodge — Houses: 94.0% Brahma Lodge — Townhouses: 5.5% Brahma Lodge — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Salisbury Plain 86.2% houses
Salisbury Plain — Houses: 86.2% Salisbury Plain — Townhouses: 14.5% Salisbury Plain — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Brahma Lodge Salisbury Plain
Median house price $739,000 $740,000
Median unit price $502,500 $1,050,000
Median land price $415,000 $655,750
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 30 sales
 13 days
from 11 sales

Zoning mix

Salisbury Plain has more industrially zoned land (61% vs 2%).

Brahma Lodge Salisbury Plain
Residential 98% 36%
Industrial 2% 61%
Commercial 1% 4%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Brahma Lodge Salisbury Plain
New dwellings approved 949
across Salisbury
same for both
Approvals change year on year -30%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Brahma Lodge Salisbury Plain
Houses 4.3%
$600/wk on $725K
 4.2%
$585/wk on $724K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Brahma Lodge Salisbury Plain
House price Higher than 13% of SA Higher than 9% of SA
Income Higher than 21% of SA Higher than 33% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 86% of SA Higher than 89% of SA
Affordability Higher than 46% of SA Higher than 75% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 49% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of SA Higher than 92% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 79% of SA Higher than 72% of SA

Liveability

Brahma Lodge Salisbury Plain
Grade D
same for both
Score 24/100 27/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Brahma Lodge Salisbury Plain
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
82/100
 High
86/100
Flood High
84/100
 High
79/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
83/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 9
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Brahma Lodge Salisbury Plain
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Adelaide University, Mawson Lakes Campus, 5.4 km
 1
Adelaide University, Mawson Lakes Campus, 6.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.6%
same for both

Schools in Brahma Lodge

  • Brahma Lodge Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Salisbury Plain

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Brahma Lodge Salisbury Plain
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 4 0
Childcare 2 0
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0

Mobility

Brahma Lodge Salisbury Plain
Walkability score 66/100 71/100
Distance to Adelaide 19.6 km 20.5 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 28 min 29 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 51.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 43.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 5109
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 5109
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Brahma Lodge Salisbury Plain
Car (driver) 82.4% / 88.1%
Brahma Lodge — Car (driver): 82.4% Salisbury Plain — Car (driver): 88.1%
Worked from Home 5.4% / 4.3%
Brahma Lodge — Worked from Home: 5.4% Salisbury Plain — Worked from Home: 4.3%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 5.0%
Brahma Lodge — Car (passenger): 4.5% Salisbury Plain — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Bus 5.0% / 2.6%
Brahma Lodge — Bus: 5.0% Salisbury Plain — Bus: 2.6%
Walked Only 1.7% / —
Brahma Lodge — Walked Only: 1.7% Salisbury Plain — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.1%).

Setting

Brahma Lodge Salisbury Plain
Elevation 35 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.2 km 10.1 km

NBN connectivity

Brahma Lodge Salisbury Plain
Connectivity score 76/100 78/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 4%
1,426 premises
 14%
879 premises

Climate

Brahma Lodge Salisbury Plain
Annual rainfall 404 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Brahma Lodge Salisbury Plain
PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.31 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Brahma Lodge Salisbury Plain
Average residential rate $1,722/yr
same for both
Council Salisbury
same for both

Federal electorate

Brahma Lodge Salisbury Plain
Division Spence
same for both
Member Matt Burnell
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Brahma Lodge Salisbury Plain
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Brahma Lodge

Middle-Ring Parks

Salisbury Plain

Large Blocks Middle-Ring

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