Salisbury Park vs Elizabeth Vale

Elizabeth Vale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 41 in Salisbury Park. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Salisbury Park, most households own their home. In Elizabeth Vale, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Elizabeth Vale tends to suit renters and 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

Salisbury Park

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (94% vs 59%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 48%)
  • carries lower crime risk (78/100 vs 91/100)
  • But Elizabeth Vale 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

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Salisbury Park leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 29%)
  • Elizabeth Vale has cheaper units ($365,000 vs $715,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Elizabeth Vale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (53% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($233/wk vs $275/wk)
  • But Salisbury Park leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

Salisbury Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (79/100 vs 67/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (21.8 km vs 24 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Salisbury Park is more walkable (79/100 vs 67/100)
  • Elizabeth Vale has more units and townhouses to downsize into (41% vs 6%)

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

Salisbury Park and Elizabeth Vale 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 Park Elizabeth Vale
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 Park Elizabeth Vale
Walkability 79 / 67
Salisbury Park — Walkability: 79/100 Elizabeth Vale — Walkability: 67/100
Safety 22 / 9
Salisbury Park — Safety: 22/100 Elizabeth Vale — Safety: 9/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Salisbury Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Elizabeth Vale — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 11 / 31
Salisbury Park — Low flood risk: 11/100 Elizabeth Vale — Low flood risk: 31/100

Demographics

Elizabeth Vale has more residents (4,331 vs 2,276); Salisbury Park has higher household incomes ($64,012 vs $44,252).

Salisbury Park Elizabeth Vale
Population 2,276 4,331
+90% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.2% +7.1%
Median age 41 36
Median household income $64,012/yr
+31% vs other
 $44,252/yr
Median weekly rent $275/wk
+15% vs other
 $233/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Salisbury Park Elizabeth Vale
0-4 5.6% / 6.0%
Salisbury Park — 0-4: 5.6% Elizabeth Vale — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 12.7% / 14.2%
Salisbury Park — 5-14: 12.7% Elizabeth Vale — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 5.8% / 6.5%
Salisbury Park — 15-19: 5.8% Elizabeth Vale — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 4.6% / 7.1%
Salisbury Park — 20-24: 4.6% Elizabeth Vale — 20-24: 7.1%
25-34 12.5% / 13.6%
Salisbury Park — 25-34: 12.5% Elizabeth Vale — 25-34: 13.6%
35-44 13.2% / 11.9%
Salisbury Park — 35-44: 13.2% Elizabeth Vale — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 12.0% / 10.7%
Salisbury Park — 45-54: 12.0% Elizabeth Vale — 45-54: 10.7%
55-64 13.6% / 10.8%
Salisbury Park — 55-64: 13.6% Elizabeth Vale — 55-64: 10.8%
65-74 12.0% / 8.0%
Salisbury Park — 65-74: 12.0% Elizabeth Vale — 65-74: 8.0%
75-84 6.0% / 6.9%
Salisbury Park — 75-84: 6.0% Elizabeth Vale — 75-84: 6.9%
85+ 1.4% / 4.1%
Salisbury Park — 85+: 1.4% Elizabeth Vale — 85+: 4.1%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Salisbury Park 35.5% lone person
Salisbury Park — Lone Person: 35.5% Salisbury Park — Couple Families: 33.3% Salisbury Park — One Parent Families: 24.5% Salisbury Park — Group Household: 5.3% Salisbury Park — Other Families: 1.4%
Elizabeth Vale 45.7% lone person
Elizabeth Vale — Lone Person: 45.7% Elizabeth Vale — Couple Families: 25.5% Elizabeth Vale — One Parent Families: 22.5% Elizabeth Vale — Group Household: 4.6% Elizabeth Vale — Other Families: 1.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Salisbury Park 26.9% renting
Salisbury Park — Owned Outright: 31.5% Salisbury Park — Mortgage: 41.6% Salisbury Park — Renting: 26.9%
Elizabeth Vale 52.6% renting
Elizabeth Vale — Owned Outright: 21.4% Elizabeth Vale — Mortgage: 26.0% Elizabeth Vale — Renting: 52.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Salisbury Park Elizabeth Vale
Certificate III & IV 17.1% / 12.8%
Salisbury Park — Certificate III & IV: 17.1% Elizabeth Vale — Certificate III & IV: 12.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 3.3%
Salisbury Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Elizabeth Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.1% / 3.1%
Salisbury Park — Bachelor Degree: 5.1% Elizabeth Vale — Bachelor Degree: 3.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 0.6%
Salisbury Park — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Elizabeth Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 0.5%
Salisbury Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Elizabeth Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

