Salisbury vs Coopers Plains

In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Salisbury, most households own their home and about half of households are couple families. In Coopers Plains, about half of households rent. Salisbury is closer to the city centre: 12 km, against 13.6 km. On these figures, Salisbury tends to suit families with children and couples, while Coopers Plains suits renters and young adults.

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

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (70/100 vs 87/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 50%)

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 has cheaper land ($875,000 vs $1,132,500)
  • Coopers Plains has cheaper units ($790,000 vs $1,120,000)

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

Renters

Coopers Plains

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (50% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper rent ($369/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Salisbury

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (92/100 vs 83/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Salisbury

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (70/100 vs 87/100)
  • is more walkable (92/100 vs 83/100)
  • But Coopers Plains has more units and townhouses to downsize into (25% vs 11%)

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 and Coopers Plains 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 Coopers Plains
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 Coopers Plains
Walkability 92 / 83
Salisbury — Walkability: 92/100 Coopers Plains — Walkability: 83/100
Safety 30 / 13
Salisbury — Safety: 30/100 Coopers Plains — Safety: 13/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Salisbury — Low fire risk: 100/100 Coopers Plains — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Salisbury has higher household incomes ($110,916 vs $82,836); Salisbury skews older (35 vs 33).

Salisbury Coopers Plains
Population 6,790
+16% vs other
 5,675
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.9% +3.5%
Median age 35 33
Median household income $110,916/yr
+25% vs other
 $82,836/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+8% vs other
 $369/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Salisbury Coopers Plains
0-4 7.0% / 5.6%
Salisbury — 0-4: 7.0% Coopers Plains — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 13.1% / 9.2%
Salisbury — 5-14: 13.1% Coopers Plains — 5-14: 9.2%
15-19 5.1% / 4.3%
Salisbury — 15-19: 5.1% Coopers Plains — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 6.4% / 9.2%
Salisbury — 20-24: 6.4% Coopers Plains — 20-24: 9.2%
25-34 17.3% / 24.1%
Salisbury — 25-34: 17.3% Coopers Plains — 25-34: 24.1%
35-44 16.9% / 15.4%
Salisbury — 35-44: 16.9% Coopers Plains — 35-44: 15.4%
45-54 12.4% / 10.4%
Salisbury — 45-54: 12.4% Coopers Plains — 45-54: 10.4%
55-64 9.6% / 8.7%
Salisbury — 55-64: 9.6% Coopers Plains — 55-64: 8.7%
65-74 5.5% / 6.9%
Salisbury — 65-74: 5.5% Coopers Plains — 65-74: 6.9%
75-84 3.9% / 4.7%
Salisbury — 75-84: 3.9% Coopers Plains — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 2.7% / 1.5%
Salisbury — 85+: 2.7% Coopers Plains — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Salisbury 45.5% couple families
Salisbury — Couple Families: 45.5% Salisbury — Lone Person: 28.4% Salisbury — One Parent Families: 15.5% Salisbury — Group Household: 7.9% Salisbury — Other Families: 2.7%
Coopers Plains 35.0% couple families
Coopers Plains — Couple Families: 35.0% Coopers Plains — Lone Person: 34.1% Coopers Plains — One Parent Families: 14.8% Coopers Plains — Group Household: 12.7% Coopers Plains — Other Families: 3.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Salisbury 30.5% renting
Salisbury — Owned Outright: 24.2% Salisbury — Mortgage: 45.2% Salisbury — Renting: 30.5%
Coopers Plains 49.9% renting
Coopers Plains — Owned Outright: 22.8% Coopers Plains — Mortgage: 27.3% Coopers Plains — Renting: 49.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Salisbury Coopers Plains
Bachelor Degree 19.4% / 18.7%
Salisbury — Bachelor Degree: 19.4% Coopers Plains — Bachelor Degree: 18.7%
Certificate III & IV 11.8% / 10.4%
Salisbury — Certificate III & IV: 11.8% Coopers Plains — Certificate III & IV: 10.4%
Postgraduate Degree 6.7% / 10.0%
Salisbury — Postgraduate Degree: 6.7% Coopers Plains — Postgraduate Degree: 10.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 7.9%
Salisbury — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Coopers Plains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 2.0%
Salisbury — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Coopers Plains — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

