Paralowie vs Salisbury Downs

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Paralowie, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Salisbury Downs tends to suit people living alone.

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

Paralowie

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (17 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (10 vs 7)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (94% vs 79%)

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

First-home buyers

Salisbury Downs

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($217,500 vs $480,000)
  • has cheaper land ($391,250 vs $492,750)
  • But Paralowie leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)

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

Renters

Salisbury Downs

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper rent ($273/wk vs $305/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Salisbury Downs

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (21% vs 6%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 10%)
  • But Paralowie carries lower crime risk (74/100 vs 86/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Paralowie Salisbury Downs
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.

Paralowie Salisbury Downs
Walkability 72 / 69
Paralowie — Walkability: 72/100 Salisbury Downs — Walkability: 69/100
Safety 26 / 14
Paralowie — Safety: 26/100 Salisbury Downs — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Paralowie — Low fire risk: 100/100 Salisbury Downs — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 18 / 21
Paralowie — Low flood risk: 18/100 Salisbury Downs — Low flood risk: 21/100

Demographics

Paralowie has more residents (17,504 vs 6,296); Paralowie has higher household incomes ($76,908 vs $58,968).

Paralowie Salisbury Downs
Population 17,504
+64% vs other
 6,296
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.9% +5.2%
Median age 35 37
Median household income $76,908/yr
+23% vs other
 $58,968/yr
Median weekly rent $305/wk
+10% vs other
 $273/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Paralowie Salisbury Downs
0-4 6.5% / 6.3%
Paralowie — 0-4: 6.5% Salisbury Downs — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 14.7% / 13.1%
Paralowie — 5-14: 14.7% Salisbury Downs — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 6.8% / 5.8%
Paralowie — 15-19: 6.8% Salisbury Downs — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 7.2% / 6.4%
Paralowie — 20-24: 7.2% Salisbury Downs — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 14.5% / 14.4%
Paralowie — 25-34: 14.5% Salisbury Downs — 25-34: 14.4%
35-44 14.3% / 13.3%
Paralowie — 35-44: 14.3% Salisbury Downs — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 13.4% / 11.6%
Paralowie — 45-54: 13.4% Salisbury Downs — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 12.2% / 12.4%
Paralowie — 55-64: 12.2% Salisbury Downs — 55-64: 12.4%
65-74 7.4% / 10.2%
Paralowie — 65-74: 7.4% Salisbury Downs — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 2.5% / 5.2%
Paralowie — 75-84: 2.5% Salisbury Downs — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 0.5% / 1.6%
Paralowie — 85+: 0.5% Salisbury Downs — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Paralowie 46.6% couple families
Paralowie — Couple Families: 46.6% Paralowie — Lone Person: 26.2% Paralowie — One Parent Families: 21.9% Paralowie — Group Household: 3.6% Paralowie — Other Families: 1.7%
Salisbury Downs 37.5% couple families
Salisbury Downs — Couple Families: 37.5% Salisbury Downs — Lone Person: 35.0% Salisbury Downs — One Parent Families: 21.4% Salisbury Downs — Group Household: 4.1% Salisbury Downs — Other Families: 2.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Paralowie 24.8% renting
Paralowie — Owned Outright: 24.6% Paralowie — Mortgage: 50.6% Paralowie — Renting: 24.8%
Salisbury Downs 36.0% renting
Salisbury Downs — Owned Outright: 28.3% Salisbury Downs — Mortgage: 35.7% Salisbury Downs — Renting: 36.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Paralowie Salisbury Downs
England 3.7% / 4.7%
Paralowie — England: 3.7% Salisbury Downs — England: 4.7%
Vietnam 3.4% / 5.0%
Paralowie — Vietnam: 3.4% Salisbury Downs — Vietnam: 5.0%
Afghanistan 3.2% / 2.9%
Paralowie — Afghanistan: 3.2% Salisbury Downs — Afghanistan: 2.9%
India 2.6% / 2.5%
Paralowie — India: 2.6% Salisbury Downs — India: 2.5%
Philippines 1.8% / 2.6%
Paralowie — Philippines: 1.8% Salisbury Downs — Philippines: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

