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Suburb profile ·Salisbury LGA · SA ·5111

Edinburgh SA 5111

Edinburgh is in Salisbury LGA, SA, postcode 5111, with population 376.

The read

Verify-first

The page has enough signal to be useful, but the story is mixed rather than decisive. Use compare mode to pressure-test it against stronger nearby options, then use the calculator if it still makes the shortlist.

Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$104/wk
Market rent signal
D1 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
151,019
151K via Salisbury LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
61
3 added 12mo · 2MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth
Median rent · wk$104

Affordability

8%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable
Household income · yr
$70K
Median rent · wk
$104

Household income

$70K household · yr-6.8% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$67K
Household
$70K
Crime 2024-25
71
18,883 per 100k
D10 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k18,883
Total incidents71· 2024-25
  • Assault1565%
  • Break And Enter835%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud00%

Full data detail

Edinburgh SA — Property Data and Demographics

Edinburgh (postcode 5111) is a sparsely populated locality in South Australia within the Salisbury local government area. The area has roughly 376 residents and a young demographic, with a median age of 23. Households earn a median income of $70K per year, with an average household size of 1 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 community & personal service, technicians & trades, professionals. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The median weekly rent is $104 (Census 2021).

Public transport access includes 1 rail station, 6 bus stops. The crime rate in the Salisbury LGA is higher than average at 18,883 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +0.3% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+0.3%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)$104
Population growth · Salisbury LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)151,019
5-year growth+0.5% CAGR
YoY change+0.3%
20012025
Development · Salisbury LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)750
Houses504
Units246
YoY change+0%
Employment · Salisbury LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)5.5%
YoY change-0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5111ATO
Negatively geared14 (6.2% of filers)
Avg rental loss$6,200/yr
Landlords (rental income)20
Reported capital gains21
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population376
Median age23
Household size1
HH income · wk$1,350
Personal income · wk$1,292
Persons / bedroom0.9
Top industriesCensus
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Rail stations1
Bus stops6
Elizabeth South Railway Station
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Edinburgh leans on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
SA metropolitan median house sales · Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage
stable source · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · 2024-25 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 7 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Edinburgh FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Edinburgh in?

    Edinburgh is in the Salisbury Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5111. Council-level context for Salisbury LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Edinburgh?

    The median weekly rent in Edinburgh is $104/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Edinburgh a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Edinburgh show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Edinburgh?

    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.

  5. How often is the Edinburgh 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.