Salisbury East SA 5109
Located in South Australia, Salisbury East sits 21 km from Adelaide CBD, around 28 minutes by car. The suburb has 9,273 residents, a median age of 40, and a median household income of $60,476 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. Population grew 3.4% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $290 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,300. The area shows high flood risk. Of 4 schools within the suburb boundary, 2 rank above the state average, and walkability is moderate.
Is Salisbury East a good suburb?
Salisbury East scores a C (39/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on schools and transit, weaker on safety and community.
Above the state average
4 schools · 2 above peer schools · Top 12% in SA
Very walkable
Walkability 61/100 · 20.6 km · 28 min drive to Adelaide
Around the state median
Median $780K · Cheaper than 83% of SA
High flood risk
Fire 45/100 · Crime 59/100 · Flood 79/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 1/10 · median age 40 · 9,273 residents
Liveability Rating
39 / 100 · Ranked #392 in SAEach bar is Salisbury East's rank among SA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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39 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataSalisbury East's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $780,000, about 8% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$780,000
6% below its 8 neighbours (median $830,000)
Based on 191 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 18 days — median across 91 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 136 sales $754K
- 4 bed 43 sales $810K
- 5 bed 7 sales $891K
Units
$503,000
Based on 28 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 20 days — median across 7 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 23 sales $499K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Salisbury East are currently listed at around $762,000 on average. Based on 46 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$762K
46 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$574K
7 units listed in the last 6 months.
53 of the suburb's 3,631 dwellings (1.5%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Salisbury East rent for around $625 a week on average, based on 51 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$625/wk
In line with its 7 neighbours (median $630/wk)
51 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$475/wk
7 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
58 rentals advertised against an estimated 919 rented homes (6.3%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Apr–Jun 2026- 3-bed houses
- $600/wk
- 40 bonds
- +65% since 2021
- 2-bed units
- $500/wk
- 15 bonds
- +63% since 2021
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025101 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 30% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5109.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$625/week ($32,000 a year) on a $762,000 median
$475/week ($25,000 a year) on a $574,000 median
Based on a small sample (7 listings) — indicative only.
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Is Salisbury East safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Salisbury East sits in the moderate band, with 340 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 11% on the prior year.
340 offences
11.0% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202512 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 2 of them fatal
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. This state’s crash data does not name the road.
Aircraft Noise
ANEF Contour Details
Noticeable aircraft noise
Schools
Four schools serve Salisbury East, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Keller Road Primary School and Tyndale Christian School lead the pack.
- • 2,933 students across 4 schools (avg 733)
- • Sectors: 3 Government, 1 Independent
- • ICSEA 923-1016, median 941 (below the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Tyndale Christian School (1,498 students)
Primary
Secondary
Combined
Universities nearby
1.6% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.
Distance is measured to the suburb centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.
Walkability
Salisbury East is somewhat walkable on foot — at 61/100, a short cluster of errands work on foot but most trips still benefit from a car.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Salisbury East.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 202.5 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 139.1 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 72.8 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 19.1 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Salisbury East.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 0%
- Premises covered
- 4,189
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Salisbury: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 22 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 3 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.
Salisbury East is home to about 9,300 residents, with a median age of 40, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $60,000 a year, with unemployment at 7.8%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
9,273
Median Age
40
Median Household Income
$60,476/yr
Census Median Rent
$290/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,300/mo
Avg Household Size
2.4
Median Personal Income
$31,148/yr
Unemployment Rate
7.8%
Unoccupied Dwellings
5.9%
Total Dwellings
3,631
Owner-Occupier Rate
74.7%
Houses
80.2%
Rental Stress
24.9%
Mortgage Stress
25.8%
Work From Home
5.7%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
122 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 19 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 868 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 65.4%
- English Spoken at Home
- 74.1%
- Employment Rate
- 49.3%
- Completed Year 12
- 34.7%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
381 residents (4.1%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 8,769 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
12% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (440 of 3,740).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,722 a year through Salisbury based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 54%
- Environmental 42%
- Commercial 3%
- Zones under 1% 1%
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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Salisbury
In the year to August 2026, 949 new dwellings were approved across Salisbury. That mix is 655 houses and 294 units. Approvals are down 30.4% on the same period a year earlier.
