Suburb report · SA 5108
Salisbury North
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Population
10,770
Salisbury North suburb profile
Who lives in Salisbury North
Salisbury North sits 20km from the Adelaide CBD, in the middle ring of the capital. Salisbury North is one of the most populous suburbs in South Australia, with 10,770 residents, more than 96% of the state's suburbs. Among the 340 suburbs within 40km of the Adelaide CBD, it ranks 15 by population. The median age is 36, younger than 85% of South Australian suburbs, where the median suburb sits at 41. Against the 340 suburbs within 40km of the Adelaide CBD, it is older than 47 and younger than 264. That is 2 years older than the average of 34 in the other suburb of the Salisbury North statistical area.
Income and home ownership
At $60,700, the median household income sits well under the $88,600 of a typical South Australian suburb. That is 29.7% below the average of $86,300 in the other suburb of the Salisbury North statistical area. On household income it ranks 323 of 340 suburbs within 40km of the Adelaide CBD. At 40.8% renting, Salisbury North has a higher rental share than 82% of South Australian suburbs, against 73.1% ownership in the median suburb. On ownership it ranks 271 of 340 suburbs within 40km of the Adelaide CBD. In the other suburb of the Salisbury North statistical area the ownership share is 76.4%, 17.2 points higher than in Salisbury North.
Household mix
The 2021 Census counted 3,889 occupied private dwellings in Salisbury North, one of the larger housing stocks in South Australia. Families with children are the largest household type at 48%, ahead of couples without children at 18.7% and people living alone at 29.6%. Of the 340 suburbs within 40km of the Adelaide CBD, 70 have a higher share of families with children and 268 a lower one. Few South Australian suburbs have more families with children: 48% of households, ahead of 82% of the state. Only 18.7% of households are couples without children, at the 5th percentile for South Australia. Families with children are 48% of households in Salisbury North and 61.6% across the rest of the Salisbury North statistical area.
Housing supply
Approvals have surged: 65 new dwellings were approved across the Salisbury North statistical area in the year to June 2025, against its 2020 to 2024 average of 29 a year. Supply figures here are for the Salisbury North statistical area, home to 18,931 residents in 2025, which takes in Salisbury North and neighbouring suburbs. At 3.4 per 1,000 residents of that area, approvals run lighter than most of South Australia, at the 30th percentile. Between 2020 and 2025 the area's approvals peaked at 65 in 2025 and bottomed at 21 in 2024.
Population trend
The population of the Salisbury North statistical area grew 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than most of South Australia, against 6.3% for South Australia as a whole. The median South Australian statistical area grew 4.8% over the same 5 years, 3 points faster than this one. It ranks at the 25th percentile of South Australian statistical areas for population growth over the period. Growth was strongest in the year to 2021 (1%) and weakest in the year to 2025 (-0.6%).
Against its neighbours
Of the nearby suburbs listed below, Mawson Lakes differs most on the median household income: $109,200 there against $60,700 in Salisbury North. Paralowie matches Salisbury North on the median age, at 36. At 4km, Parafield Gardens counts 18,351 residents against 10,770 in Salisbury North.
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This report is market intelligence prepared by Chase Wealth Australia for general information only. Figures are statistical estimates for the suburb, not valuations of any individual property, and do not constitute financial or credit advice. Consider your circumstances and seek professional advice before acting. Demographic figures are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census 2021 (licensed CC BY 4.0) where available.