Population
+5.7% since 2016.
Salisbury, SA
Salisbury had a population of 145,806 at the 2021 Census (+5.7% since 2016). Median age 36.6. Median weekly household income $1,357. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.
Salisbury at a glance
What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Salisbury's population grew by 5.7% to 145,806, in step with South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 36.6, it is younger than the SA average (40.9). Children under 10 make up 12.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 10.9%.
29.4% of households rent, close to the SA average of 27.9%. 27.8% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 4.2% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 52,426 households.
The median household earns $1,357 a week, below the SA average of $1,456. Renters pay a median $301 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,317 a month.
35.6% of residents were born overseas, more than the SA average of 25.2%. 34.1% use a language other than English at home. 40.1% report no religion, lower than the SA average (48.9%).
Key figures
2021 Census, Salisbury beside SA and Australia.
| Measure | Salisbury | SA | Australia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 145,806 | 1,781,501 | 25,422,828 |
| Growth since 2016 | +5.7% | +6.3% | +8.6% |
| Median age | 36.6 | 40.9 | 38.2 |
| Households | 52,426 | 691,344 | 9,275,123 |
| Flats and apartments | 4.2% | 6.8% | 14.3% |
| Renting | 29.4% | 27.9% | 31.1% |
| Owned outright | 27.8% | 33.3% | 31.4% |
| Median household income a week | $1,357 | $1,456 | $1,747 |
| Median rent a week | $301 | $300 | $376 |
| Median mortgage repayment a month | $1,317 | $1,505 | $1,866 |
| Born overseas | 35.6% | 25.2% | 29.3% |
| Other language at home | 34.1% | 18.7% | 23.6% |
| No religion | 40.1% | 48.9% | 41.9% |
Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built
Population and age
Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.
Age
Median age 36.6, against 40.9 for South Australia.
Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built
Cultural background
The largest groups in Salisbury at the 2021 Census.
Ancestry
Languages at home
Country of birth
Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built
Around Salisbury
The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.
Part of
Nearby
Suburbs in Salisbury
Largest first.
- Parafield Gardens
- Paralowie
- Mawson Lakes
- Salisbury North
- Ingle Farm
- Salisbury East
- Salisbury
- Pooraka
- Para Hills
- Burton
- Valley View
- Salisbury Downs
- Salisbury Heights
- Gulfview Heights
- Walkley Heights
- Brahma Lodge
- Para Hills West
- Para Vista
- Salisbury Park
- Salisbury Plain
- Direk
- Edinburgh
- Globe Derby Park
- Green Fields
- St Kilda
- Salisbury South
- Bolivar
- Cavan
- Parafield
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