Salisbury Downs SA 5108
Salisbury Downs is in Salisbury LGA, SA, postcode 5108, with population 6,296.
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Salisbury Downs has usable rent context. No strong rent pressure, affordability stress, or investor-rent signal is visible from the provided context.
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Rent context available
Salisbury Downs has usable rent context. Snapshot rent $438/wk.
No strong rent pressure, affordability stress, or investor-rent signal is visible from the provided context.
Salisbury Downs has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Schools. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
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Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Schools
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Salisbury Downs currently reads as a livability-led candidate.
School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.
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School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.
Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.
No decisive evidence gap was detected from the current inputs.
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Salisbury Downs SA
Salisbury Downs is a mid-sized suburb in South Australia within the Salisbury local government area (postcode 5108). With a population of 6,296, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families with a median age of 37. Households earn a median income of $59K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.3% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +2.1% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 23 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 2 underway, and 11 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are labourers, community & personal service, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Vietnamese.
The median house price in Salisbury Downs is $760,000, having increased 2.7% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $438. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,300.
Salisbury Downs is served by 3 schools, including 2 primary, 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 945, which is below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 22 bus stops. The crime rate in the Salisbury LGA is higher than average at 10,959 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Salisbury Downs offers a gross rental yield of 3.0%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($760K/$950K). The price-to-income ratio of 12.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +2.7% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.3% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Salisbury Downs is a mid-sized suburb in South Australia within the Salisbury local government area (postcode 5108). With a population of 6,296, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families with a median age of 37. Households earn a median income of $59K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.3% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +2.1% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 23 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 2 underway, and 11 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are labourers, community & personal service, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Vietnamese.
The median house price in Salisbury Downs is $760,000, having increased 2.7% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $438. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,300.
Salisbury Downs is served by 3 schools, including 2 primary, 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 945, which is below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 22 bus stops. The crime rate in the Salisbury LGA is higher than average at 10,959 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Salisbury Downs offers a gross rental yield of 3.0%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($760K/$950K). The price-to-income ratio of 12.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +2.7% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.3% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Salisbury Downs FAQ
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What LGA is Salisbury Downs in?
Salisbury Downs is in the Salisbury Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5108. Council-level context for Salisbury LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the median house price in Salisbury Downs?
The current median house price in Salisbury Downs, SA is $760K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Salisbury Downs?
The median weekly rent in Salisbury Downs is $438/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.
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What does the rent signal say about Salisbury Downs?
Rent context available: Salisbury Downs has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
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Is Salisbury Downs a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Salisbury Downs show: Low Yield, Near Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for Salisbury Downs?
Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.
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How often is the Salisbury Downs data updated?
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.