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Suburb profile ·Yorke Peninsula LGA · SA ·5582

Stansbury SA 5582

Stansbury is in Yorke Peninsula LGA, SA, postcode 5582, with population 603.

The read

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$450/wk
Mar 2025 → Mar 2026 · 4 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$475
$328
Mar 2025Mar 2026
What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$450/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
603
603 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
369
27 added 12mo · 2MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,127
Median rent · wk$250
Investor profile

Who invests in Stansbury

Owner-occupied 84%Rented 16%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4.6%
13 of 33 landlords
Avg rental loss$6,905/yr
Landlords (rental income)33
Reported capital gains28
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

81% of homes here are owner-occupied and 16% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

81% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

48%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,127/mo, while renters pay about $1,950/mo — renting runs $823/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$49K
Median rent · wk
$450
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,127

Household income

$49K household · yr-35.3% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$29K
Family
$69K
Household
$49K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
18
$300-649
60
$650-999
56
$1,000-1,499
47
$1,500-1,999
25
$2,000-2,999
26
$3,000-3,999
11
$4,000+
5

At the median asking rent, about 73% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,500/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (268 households)1.5% social housing
Owned outright
58%
Owned with mortgage
22%
Rented
16%
Dwelling structure47.8% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
96%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 74% drive, 0% public transport, 7% walk or cycle, 15% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA954
Students18
Government1
  • Stansbury Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 954

Livability

24/ 100 livability index

Top 76% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 24% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access43
Public transport0
Schools & hospitals25

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

Suburb-level access-density index (not an address-level walk-time score), normalised within Australian suburbs. Method based on the Urban Liveability Index (Higgs et al. 2019) and Walk Score — three equal-weighted domains combined with an imbalance penalty.

Crime 2024-25
13
2,156 per 100k
D3 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k2,156
Total incidents13· 2024-25
  • Assault343%
  • Break And Enter229%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud229%

Population outlook

4,267 people · 20224,303 by 2032 (+0.8%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Yorke Peninsula - South SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Stansbury SA — Property Data and Demographics

Located in South Australia within the Yorke Peninsula local government area, Stansbury is a close-knit residential community (postcode 5582). It is home to about 603 residents, with a predominantly older resident base and a median age of 61. Households earn a median income of $49K per year, with an average household size of 2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.7% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +2.1% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 21 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 7 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, technicians & trades, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $450. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,127.

Stansbury is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 954, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Yorke Peninsula LGA is below average at 2,156 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.7% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+0.7%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$1,127
Rent · wk(Census)$250
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$450
Population growth · Yorke Peninsula LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)12,242
5-year growth+0.9% CAGR
YoY change+0.7%
20012025
Development · Yorke Peninsula LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)78
Houses78
YoY change+0%
Employment · Yorke Peninsula LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)6.8%
YoY change+1.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5582ATO
Negatively geared4.6%
13 of filers
Avg rental loss$6,905/yr
Landlords (rental income)33
Reported capital gains28
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population603
Median age61
Household size2
HH income · wk$937
Personal income · wk$563
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)3/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$863 → $937
Change+8.6%
vs SA median-10.2 pp
Median rent+11.1%
softeningvs SA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining1
iga1
Hospitals · Yorke Peninsula LGAAIHW
Public2
Private0
Central Yorke Peninsula Hospital (Maitland)public
Southern Yorke Peninsula Health Service (Yorketown)public
Aged care · Yorke Peninsula LGAGEN
Facilities4
Residential places146
Eldercare The Village60 places
Melaleuca Court Nursing Home35 places
Ardrossan Community Hostel33 places
Eldercare - South Park Minlaton18 places
Childcare · Yorke Peninsula LGAACECQA
Services8
Approved places311
Exceeding NQS3
Minlaton Family Centre82 places
Central Yorke Early Learning Centre41 places
Minlaton District Early Learning Centre40 places
Maitland Family Centre39 places
Yorketown Community Children's Centre34 places
Yorketown Area School OSHC30 places
+2 more in Yorke Peninsula LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Stansbury for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
SA metropolitan median house sales · Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage
stable source · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
SA Housing Authority / CBS · Q1 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · 2024-25 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Stansbury FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Stansbury in?

    Stansbury is in the Yorke Peninsula Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5582. Council-level context for Yorke Peninsula LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Stansbury?

    The median weekly rent in Stansbury is $450/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Stansbury?

    Rent context available: Stansbury has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Stansbury a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Stansbury show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Stansbury?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Stansbury data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.