Stanthorpe, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Stanthorpe sits high on Queensland's Granite Belt, in the Southern Downs about 220 kilometres south-west of Brisbane. At over 800 metres it is one of the coldest places in the state — the lowest temperature ever recorded in Queensland, of −10.6°C, was measured here in 1961. The town began as a tin field in 1872, and its name reflects it: Stanthorpe joins the Latin stannum, tin, with the old English thorpe, a village. It lies on the country of the Kambuwal people. When the tin gave out, growers turned to fruit and vines, and today Stanthorpe is the heart of the Granite Belt wine region, ringed by orchards, vineyards and the great granite boulders of the surrounding hills.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Stanthorpe is more socio-economically advantaged than about 10% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 890, 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.
Stanthorpe at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 5,286
- Median age
- 50
- Median weekly household income
- $970
- SEIFA score
- 890
- Coordinates
- -28.6606, 151.9355
Stanthorpe demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Stanthorpe 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 32%, 30% of homes are rented, and 17% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 802 | 15% |
| Youth (15–24) | 470 | 9% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 1,019 | 19% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 1,318 | 25% |
| Seniors (65+) | 1,673 | 32% |
Share of the 5,282 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 950 | 43% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 504 | 23% |
| Rented | 672 | 30% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,950 | 88% |
| Townhouses & semis | 206 | 9% |
| Flats & apartments | 42 | 2% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 2,214 occupied private dwellings in Stanthorpe.
- Median weekly rent
- $250
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,200
- Average household size
- 2.1 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,353
- Median weekly personal income
- $564
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 812 (17%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 471 (10%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 179 (3%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,801 (42%)
- Labour-force participation
- 46.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 5%
- Employed full-time
- 998
- Employed part-time
- 868
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 Stanthorpe
Where is Stanthorpe?
Stanthorpe is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Stanthorpe?
At the 2021 Census, Stanthorpe had a population of about 5,286.
Is Stanthorpe an advantaged area?
Stanthorpe has an ABS SEIFA score of 890, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 10 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 10% of Australian suburbs.
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