Salisbury South vs Brahma Lodge

Brahma Lodge is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 83 in Salisbury South. In both, most households own their home. In Salisbury South, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments and the large majority of households are people living alone. In Brahma Lodge, the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Salisbury South tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

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 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (94% vs 0%)
  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

Renters

Brahma Lodge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (27% vs 59%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Brahma Lodge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (66/100 vs 56/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Salisbury South has more units and townhouses to downsize into (100% vs 6%)
  • Brahma Lodge carries lower crime risk (82/100 vs 99/100)

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

Investors

Brahma Lodge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.8% vs -21.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Salisbury South and Brahma Lodge 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 South Brahma Lodge
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 South Brahma Lodge
Walkability 56 / 66
Salisbury South — Walkability: 56/100 Brahma Lodge — Walkability: 66/100
Safety 1 / 18
Salisbury South — Safety: 1/100 Brahma Lodge — Safety: 18/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Salisbury South — Low fire risk: 100/100 Brahma Lodge — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 7 / 16
Salisbury South — Low flood risk: 7/100 Brahma Lodge — Low flood risk: 16/100

Demographics

Brahma Lodge has more residents (3,380 vs 78); Salisbury South skews older (83 vs 37).

Salisbury South Brahma Lodge
Population 78 3,380
+4233% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -21.2% +1.8%
Median age 83 37
Median household income $27,300/yr $56,212/yr
+106% vs other
Median weekly rent $309/wk
+6% vs other
 $290/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Salisbury South Brahma Lodge
0-4 — / 6.6%
Salisbury South — 0-4: not among its largest Brahma Lodge — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 — / 14.2%
Salisbury South — 5-14: not among its largest Brahma Lodge — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 — / 5.4%
Salisbury South — 15-19: not among its largest Brahma Lodge — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 — / 6.3%
Salisbury South — 20-24: not among its largest Brahma Lodge — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 — / 13.6%
Salisbury South — 25-34: not among its largest Brahma Lodge — 25-34: 13.6%
35-44 — / 13.8%
Salisbury South — 35-44: not among its largest Brahma Lodge — 35-44: 13.8%
45-54 — / 12.0%
Salisbury South — 45-54: not among its largest Brahma Lodge — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 14.1% / 11.4%
Salisbury South — 55-64: 14.1% Brahma Lodge — 55-64: 11.4%
65-74 9.0% / 8.7%
Salisbury South — 65-74: 9.0% Brahma Lodge — 65-74: 8.7%
75-84 28.2% / 6.4%
Salisbury South — 75-84: 28.2% Brahma Lodge — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ 51.3% / 1.7%
Salisbury South — 85+: 51.3% Brahma Lodge — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (51.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Salisbury South 100.0% lone person
Salisbury South — Lone Person: 100.0% Salisbury South — Couple Families: 0.0% Salisbury South — One Parent Families: 0.0% Salisbury South — Group Household: 0.0% Salisbury South — Other Families: 0.0%
Brahma Lodge 35.0% lone person
Brahma Lodge — Lone Person: 35.0% Brahma Lodge — Couple Families: 36.0% Brahma Lodge — One Parent Families: 22.2% Brahma Lodge — Group Household: 4.2% Brahma Lodge — Other Families: 2.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Salisbury South 0.0% renting
Salisbury South — Owned Outright: 100.0% Salisbury South — Mortgage: 0.0% Salisbury South — Renting: 0.0%
Brahma Lodge 30.0% renting
Brahma Lodge — Owned Outright: 31.6% Brahma Lodge — Mortgage: 38.5% Brahma Lodge — Renting: 30.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Salisbury South Brahma Lodge
Certificate III & IV 12.8% / 15.8%
Salisbury South — Certificate III & IV: 12.8% Brahma Lodge — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Bachelor Degree 6.4% / 5.7%
Salisbury South — Bachelor Degree: 6.4% Brahma Lodge — Bachelor Degree: 5.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.8% / 4.9%
Salisbury South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8% Brahma Lodge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.0%
Salisbury South — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Brahma Lodge — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.7%
Salisbury South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Brahma Lodge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

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.

Salisbury South Brahma Lodge
England 34.6% / 3.9%
Salisbury South — England: 34.6% Brahma Lodge — England: 3.9%
Italy 6.4% / 1.4%
Salisbury South — Italy: 6.4% Brahma Lodge — Italy: 1.4%
Germany 5.1% / —
Salisbury South — Germany: 5.1% Brahma Lodge — Germany: not among its largest
Myanmar — / 4.0%
Salisbury South — Myanmar: not among its largest Brahma Lodge — Myanmar: 4.0%
Afghanistan — / 3.1%
Salisbury South — Afghanistan: not among its largest Brahma Lodge — Afghanistan: 3.1%
India — / 2.2%
Salisbury South — India: not among its largest Brahma Lodge — India: 2.2%
Vietnam — / 2.2%
Salisbury South — Vietnam: not among its largest Brahma Lodge — Vietnam: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (34.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Salisbury South 100.0% flats / apartments
Salisbury South — Flats / Apartments: 100.0% Salisbury South — Houses: 0.0% Salisbury South — Townhouses: 0.0%
Brahma Lodge 0.6% flats / apartments
Brahma Lodge — Flats / Apartments: 0.6% Brahma Lodge — Houses: 94.0% Brahma Lodge — Townhouses: 5.5%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Salisbury South Brahma Lodge
Median house price — $739,000
Median unit price — $502,500
Median land price — $415,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 19 days
from 30 sales

Zoning mix

Salisbury South has more industrially zoned land (100% vs 2%).

Salisbury South Brahma Lodge
Industrial 100% 2%
Residential 0% 98%
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 South Brahma Lodge
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 South Brahma Lodge
Houses — 4.3%
$600/wk on $725K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Salisbury South Brahma Lodge
House price — Higher than 13% of SA
Income Higher than 2% of SA Higher than 21% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 83% of SA Higher than 86% of SA
Affordability — Higher than 46% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 83% of SA Higher than 49% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of SA Higher than 89% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 79% of SA

Liveability

Brahma Lodge is more walkable (66 vs 56).

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

Risk profile

Salisbury South carries more crime risk (99 vs 82).

Salisbury South Brahma Lodge
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
99/100
 High
82/100
Flood High
93/100
 High
84/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
91/100
 High
83/100
Industrial facilities nearby 9
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Salisbury South Brahma Lodge
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Adelaide University, Mawson Lakes Campus, 4.2 km
 1
Adelaide University, Mawson Lakes Campus, 5.4 km

Schools in Salisbury South

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

Schools in Brahma Lodge

  • Brahma Lodge Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Salisbury South Brahma Lodge
Parks & reserves 1 4
Childcare 0 2
GPs 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both

Mobility

Salisbury South Brahma Lodge
Walkability score 56/100 66/100
Distance to Adelaide 19.1 km 19.6 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 27 min 28 min
Public transport score 68/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 15.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 51.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 5106
 0.4%
postcode 5109
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings — 66
postcode 5109

Setting

Salisbury South Brahma Lodge
Elevation 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 35 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.1 km 9.2 km

NBN connectivity

Salisbury South Brahma Lodge
Connectivity score 90/100 76/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 60%
376 premises
 4%
1,426 premises

Climate

Salisbury South Brahma Lodge
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)

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Salisbury South

Apartments Middle-Ring Retirees Trains

Brahma Lodge

Middle-Ring Parks

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