Qualifications

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

Paralowie Salisbury Downs
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 13.9%
Paralowie — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Salisbury Downs — Certificate III & IV: 13.9%
Bachelor Degree 5.7% / 6.4%
Paralowie — Bachelor Degree: 5.7% Salisbury Downs — Bachelor Degree: 6.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 4.9%
Paralowie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Salisbury Downs — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 1.9%
Paralowie — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Salisbury Downs — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 0.7%
Paralowie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Salisbury Downs — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Paralowie 94.1% houses
Paralowie — Houses: 94.1% Paralowie — Townhouses: 4.6% Paralowie — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Salisbury Downs 79.3% houses
Salisbury Downs — Houses: 79.3% Salisbury Downs — Townhouses: 13.4% Salisbury Downs — Flats / Apartments: 7.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Paralowie Salisbury Downs
Median house price $735,000 $735,500
Median unit price $480,000 $217,500
Median land price $492,750 $391,250
Typical days to sell (houses) 17 days
from 189 sales
 17 days
from 58 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Paralowie Salisbury Downs
3 bed $708K / $722K
Paralowie — 3 bed: $708K (195 sales) Salisbury Downs — 3 bed: $722K (103 sales)

195 vs 103 sales

4 bed $810K / $785K
Paralowie — 4 bed: $810K (84 sales) Salisbury Downs — 4 bed: $785K (25 sales)

84 vs 25 sales

5 bed $816K / $941K
Paralowie — 5 bed: $816K (15 sales) Salisbury Downs — 5 bed: $941K (6 sales)

15 vs 6 sales

Zoning mix

Paralowie Salisbury Downs
Residential 89% 86%
Commercial 4% 8%
Parks and recreation 7% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
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

Paralowie Salisbury Downs
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.

Paralowie Salisbury Downs
Houses 4.5%
$620/wk on $724K
 4.2%
$600/wk on $738K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Paralowie Salisbury Downs
House price Higher than 14% of SA Higher than 22% of SA
Income Higher than 52% of SA Higher than 26% of SA
Schools Higher than 23% of SA Higher than 39% of SA
Walkability Higher than 89% of SA Higher than 88% of SA
Affordability Higher than 84% of SA Higher than 41% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 40% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of SA Higher than 84% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 87% of SA Higher than 74% of SA

Liveability

Paralowie scores higher overall (28 vs 23).

Paralowie Salisbury Downs
Grade D
same for both
Score 28/100 23/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Salisbury Downs carries more crime risk (86 vs 74).

Paralowie Salisbury Downs
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
74/100
 High
86/100
Flood High
82/100
 High
79/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 10
within 5 km
 12
within 5 km

Schools

Paralowie Salisbury Downs
Inside the suburb 4 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 3 2
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Adelaide University, Mawson Lakes Campus, 5.9 km
 1
Adelaide University, Mawson Lakes Campus, 4.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.8% 2.2%

Schools in Paralowie

  • Bethany Christian School Incorporated Independent · Primary at peers
  • Paralowie School Government · Combined at peers
  • Settlers Farm Campus R-6 Government · Primary at peers
  • Temple Christian College - Bethany Campus Independent · Secondary

Schools in Salisbury Downs

  • Salisbury Downs Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Thomas More College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Riverdale Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Paralowie Salisbury Downs
Supermarkets 2
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 0 9
Parks & reserves 17 1
Childcare 10 7
GPs 2 1
Pharmacies 2
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 2 3
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Paralowie Salisbury Downs
Walkability score 72/100 69/100
Distance to Adelaide 24 km
+3% vs other
 23.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 26 min 29 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 190.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 54.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 5108
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 5108
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.

Paralowie Salisbury Downs
Car (driver) 85.3% / 81.6%
Paralowie — Car (driver): 85.3% Salisbury Downs — Car (driver): 81.6%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / 6.7%
Paralowie — Car (passenger): 6.0% Salisbury Downs — Car (passenger): 6.7%
Worked from Home 4.4% / 5.7%
Paralowie — Worked from Home: 4.4% Salisbury Downs — Worked from Home: 5.7%
Bus 2.8% / 4.1%
Paralowie — Bus: 2.8% Salisbury Downs — Bus: 4.1%
Walked Only 0.8% / 1.3%
Paralowie — Walked Only: 0.8% Salisbury Downs — Walked Only: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.3%).

Setting

Paralowie Salisbury Downs
Elevation 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.7 km 6.8 km

NBN connectivity

Paralowie Salisbury Downs
Connectivity score 78/100 73/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 22%
6,453 premises
 5%
2,712 premises

Climate

Paralowie Salisbury Downs
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)

Paralowie Salisbury Downs
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

Paralowie Salisbury Downs
Average residential rate $1,722/yr
same for both
Council Salisbury
same for both

Federal electorate

Paralowie Salisbury Downs
Division Spence
same for both
Member Matt Burnell
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Paralowie Salisbury Downs
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Paralowie

Middle-Ring Parks

Salisbury Downs

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks

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