Salisbury, South Australia

Salisbury Adelaide, South Australia
Population	7,551 (2011 census)
Established	1843
Postcode(s)	5108
Location	25 km (16 mi) from Adelaide
LGA(s)	City of Salisbury
State electorate(s)	Ramsay, Wright, Little Para, Taylor
Federal Division(s)	Wakefield, Port Adelaide, Makin
Suburbs around Salisbury: Salisbury North Elizabeth South Salisbury Park Paralowie Salisbury Salisbury Plain Salisbury Downs Salisbury South Brahma Lodge

Salisbury /ˈsɔːlzbəri/ is a northern suburb in Adelaide, South Australia. It is the seat of the City of Salisbury, and in the South Australian Legislative Assembly electoral district of Ramsay and the Australian House of Representatives divisions of Wakefield and Port Adelaide. The suburb is a service area for the City of Salisbury district, with an abundance of parklands, shops, cafes and restaurants. Parabanks Shopping Centre is also located in Salisbury, which includes Harris Scarfe and Big W as its signature retailers..

Salisbury was founded when John Harvey began selling town allotments in 1848, from land he had purchased along the Little Para River in the previous year. The town was named after Salisbury in the United Kingdom which was close to his wife's hometown. There is a Wiltshire Street near Park Terrace in the city centre, parallel to John Street. Salisbury started its life as a service centre for the surrounding wheat and hay farms. Salisbury Post Office opened around March 1850. It grew slowly (from a population of 400-500 in 1881) until 1940 when the establishment of an explosives and filling factory doubled the population almost overnight. The factory, which covered 4.5 square miles, was in production by mid 1942 and by January 1943 employed 6,500 persons producing 135,000 shells, bombs and mines weekly.

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