Stansbury, SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Stansbury is a quiet seaside town on the south-east coast of South Australia's Yorke Peninsula, about 204 kilometres west of Adelaide, looking out over Oyster Bay and Gulf St Vincent. First known as Oyster Bay for its rich shellfish beds, the town was proclaimed Stansbury in 1873 by Governor Anthony Musgrave, who named it after a friend. For decades it served as a busy little port, shipping the district's wheat and barley across the gulf to Adelaide, and broadacre cereal cropping still surrounds it today. The Dalrymple Hotel and the long jetty remain favourites with visitors, and in 2009 Stansbury was voted South Australia's tidiest town. Calm gulf waters make it a popular spot for swimming, fishing and gathering oysters.
Less advantaged than the national average
Stansbury is more socio-economically advantaged than about 21% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 930, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Stansbury at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 603
- Median age
- 61
- Median weekly household income
- $937
- SEIFA score
- 930
- Coordinates
- -34.9124, 137.7578
Stansbury demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Stansbury using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is seniors (65+) at 42%, 15% of homes are rented, and 11% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 77 | 13% |
| Youth (15–24) | 18 | 3% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 85 | 14% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 170 | 28% |
| Seniors (65+) | 250 | 42% |
Share of the 600 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 156 | 57% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 60 | 22% |
| Rented | 42 | 15% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 258 | 99% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 261 occupied private dwellings in Stansbury.
- Median weekly rent
- $250
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,127
- Average household size
- 2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,333
- Median weekly personal income
- $563
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 63 (11%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 9 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 9 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 168 (33%)
- Labour-force participation
- 39.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Employed full-time
- 89
- Employed part-time
- 74
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Stansbury
Where is Stansbury?
Stansbury is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Stansbury?
At the 2021 Census, Stansbury had a population of about 603.
Is Stansbury an advantaged area?
Stansbury has an ABS SEIFA score of 930, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 21 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 21% of Australian suburbs.
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