Local Businesses in Salisbury

At the 2021 Census, Salisbury had 6,790 residents and 2,622 private dwellings, with an average of 2.7 people per household. The median age was 35, compared with 38 for Queensland.

The median weekly household income was $2,133, median weekly rent was $400, median monthly mortgage repayments were $2,000. 89.1% (Queensland 74.8%) of occupied private dwellings were separate houses, and 30% (Queensland 33.1%) were rented.

72% (Queensland 71.4%) of residents were born in Australia. The most common other countries of birth were India (4.1%), New Zealand (3%) and England (2.6%). 77.7% (Queensland 80.5%) of residents used only English at home, and the most common other languages were Mandarin (1.8%), Gujarati (1.5%) and Spanish (1.2%).

The most common occupations were Professionals (30.9%), Clerical and Administrative Workers (13.5%) and Technicians and Trades Workers (12.8%). The top industry of employment for residents was hospitals (except psychiatric hospitals) (6.3%). On Census day, 8.3% (Queensland 4.1%) of employed residents travelled to work by public transport and 18.9% (Queensland 14.1%) worked from home.

Brisbane City Council's industrial strategy, Brisbane: Our Productive City, describes the South West Industrial Gateway (SWIG) as the largest of Brisbane's industrial areas and one of South East Queensland's main freight gateways. Council expects the SWIG to contribute $6.5 billion to Brisbane's industrial gross regional product and employ 41,000 industry workers by 2041.

The strategy identifies service industries and mixed industry business in parts of Salisbury and Moorooka as one of the SWIG's clusters.

The strategy also says the Oxley Creek Transformation will shape open space in the SWIG and improve the interface between industry, established homes and the natural environment.