City of Salisbury

This article is about the local government area in South Australia. For the related town, see Salisbury, South Australia. For the city in England, see Salisbury. For other cities, see Salisbury (disambiguation).

City of Salisbury
South Australia
 
Coordinates34°46′02″S 138°35′09″E / 34.7673°S 138.5857°E / -34.7673; 138.5857
Population145,806 (LGA 2021)[1]
 • Density922.24/km2 (2,388.6/sq mi)
Established6 July 1964
Area158.1 km2 (61.0 sq mi)
MayorGillian Aldridge[2]
RegionNorthern Adelaide[3]
State electorate(s)Ramsay, King, Wright, Florey, Playford, Taylor
Federal division(s)
WebsiteCity of Salisbury
LGAs around City of Salisbury:
City of Playford
City of Salisbury City of Tea Tree Gully
City of Port Adelaide Enfield
Adelaide's local government areas and the City of Salisbury

The City of Salisbury is a local government area (LGA) located in the northern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. Its neighbours are the City of Playford, City of Tea Tree Gully and City of Port Adelaide Enfield.

Encompassing an area of 158 square kilometres (61 square miles), the city is one of the most populous and fast-growing council areas in South Australia: the local government area's population in 2021, of 145,806,[4] was an increase of 32% over the 2001 population of 110,676[5] and of 13% over the 2011 population of 129,109.[6]

The City of Salisbury offices and the collocated community hub received the Australian Institute of Architects' Jack McConnell Award for Public Architecture for 2020

The Local Government Area's main town centre – Salisbury City Centre – is on the main street of the town of Salisbury, John Street. The centre also hosts the council's principal office, council chambers and library, on Church Street.[7] There is also a centre at Mawson Lakes, a master-planned development that surrounds the large Sir Douglas Mawson Lake.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Salisbury (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Councillors". City of Salisbury. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Northern Adelaide SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  4. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "2021 Community Profiles: Salisbury (Local Government Areas)". 2021 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 17 January 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ "Salisbury (C)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Salisbury (C)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Community". City of Salisbury. 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.