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 Coopers Plains
India 4.1% / 10.0%
Salisbury — India: 4.1% Coopers Plains — India: 10.0%
China 0.9% / 6.6%
Salisbury — China: 0.9% Coopers Plains — China: 6.6%
New Zealand 3.0% / 2.2%
Salisbury — New Zealand: 3.0% Coopers Plains — New Zealand: 2.2%
Philippines 0.8% / 3.5%
Salisbury — Philippines: 0.8% Coopers Plains — Philippines: 3.5%
England 2.6% / 1.3%
Salisbury — England: 2.6% Coopers Plains — England: 1.3%
Vietnam 0.9% / 2.3%
Salisbury — Vietnam: 0.9% Coopers Plains — Vietnam: 2.3%
Taiwan — / 2.7%
Salisbury — Taiwan: not among its largest Coopers Plains — Taiwan: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Salisbury 89.1% houses
Salisbury — Houses: 89.1% Salisbury — Townhouses: 8.2% Salisbury — Flats / Apartments: 2.7%
Coopers Plains 75.4% houses
Coopers Plains — Houses: 75.4% Coopers Plains — Townhouses: 10.9% Coopers Plains — Flats / Apartments: 13.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Salisbury Coopers Plains
Median house price $1,332,500 $1,230,000
Median unit price $1,120,000 $790,000
Median land price $875,000 $1,132,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 63 sales
 21 days
from 37 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 Coopers Plains
3 bed $1.29M / $1.18M
Salisbury — 3 bed: $1.29M (51 sales) Coopers Plains — 3 bed: $1.18M (29 sales)

51 vs 29 sales

4 bed $1.32M / $1.25M
Salisbury — 4 bed: $1.32M (29 sales) Coopers Plains — 4 bed: $1.25M (19 sales)

29 vs 19 sales

5 bed $1.67M / $1.46M
Salisbury — 5 bed: $1.67M (16 sales) Coopers Plains — 5 bed: $1.46M (15 sales)

16 vs 15 sales

Development activity

Salisbury Coopers Plains
New dwellings approved 9,382
across Brisbane
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
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 Coopers Plains
Houses 4.0%
$750/wk on $980K
 4.1%
$780/wk on $990K
Units — 3.0%
$430/wk on $749K

Ranking within QLD

Salisbury Coopers Plains
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 83% of QLD Higher than 54% of QLD
Schools Higher than 51% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 97% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 93% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 53% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 5% of QLD

Liveability

Salisbury scores higher overall (69 vs 58); Salisbury is more walkable (92 vs 83).

Salisbury Coopers Plains
Grade A B
Score 69/100 58/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Coopers Plains carries more crime risk (87 vs 70).

Salisbury Coopers Plains
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
70/100
 High
87/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 Moderate
50/100
Industrial facilities nearby 22
within 5 km
 20
within 5 km

Schools

Salisbury Coopers Plains
Inside the suburb 5 1
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 3
Brisbane South (Nathan), 2.0 km
 3
Brisbane South (Nathan), 2.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.1% 3.7%

Schools in Salisbury

  • Salisbury State School Government · Primary above peers
  • Brisbane Christian College Independent · Combined at peers
  • St Pius X School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Brisbane Christian College - Fairlie Terrace Campus Independent · Combined
  • The BUSY School - Salisbury Campus Independent · Secondary

Schools in Coopers Plains

  • Coopers Plains State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Salisbury Coopers Plains
Supermarkets 3 2
Cafes & restaurants 9 3
Parks & reserves 10 9
Childcare 8 7
GPs 2 1
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 2 4
Waterways 6 5

Mobility

Salisbury Coopers Plains
Walkability score 92/100 83/100
Distance to Brisbane 12 km 13.6 km
+13% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 16 min 19 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 172.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 156.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.8%
postcode 4107
 1.9%
postcode 4108
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 4107
 62
postcode 4108

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 Coopers Plains
Car (driver) 61.5% / 65.2%
Salisbury — Car (driver): 61.5% Coopers Plains — Car (driver): 65.2%
Worked from Home 22.1% / 14.9%
Salisbury — Worked from Home: 22.1% Coopers Plains — Worked from Home: 14.9%
Bus 4.6% / 6.2%
Salisbury — Bus: 4.6% Coopers Plains — Bus: 6.2%
Train 5.0% / 5.3%
Salisbury — Train: 5.0% Coopers Plains — Train: 5.3%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 5.8%
Salisbury — Car (passenger): 3.8% Coopers Plains — Car (passenger): 5.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.2%).

Setting

Salisbury Coopers Plains
Elevation 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.8 km 17.1 km

NBN connectivity

Salisbury Coopers Plains
Connectivity score 74/100 78/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 4%
3,410 premises
 13%
3,366 premises

Climate

Salisbury Coopers Plains
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Salisbury Coopers Plains
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.99 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Salisbury Coopers Plains
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Salisbury Coopers Plains
Division Moreton
same for both
Member Julie-Ann Campbell
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Salisbury Coopers Plains
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Salisbury

Large Blocks Middle-Ring Parks Professionals River

Coopers Plains

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks River

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