Adelaide's South Asian community is anchored around Mawson Lakes and the northern suburbs — Salisbury, Munno Para, Andrews Farm and Golden Grove — with a substantial student and early-career population attached to the universities and the health services.
It is the most affordable of the mainland capitals to marry in and to buy in, which is exactly why a steady number of members in Melbourne and Sydney will consider an Adelaide match that they would not have considered a few years ago.
Adelaide's Punjabi Sikh community is long-established and spread through the northern suburbs around Salisbury, Munno Para, Andrews Farm and Elizabeth, with a significant presence in transport, horticulture and healthcare and strong links to the Riverland and regional South Australia. The community is close-knit and the gurdwara is its practical centre.