144,550 ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 127,662
- 2016: 136,635
- 2021: 144,550
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Salisbury · Sub-region (SA3)
Demographics & Identity in Salisbury
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Adding about 16,888 people since 2011 shows how much Salisbury has grown, with the population rising 13% over the decade. It is a younger area than most, where the typical resident is 36. This trend is reflected in the high number of children and a smaller proportion of seniors compared to the state average.
144,550
▲ +13.2%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–6: 0 areas
- 6–9: 2 areas
- 9–15: 2 areas
- 15–23: 1 area
- 23–37: 0 areas
- 37–57: 1 area
- 57–90: 0 areas
- 90–141: 1 area
- 141–221: 1 area
- 221–347: 1 area
- 347–545: 2 areas
- 545–854: 3 areas
- 854–1,340: 0 areas
- 1,340–2,101: 3 areas
- 2,101–3,296: 1 area
- 3,296–5,169: 2 areas
- 5,169–8,107: 3 areas
- 8,107–12,714: 7 areas
- 12,714–19,940: 16 areas
- 19,940–31,273: 30 areas
- 31,273–49,048: 61 areas
- 49,048–76,924: 90 areas
- 76,924–120,643: 70 areas
- 120,643–189,211: 46 areas
- 189,211–296,748: 12 areas
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Salisbury — higher than 87% of areas.
| Salisbury | 144,550 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | 1,387,290 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Salisbury is home to 144,550 people, making it larger than about 89% of similar areas. The typical resident's age is 36, which is noticeably younger than the South Australian figure of 41.
36 yrs ▲ +2.9%
Younger than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 36 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 19.5% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. Meanwhile, the 15.3% of people aged 65 and over is well below the South Australian figure of 20.0%.
15.3% ▲ +27.7%
Lower than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.5% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Salisbury, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 29%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Children (0–14) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state and national figures. De facto relationships are much less common here than in most areas, at 9.5%.
2.4% ▲ +25.7%
Lower than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.5% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 83% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Salisbury, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Salisbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40204/salisbury/topic/demographics-identity