Air Quality
MODERATEPM2.5 averaged 5.5 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 1 day exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.
PM10 averaged 18.7 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.31 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 5 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.
From the Elizabeth monitoring station, 7.2 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Parafield Airport, 4.5 kmDry climate — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 80 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 10.8 km
- Annual rainfall
- 404 mm
- 73 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 30.4°C
- 29 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 6.5°C
- 2 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
9 facilities within 5 km- 0.9 kmOther Non-Metallic Mineral Mining and QuarryingTop reported: Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10) · Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide
- 2.1 kmHuman Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Product ManufacturingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Ethanol · Methanol
- 2.3 km
- 3.2 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 3.3 kmMilk and Cream ProcessingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
EV adoption
In postcode 5109, 66 of 15,911 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.7% (436 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.2%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5109, 5,459 rooftop-solar systems totalling 30.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 8,238 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 244 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$15,000 for new homes.
No purchase-price cap. Stamp duty is fully exempted for eligible first-home buyers as a separate concession.
Mortgage repayments
1 mortgage broker is registered in this suburb, 2 across postcode 5109.
Conveyance duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with RevenueSA
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-26 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Tony Zappia Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tony Zappia | 64.7% | 35.3% | +3.9 |
| 2022 | Tony Zappia | 60.8% | 39.2% | -1.1 |
| 2019 | Tony Zappia | 59.7% | 40.3% | +1.1 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Rhiannon Pearce Australian Labor Party
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rhiannon Pearce ALP | 55.2% |
| 2022 | Rhiannon Pearce ALP | 52.9% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2024, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of South Australia.
Looking at a specific address in Salisbury East?
Every figure above is a suburb average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 9,273 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Salisbury East
Is Salisbury East a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Salisbury East is moderate (59/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Salisbury East?
Salisbury East has a moderate recorded bushfire history (45/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a high share of it (79/100). Part of it sits inside an aircraft noise contour. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Salisbury East a good place to live?
Salisbury East has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (39/100), ranked against other SA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Salisbury East?
Salisbury East, SA had a population of 9,273 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Salisbury East, SA?
The postcode for Salisbury East, SA is 5109.
How far is Salisbury East from Adelaide?
Salisbury East is 21 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 28 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Salisbury East?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Salisbury East was $60,476 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Salisbury East?
The median advertised rent in Salisbury East is $625 a week for houses (51 listings) and $475 a week for units (7 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Salisbury East?
The median age of residents in Salisbury East was 40 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Salisbury East at risk of bushfire?
Salisbury East has a moderate recorded bushfire history (45/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Salisbury East?
There are 4 schools inside the Salisbury East boundary: 2 above and 2 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Salisbury East walkable?
Salisbury East scores 61/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it somewhat walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the air quality in Salisbury East?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Salisbury East (Elizabeth) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 5.5 µg/m³ and PM10 of 18.7 µg/m³. That puts Salisbury East below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Salisbury East?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Salisbury East, Parafield Airport (4.5 km away), summer days average 30.4°C, winter nights 6.5°C, 404 mm of rain a year over 73 rainy days, and 29 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Salisbury East?
First-home buyers in SA may be eligible for $15,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by RevenueSA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Salisbury East belong to?
Salisbury East sits within the Salisbury local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Salisbury East?
The average residential rates bill through Salisbury is $1,722 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Salisbury East?
Across Salisbury, 949 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 30.4% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Salisbury East in?
Salisbury East sits within the federal Division of Makin, currently held by Tony Zappia (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2026
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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