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Salisbury

Ranked #47 of 299 Adelaide suburbs for cafés. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active
50
#155 of 299
Safety
4
#288 of 299
Wealth
4
#288 of 299
Value
5
#277 of 299
Parks
48
#152 of 299
Cafés
84
#47 of 299
Transit
84
#47 of 299
Green space
48
#172 of 299
Active & healthy
60
#74 of 299

The numbers

Population8,841
Area4.26 km²
Median household income$1,029/wk
Median rent$260/wk
Crime rate166.9 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks10 (2.12 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park58.6% of the suburb
Cafés6
Gyms & sport venues36

Who lives in Salisbury

Population
8,841
Median age
37 years
Median household income
$1,029/wk
Median rent
$260/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 — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Salisbury

Is Salisbury safe?

It is on the less safe side of Adelaide, scoring 4/100 for safety and ranking #288 of 299 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 167 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 good for families?

Mixed, and the weak spot is safety. Here are the family measures we can compute — safety 4/100, parks 48/100 and green space 48/100, 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 expensive to live in?

Median rent is $260 a week, and household income ranks #288 of 299 in Adelaide. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 5/100 for value.

Does Salisbury have good public transport?

It scores 84/100 for transit, #47 of 299 in Adelaide. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Salisbury?

59% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 2.1 hectares per 1,000 residents — 48/100 for green space.

Nearby suburbs

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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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