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 Park Elizabeth Vale
England 9.5% / 7.1%
Salisbury Park — England: 9.5% Elizabeth Vale — England: 7.1%
Nepal 1.5% / 6.0%
Salisbury Park — Nepal: 1.5% Elizabeth Vale — Nepal: 6.0%
Myanmar 1.9% / 2.3%
Salisbury Park — Myanmar: 1.9% Elizabeth Vale — Myanmar: 2.3%
Afghanistan 1.6% / 1.4%
Salisbury Park — Afghanistan: 1.6% Elizabeth Vale — Afghanistan: 1.4%
Scotland 0.9% / 1.0%
Salisbury Park — Scotland: 0.9% Elizabeth Vale — Scotland: 1.0%
India 1.1% / 0.7%
Salisbury Park — India: 1.1% Elizabeth Vale — India: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Salisbury Park 94.3% houses
Salisbury Park — Houses: 94.3% Salisbury Park — Townhouses: 5.7% Salisbury Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Elizabeth Vale 58.7% houses
Elizabeth Vale — Houses: 58.7% Elizabeth Vale — Townhouses: 33.3% Elizabeth Vale — Flats / Apartments: 8.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Salisbury Park Elizabeth Vale
Median house price $732,000 $695,000
Median unit price $715,000 $365,000
Median land price — $649,250
Typical days to sell (houses) 17 days
from 29 sales
 18 days
from 34 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 Park Elizabeth Vale
3 bed $730K / $689K
Salisbury Park — 3 bed: $730K (42 sales) Elizabeth Vale — 3 bed: $689K (40 sales)

42 vs 40 sales

4 bed $790K / $722K
Salisbury Park — 4 bed: $790K (14 sales) Elizabeth Vale — 4 bed: $722K (10 sales)

14 vs 10 sales

Zoning mix

Salisbury Park Elizabeth Vale
Residential 67% 71%
Parks and recreation 30% 19%
Commercial 0% 10%
Industrial 2% 0%
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 Park Elizabeth Vale
New dwellings approved 949
across Salisbury
 2,475
across Playford
Approvals change year on year -30% +65%

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 Park Elizabeth Vale
Houses 4.1%
$640/wk on $807K
 4.0%
$530/wk on $685K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Salisbury Park Elizabeth Vale
House price Higher than 16% of SA Higher than 6% of SA
Income Higher than 32% of SA Higher than 9% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 92% of SA Higher than 87% of SA
Affordability Higher than 59% of SA Higher than 30% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 49% of SA Higher than 43% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of SA Higher than 89% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 67% of SA Higher than 57% of SA

Liveability

Salisbury Park scores higher overall (29 vs 24); Salisbury Park is more walkable (79 vs 67).

Salisbury Park Elizabeth Vale
Grade D
same for both
Score 29/100 24/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Salisbury Park carries more flood risk (89 vs 69); Elizabeth Vale carries more crime risk (91 vs 78).

Salisbury Park Elizabeth Vale
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
78/100
 High
91/100
Flood High
89/100
 Moderate
69/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 9
within 5 km
 7
within 5 km

Schools

Salisbury Park Elizabeth Vale
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 1
Adelaide University, Mawson Lakes Campus, 7.8 km
 1
Adelaide University, Mawson Lakes Campus, 8.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.1% 0.9%

Schools in Salisbury Park

  • Salisbury Park Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Elizabeth Vale

  • Elizabeth Vale Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Salisbury Park Elizabeth Vale
Parks & reserves 3 2
Childcare 1 3
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Elizabeth Vale sits further from the CBD (24 km vs 21.8 km).

Salisbury Park Elizabeth Vale
Walkability score 79/100 67/100
Distance to Adelaide 21.8 km 24 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 31 min
same for both
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 39.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 127.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 5109
 0.4%
postcode 5112
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 5109
 49
postcode 5112

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 Park Elizabeth Vale
Car (driver) 82.8% / 80.0%
Salisbury Park — Car (driver): 82.8% Elizabeth Vale — Car (driver): 80.0%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 8.1%
Salisbury Park — Car (passenger): 4.1% Elizabeth Vale — Car (passenger): 8.1%
Worked from Home 5.4% / 4.7%
Salisbury Park — Worked from Home: 5.4% Elizabeth Vale — Worked from Home: 4.7%
Bus 5.8% / 4.3%
Salisbury Park — Bus: 5.8% Elizabeth Vale — Bus: 4.3%
Walked Only 0.9% / 2.2%
Salisbury Park — Walked Only: 0.9% Elizabeth Vale — Walked Only: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.8%).

Setting

Salisbury Park Elizabeth Vale
Elevation 56 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 54 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.0 km 11.2 km

NBN connectivity

Salisbury Park Elizabeth Vale
Connectivity score 75/100 76/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
979 premises
 34%
2,107 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

Salisbury Park Elizabeth Vale
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 Park Elizabeth Vale
Average residential rate $1,722/yr $2,101/yr
Council Salisbury Playford

Federal electorate

Salisbury Park Elizabeth Vale
Division Spence
same for both
Member Matt Burnell
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Salisbury Park

Large Blocks Middle-Ring Parks Quiet

Elizabeth Vale

Outer River Townhouses

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