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Salisbury Plain

Ranked #165 of 299 Adelaide suburbs for parks. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active
20
#250 of 299
Safety
14
#258 of 299
Wealth
14
#259 of 299
Value
22
#226 of 299
Parks
46
#165 of 299
Cafés
29
#217 of 299
Transit
41
#174 of 299
Green space
28
#232 of 299
Active & healthy
35
#247 of 299

The numbers

Population1,333
Area1.3 km²
Median household income$1,258/wk
Median rent$285/wk
Crime rate106.5 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks2 (0.13 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park61.9% of the suburb
Cafés0
Gyms & sport venues2

Who lives in Salisbury Plain

Population
1,333
Median age
37 years
Median household income
$1,258/wk
Median rent
$285/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 Plain — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Salisbury Plain

Is Salisbury Plain safe?

It is on the less safe side of Adelaide, scoring 14/100 for safety and ranking #258 of 299 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 106 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 Plain good for families?

Mixed, and the weak spot is safety and green space. Here are the family measures we can compute — safety 14/100, parks 46/100 and green space 28/100, with a median age of 37. 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 Plain expensive to live in?

Median rent is $285 a week, and household income ranks #259 of 299 in Adelaide. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 22/100 for value.

Does Salisbury Plain have good public transport?

It scores 41/100 for transit, #174 of 299 in Adelaide. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Salisbury Plain?

62% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 0.1 hectares per 1,000 residents — 28/100 for green space.

Nearby suburbs

Brahma LodgeSalisbury ParkSalisbury EastSalisburyElizabeth ValeSalisbury Heights

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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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