Salisbury North vs Salisbury

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Salisbury: a median of $755,000, against $660,000 in Salisbury North.

Salisbury North has a larger population of 10,683 compared to Salisbury's 8,841, and offers a slightly higher median household income at $55,536 versus $53,508. Salisbury stands out for its superior walkability score of 95 against Salisbury North's 84, and sits closer to the CBD at 24.3 km rather than 26.5 km. House prices are notably lower in Salisbury North at $656,000 median versus $757,500 in Salisbury, though units are pricier there at $527,500 compared to $480,000. Both suburbs share identical weekly rent at $260 and zero bushfire risk, making the choice largely dependent on whether you prioritise walkability and CBD proximity or more affordable housing and a younger demographic.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Salisbury North

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 5)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (72% vs 61%)
  • carries lower crime risk (83/100 vs 93/100)
  • But Salisbury has more childcare (8 vs 4)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Salisbury North has cheaper houses ($660,000 vs $755,000)
  • Salisbury has cheaper land ($415,000 vs $588,000)

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

Salisbury

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (95/100 vs 84/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (24.3 km vs 26.5 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Salisbury

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 2)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (39% vs 28%)
  • is more walkable (95/100 vs 84/100)
  • But Salisbury North carries lower crime risk (83/100 vs 93/100)

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

Investors

Salisbury

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on units (5.4% vs 4.5%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Salisbury North Salisbury
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.

Salisbury North Salisbury
Walkability 84 / 95
Salisbury North — Walkability: 84/100 Salisbury — Walkability: 95/100
Safety 17 / 7
Salisbury North — Safety: 17/100 Salisbury — Safety: 7/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Salisbury North — Low fire risk: 100/100 Salisbury — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 13 / 20
Salisbury North — Low flood risk: 13/100 Salisbury — Low flood risk: 20/100

Demographics

Salisbury skews older (37 vs 35).

Salisbury North Salisbury
Population 10,683
+17% vs other
 8,841
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.0% +7.8%
Median age 35 37
Median household income $55,536/yr
+4% vs other
 $53,508/yr
Median weekly rent $260/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Salisbury North Salisbury
0-4 6.5% / 6.7%
Salisbury North — 0-4: 6.5% Salisbury — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 14.3% / 12.2%
Salisbury North — 5-14: 14.3% Salisbury — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 6.2% / 5.5%
Salisbury North — 15-19: 6.2% Salisbury — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 6.5% / 7.0%
Salisbury North — 20-24: 6.5% Salisbury — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 15.0% / 14.9%
Salisbury North — 25-34: 15.0% Salisbury — 25-34: 14.9%
35-44 14.6% / 12.5%
Salisbury North — 35-44: 14.6% Salisbury — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 11.0% / 12.0%
Salisbury North — 45-54: 11.0% Salisbury — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 11.4% / 10.8%
Salisbury North — 55-64: 11.4% Salisbury — 55-64: 10.8%
65-74 8.8% / 9.1%
Salisbury North — 65-74: 8.8% Salisbury — 65-74: 9.1%
75-84 4.3% / 5.9%
Salisbury North — 75-84: 4.3% Salisbury — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ 1.5% / 3.4%
Salisbury North — 85+: 1.5% Salisbury — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Salisbury North 35.9% lone person
Salisbury North — Lone Person: 35.9% Salisbury North — Couple Families: 32.4% Salisbury North — One Parent Families: 25.1% Salisbury North — Group Household: 4.3% Salisbury North — Other Families: 2.3%
Salisbury 42.3% lone person
Salisbury — Lone Person: 42.3% Salisbury — Couple Families: 32.7% Salisbury — One Parent Families: 18.4% Salisbury — Group Household: 5.1% Salisbury — Other Families: 1.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Salisbury North 40.8% renting
Salisbury North — Owned Outright: 22.5% Salisbury North — Mortgage: 36.7% Salisbury North — Renting: 40.8%
Salisbury 43.9% renting
Salisbury — Owned Outright: 26.9% Salisbury — Mortgage: 29.2% Salisbury — Renting: 43.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Salisbury North Salisbury
Certificate III & IV 14.7% / 12.8%
Salisbury North — Certificate III & IV: 14.7% Salisbury — Certificate III & IV: 12.8%
Bachelor Degree 4.1% / 6.2%
Salisbury North — Bachelor Degree: 4.1% Salisbury — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.2% / 4.6%
Salisbury North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2% Salisbury — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / 1.6%
Salisbury North — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Salisbury — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.5% / 0.6%
Salisbury North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5% Salisbury — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%

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

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.

