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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Salisbury South is an outer-metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, Australia, with a population of approximately 78, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 17 km from the Adelaide CBD, Salisbury South is a outer metro area in South Australia. The median household income is $27,300 per year.
Lower income levels in Salisbury South typically translate to more affordable entry points for investors.
Official Australia Post postcode for Salisbury South. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Salisbury South on My School →Estimated 1 park and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Salisbury South is a smaller community of 78 — about 2% of the South Australia suburb median (3,699) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Salisbury South's median household income of $27,300/year is 66% below the South Australia suburb median ($80,964) — this is an affordability play where returns lean on yield and patient capital growth rather than demographic premium. The median weekly rent of $309 translates to approximately $16,068/year in gross rental income, setting the upper bound on yield before vacancy, rates, insurance and maintenance. 17 km from Adelaide places Salisbury South in the middle commuter belt, close enough for daily trips by car or rail but at a materially lower price point than inner suburbs.
How Salisbury South stacks up against the median of all South Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Salisbury South sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Salisbury South | SA median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 78 | 3,699 | -98% |
| Median household income | $27,300/yr | $80,964/yr | -66% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $309 | $320 | -3% |
| Distance to CBD | 17 km | 13 km | +31% |
Pre-inspection briefing for Salisbury South — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 78 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider South Australia market over full cycles.
Gross rent of $309/week (~$16,068/year) sets the yield ceiling. Cross-check against your purchase price to confirm whether this suburb hits the 4–5% gross yield most Australian investors target.
With a population of 78, the resale market in Salisbury South may not reliably reward cosmetic renovations — a longer hold is typically a better strategy at this scale, letting land-value appreciation do the work instead.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Salisbury South are modest for 2026 — incomes 66% below the SA median of $80,964 and a population of 78 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rents sit around $309/week, setting the baseline gross rental income at roughly $16,068/year — refine this against current listings before running your numbers. The EquitySight investment score of 40/100 places Salisbury South in the lower tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is cautious heading into the second half of 2026.
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Salisbury South scores 40/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 78, median household income of $27,300/year and median weekly rent of $309. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in Salisbury South are proximity to Adelaide (17 km), a median household income of $27,300/year, roughly 1 schools and 1 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
Salisbury South has a usual resident population of approximately 78, compared with a South Australia suburb median of 3,699 — placing it in the lower half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
Salisbury South sits 17 km straight-line from the Adelaide CBD. This is comfortable commuter territory, with reasonable rail and road access to the city.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $309 in Salisbury South, equating to approximately $16,068/year in gross rental income (state median $320/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
A reliable median mortgage figure was not captured for Salisbury South. Use our loan serviceability calculator to estimate a realistic monthly repayment for your target purchase price and deposit.
Census data was not complete enough in Salisbury South to compute a clean rent-to-mortgage coverage. Use current listings to benchmark weekly rent, then plug your expected purchase price into our rental yield calculator to see whether the investment runs cash-flow positive or negative.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (78 residents), interest-rate sensitivity, below-median household incomes ($27,300 vs $80,964 state median), the broader South Australia market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.