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Salisbury Heights SA 5109

2,462 addresses · 121 streets

Makin Electorate › Salisbury LGA › Salisbury Heights · 20 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Salisbury Heights is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 4,488 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,795 a week, with median rent near $330 a week. Most homes are houses. About 86% of households own their home and 13% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $947,500.

4,488Population
38Median age
$1,795Median household income / wk
$330Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Salisbury East statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Salisbury Heights itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Salisbury Interchange, 3.6 km west · Bus interchange: Golden Grove Village Interchange, 3.2 km south · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 24 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs4/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Median Sale Prices

$947,500House · 2026 1Q

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Metropolitan Median House Sales, Valuer-General South Australia.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 21.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Salisbury Heights

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Salisbury Heights SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202021.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202127.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.2% · Labour-force participation 66.3%

Population by age in Salisbury Heights
Population by age, Salisbury Heights SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4266
5-14599
15-19318
20-24265
25-34561
35-44558
45-54620
55-64633
65-74436
75-84184
85+45
Dwelling types in Salisbury Heights
Dwelling types, Salisbury Heights SA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,538
Townhouse44
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Salisbury Heights
Households by weekly income, Salisbury Heights SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650166
$650-1,499458
$1,500-2,999538
$3,000+308
Top ancestries in Salisbury Heights
Top ancestries, Salisbury Heights SA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,938
Australian1,732
Italian383
Other371
Scottish339
German338
Housing tenure in Salisbury Heights
Housing tenure, Salisbury Heights SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned543
Mortgage805
Rented210
Other12
Cars per household in Salisbury Heights
Cars per household, Salisbury Heights SA (ABS Census 2021)
034
1417
2647
3269
4+193
Commute to work in Salisbury Heights
Commute to work, Salisbury Heights SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,752
Train0
Bus53
Tram/ferry5
Walked4
Bicycle11
Home162
Top countries of birth in Salisbury Heights
Top countries of birth, Salisbury Heights SA (ABS Census 2021)
England389
Italy51
Scotland47
Philippines36
South Africa25
India20
Languages used at home in Salisbury Heights
Languages used at home, Salisbury Heights SA (ABS Census 2021)
Italian79
Greek37
Vietnamese29
Arabic24
Mandarin16
Nepali16

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

8,660 bird observations recorded near Salisbury Heights — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Salisbury Heights

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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