Salisbury North Salisbury
England 3.6% / 4.2%
Salisbury North — England: 3.6% Salisbury — England: 4.2%
Myanmar 1.6% / 3.8%
Salisbury North — Myanmar: 1.6% Salisbury — Myanmar: 3.8%
Afghanistan 1.6% / 3.7%
Salisbury North — Afghanistan: 1.6% Salisbury — Afghanistan: 3.7%
Nepal 0.9% / 3.3%
Salisbury North — Nepal: 0.9% Salisbury — Nepal: 3.3%
Philippines 2.1% / 1.8%
Salisbury North — Philippines: 2.1% Salisbury — Philippines: 1.8%
Vietnam 2.0% / 1.6%
Salisbury North — Vietnam: 2.0% Salisbury — Vietnam: 1.6%
India 1.1% / 2.3%
Salisbury North — India: 1.1% Salisbury — India: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Salisbury North 72.5% houses
Salisbury North — Houses: 72.5% Salisbury North — Townhouses: 26.8% Salisbury North — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Salisbury 61.3% houses
Salisbury — Houses: 61.3% Salisbury — Townhouses: 23.9% Salisbury — Flats / Apartments: 14.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Salisbury North Salisbury
Median house price $660,000 $755,000
Median unit price $527,500 $481,250
Median land price $588,000 $415,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 17 days
from 125 sales
 20 days
from 72 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.

Salisbury North Salisbury
2 bed $550K / $551K
Salisbury North — 2 bed: $550K (11 sales) Salisbury — 2 bed: $551K (17 sales)

11 vs 17 sales

3 bed $638K / $752K
Salisbury North — 3 bed: $638K (176 sales) Salisbury — 3 bed: $752K (112 sales)

176 vs 112 sales

4 bed $755K / $853K
Salisbury North — 4 bed: $755K (41 sales) Salisbury — 4 bed: $853K (36 sales)

41 vs 36 sales

Zoning mix

Salisbury has more commercially zoned land (16% vs 4%).

Salisbury North Salisbury
Residential 89% 66%
Commercial 4% 16%
Parks and recreation 2% 14%
Industrial 5% 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

Salisbury North Salisbury
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.

Salisbury North Salisbury
Houses 4.1%
$550/wk on $699K
 4.0%
$580/wk on $750K
Units 4.5%
$500/wk on $573K
 5.4%
$478/wk on $464K

Ranking within SA

Salisbury North Salisbury
House price Higher than 11% of SA Higher than 16% of SA
Income Higher than 21% of SA Higher than 18% of SA
Schools Higher than 18% of SA Higher than 5% of SA
Walkability Higher than 95% of SA Higher than 100% of SA
Affordability Higher than 49% of SA Higher than 35% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 40% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of SA Higher than 84% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 64% of SA Higher than 58% of SA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 49% of SA Higher than 85% of SA

Liveability

Salisbury is more walkable (95 vs 84).

Salisbury North Salisbury
Grade D
same for both
Score 26/100 28/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Salisbury carries more crime risk (93 vs 83).

Salisbury North Salisbury
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
83/100
 High
93/100
Flood High
87/100
 High
80/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 High
70/100
Industrial facilities nearby 10
within 5 km
 9
within 5 km

Schools

Salisbury North Salisbury
Inside the suburb 4 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 1
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Adelaide University, Mawson Lakes Campus, 7.3 km
 1
Adelaide University, Mawson Lakes Campus, 5.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.1% 1.8%

Schools in Salisbury North

  • Salisbury High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Salisbury North Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Lake Windemere B-6 School Government · Primary below peers
  • Bowden Brompton Community School - Little Para Campus Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in Salisbury

  • Salisbury Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Augustine's Parish School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Indie School Salisbury Campus Independent · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Salisbury North Salisbury
Supermarkets 1 7
Cafes & restaurants 0 11
Parks & reserves 8 5
Childcare 4 8
GPs 2 4
Pharmacies 2 3
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 7
Fuel stations 0 4
Waterways 0 6

Mobility

Salisbury North sits further from the CBD (26.5 km vs 24.3 km).

Salisbury North Salisbury
Walkability score 84/100 95/100
Distance to Adelaide 26.5 km
+8% vs other
 24.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 30 min 29 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 93/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 95.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 292.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 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.

Salisbury North Salisbury
Car (driver) 83.1% / 81.5%
Salisbury North — Car (driver): 83.1% Salisbury — Car (driver): 81.5%
Car (passenger) 7.5% / 6.5%
Salisbury North — Car (passenger): 7.5% Salisbury — Car (passenger): 6.5%
Bus 3.5% / 5.0%
Salisbury North — Bus: 3.5% Salisbury — Bus: 5.0%
Worked from Home 4.0% / 4.3%
Salisbury North — Worked from Home: 4.0% Salisbury — Worked from Home: 4.3%
Walked Only 1.0% / 2.1%
Salisbury North — Walked Only: 1.0% Salisbury — Walked Only: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.1%).

Setting

Salisbury North Salisbury
Elevation 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.7 km 8.6 km

NBN connectivity

Salisbury North Salisbury
Connectivity score 75/100 74/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 3%
4,670 premises
 8%
4,377 premises

Climate

Salisbury North Salisbury
Annual rainfall 404 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C 30.4°C
Winter min (Jul) 6.6°C 6.5°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Salisbury North Salisbury
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Salisbury North

Affordable Outer Parks Townhouses

Salisbury

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Townhouses Transport Hub

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