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Salisbury East

Ranked #10 of 299 Adelaide suburbs for green space. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active
56
#133 of 299
Safety
61
#117 of 299
Wealth
8
#276 of 299
Value
6
#273 of 299
Parks
53
#139 of 299
Cafés
29
#205 of 299
Transit
41
#159 of 299
Green space
91
#10 of 299
Active & healthy
60
#76 of 299

The numbers

Population9,273
Area6.57 km²
Median household income$1,163/wk
Median rent$290/wk
Crime rate39.0 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks14 (28.37 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park98.4% of the suburb
Cafés0
Gyms & sport venues36

Who lives in Salisbury East

Population
9,273
Median age
40 years
Median household income
$1,163/wk
Median rent
$290/wk

Source: ABS Census 2021. We do not hold a suburb-level renter/owner split, families-with-children rate, born-overseas rate or dwelling-type breakdown for Salisbury East — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Salisbury East

Is Salisbury East safe?

It is around the middle of the pack for Adelaide, scoring 61/100 for safety and ranking #117 of 299 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 39 per 1,000 residents. That score is recorded offences per 1,000 residents from official crime statistics, as a percentile against every other suburb in the city.

Is Salisbury East good for families?

It rates about average on the family measures we can compute — safety 61/100, parks 53/100 and green space 91/100, with a median age of 40. We do not hold school catchment data, so this does not account for schools — see our Adelaide families ranking for the full method.

Is Salisbury East expensive to live in?

Median rent is $290 a week, and household income ranks #276 of 299 in Adelaide. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 6/100 for value.

Does Salisbury East have good public transport?

It scores 41/100 for transit, #159 of 299 in Adelaide. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Salisbury East?

98% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 28.4 hectares per 1,000 residents — 91/100 for green space.

Nearby suburbs

Brahma LodgeGulfview HeightsSalisbury PlainSalisbury HeightsSalisbury ParkWynn Vale

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Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Adelaide: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Updated September 2026. Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census, OpenStreetMap.
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