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Salisbury

South Australia · Salisbury · Adelaide - North

This profile uses the ABS Salisbury statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Salisbury is a locality in the Salisbury area of South Australia. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Salisbury SA2.

Where in SA
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At a glance
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Schools
6
Top ICSEA 937 (gov)
Childcare
41
NQS-rated services
Population
19,146
+0.5% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Salisbury SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Government schools Soon SA zoning

Government schools in Salisbury

Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for SA yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.

Salisbury Primary School Government · 360 students
ICSEA 913
Salisbury Downs Primary School Government · 271 students
ICSEA 926
Riverdale Primary School Government · 241 students
ICSEA 937
Brahma Lodge Primary School Government · 191 students
ICSEA 906

A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.

Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Thomas More College
Catholic 1,132 students
ICSEA 973 intake context
St Augustine's Parish School
Catholic 664 students
ICSEA 981 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Salisbury

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All SA schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Salisbury Heights Primary School OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 120 places · Salisbury Heights
    Exceeding NQS
  • Goodstart Early Learning Paralowie - Yalumba Drive
    Centre-Based Care · 100 places · Paralowie
    Exceeding NQS
  • YMCA Riverdale OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 100 places · Salisbury Downs
    Exceeding NQS
  • Madison Park Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 73 places · Salisbury East
    Exceeding NQS
  • Salisbury Heights Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Salisbury Heights
    Exceeding NQS
  • Lake Windemere Children's Centre for Early Childhood Development and Parenting
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Salisbury North
    Exceeding NQS
  • Paralowie Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 45 places · Paralowie
    Exceeding NQS
  • Dorothy Hughes Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 45 places · Salisbury North
    Exceeding NQS
  • Salisbury Park Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 45 places · Salisbury Park
    Exceeding NQS
  • Salisbury Downs Preschool Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 33 places · Salisbury Downs
    Exceeding NQS
  • St Augustine's Parish School OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 130 places · Salisbury
    Meeting NQS
  • Confident Kids Child Care & Early Learning Salisbury
    Centre-Based Care · 114 places · Salisbury
    Meeting NQS

+ 29 more services in this area's postcodes.

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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GPs / clinics
1
Supermarkets
8
Parks
14
Train stations
3

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Salisbury SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors
Population & growth
Population
19,146
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+0.50%
2024→25
Net change
+99
people / yr
Density
1,778
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+99
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+52
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-261
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+308

Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.

Growth vs benchmarks
Salisbury
+0.50%
SA median
+0.70%
National median
+0.80%