Crafers vs Stirling

Crafers is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 48 in Stirling. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Crafers, most households are couple families. In Stirling, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Stirling: a median of $1.6 million, against $1.41 million in Crafers, and rent is higher there too. Stirling is closer to the city centre: 16.6 km, against 18.9 km. On these figures, Crafers tends to suit couples, while Stirling suits people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Stirling

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (6 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 5)
  • But Crafers is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 64%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Crafers has cheaper houses ($1,410,000 vs $1,601,000)
  • Stirling has cheaper land ($1,055,000 vs $1,467,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Crafers

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($380/wk vs $450/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Stirling

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 44/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (21 min vs 28 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (16.6 km vs 18.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Stirling

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 44/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 20%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Crafers and Stirling drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Crafers Stirling
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Crafers Stirling
Walkability 44 / 82
Crafers — Walkability: 44/100 Stirling — Walkability: 82/100
Safety 58 / 59
Crafers — Safety: 58/100 Stirling — Safety: 59/100
Low fire risk 24 / 73
Crafers — Low fire risk: 24/100 Stirling — Low fire risk: 73/100

Demographics

Stirling has more residents (3,067 vs 2,006); Stirling rents higher ($450/wk vs $380/wk).

Crafers Stirling
Population 2,006 3,067
+53% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.7% +3.4%
Median age 44 48
Median household income $131,560/yr
+6% vs other
 $123,136/yr
Median weekly rent $380/wk $450/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Crafers Stirling
0-4 5.2% / 4.1%
Crafers — 0-4: 5.2% Stirling — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 13.8% / 13.9%
Crafers — 5-14: 13.8% Stirling — 5-14: 13.9%
15-19 7.3% / 6.7%
Crafers — 15-19: 7.3% Stirling — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 3.8% / 3.6%
Crafers — 20-24: 3.8% Stirling — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 8.0% / 6.4%
Crafers — 25-34: 8.0% Stirling — 25-34: 6.4%
35-44 12.3% / 10.9%
Crafers — 35-44: 12.3% Stirling — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 15.3% / 16.1%
Crafers — 45-54: 15.3% Stirling — 45-54: 16.1%
55-64 14.1% / 12.1%
Crafers — 55-64: 14.1% Stirling — 55-64: 12.1%
65-74 13.0% / 14.9%
Crafers — 65-74: 13.0% Stirling — 65-74: 14.9%
75-84 6.2% / 8.2%
Crafers — 75-84: 6.2% Stirling — 75-84: 8.2%
85+ 1.3% / 2.8%
Crafers — 85+: 1.3% Stirling — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Crafers 63.2% couple families
Crafers — Couple Families: 63.2% Crafers — Lone Person: 24.6% Crafers — One Parent Families: 9.2% Crafers — Group Household: 2.4% Crafers — Other Families: 0.6%
Stirling 53.2% couple families
Stirling — Couple Families: 53.2% Stirling — Lone Person: 33.1% Stirling — One Parent Families: 11.1% Stirling — Group Household: 1.5% Stirling — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Crafers 9.0% renting
Crafers — Owned Outright: 43.8% Crafers — Mortgage: 47.2% Crafers — Renting: 9.0%
Stirling 9.9% renting
Stirling — Owned Outright: 49.4% Stirling — Mortgage: 40.6% Stirling — Renting: 9.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Crafers Stirling
England 6.7% / 9.2%
Crafers — England: 6.7% Stirling — England: 9.2%
Germany 1.2% / 0.9%
Crafers — Germany: 1.2% Stirling — Germany: 0.9%
South Africa 0.8% / 1.2%
Crafers — South Africa: 0.8% Stirling — South Africa: 1.2%
New Zealand 0.9% / 0.8%
Crafers — New Zealand: 0.9% Stirling — New Zealand: 0.8%
Scotland 0.6% / 1.0%
Crafers — Scotland: 0.6% Stirling — Scotland: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.2%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Crafers Stirling
Bachelor Degree 23.7% / 23.4%
Crafers — Bachelor Degree: 23.7% Stirling — Bachelor Degree: 23.4%
Postgraduate Degree 8.7% / 11.3%
Crafers — Postgraduate Degree: 8.7% Stirling — Postgraduate Degree: 11.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 8.7%
Crafers — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Stirling — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Certificate III & IV 9.4% / 7.4%
Crafers — Certificate III & IV: 9.4% Stirling — Certificate III & IV: 7.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.9% / 5.0%
Crafers — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9% Stirling — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Crafers 97.5% houses
Crafers — Houses: 97.5% Crafers — Townhouses: 0.0% Crafers — Flats / Apartments: 2.5%
Stirling 94.1% houses
Stirling — Houses: 94.1% Stirling — Townhouses: 4.3% Stirling — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Crafers Stirling
Median house price $1,410,000 $1,601,000
Median unit price — $820,000
Median land price $1,467,500 $1,055,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 17 sales
 28 days
from 32 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Crafers Stirling
3 bed $1.36M / $1.4M
Crafers — 3 bed: $1.36M (20 sales) Stirling — 3 bed: $1.4M (29 sales)

20 vs 29 sales

4 bed $1.41M / $1.77M
Crafers — 4 bed: $1.41M (21 sales) Stirling — 4 bed: $1.77M (34 sales)

21 vs 34 sales

Zoning mix

Crafers has more land zoned for conservation (33% vs 4%); Stirling has more rural and farming land (39% vs 28%).

Crafers Stirling
Residential 31% 46%
Rural and farming 28% 39%
Environmental 33% 4%
Commercial 8% 3%
Parks and recreation 0% 8%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Crafers Stirling
New dwellings approved 95
across Adelaide Hills
same for both
Approvals change year on year +53%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Crafers Stirling
Houses — 2.7%
$800/wk on $1.52M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Crafers Stirling
House price Higher than 69% of SA Higher than 80% of SA
Income Higher than 95% of SA Higher than 93% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 79% of SA Higher than 94% of SA
Affordability Higher than 81% of SA Higher than 56% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 98% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of SA Higher than 77% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 10% of SA

Liveability

Stirling is more walkable (82 vs 44); Stirling scores higher overall (82 vs 48).

Crafers Stirling
Grade C A
Score 48/100 82/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Crafers carries more bushfire risk (76 vs 27).

Crafers Stirling
Bushfire High
76/100
 Low
27/100
Crime Moderate
42/100
 Moderate
41/100
Flood — Low
27/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Crafers Stirling
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 9.5 km
 None

Schools in Crafers

  • Crafers Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Stirling

  • Stirling East Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Catherine's School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Crafers Stirling
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 3 15
Parks & reserves 5 9
Childcare 1 6
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 2
Fuel stations 1 2
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 3 1

Mobility

Crafers sits further from the CBD (18.9 km vs 16.6 km).

Crafers Stirling
Walkability score 44/100 82/100
Distance to Adelaide 18.9 km
+12% vs other
 16.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 28 min 21 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 84.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 91.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.6%
postcode 5152
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 5152
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Crafers Stirling
Car (driver) 70.7% / 65.0%
Crafers — Car (driver): 70.7% Stirling — Car (driver): 65.0%
Worked from Home 19.4% / 23.7%
Crafers — Worked from Home: 19.4% Stirling — Worked from Home: 23.7%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 3.9%
Crafers — Car (passenger): 4.6% Stirling — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Bus 3.5% / 4.3%
Crafers — Bus: 3.5% Stirling — Bus: 4.3%
Walked Only 1.0% / 2.7%
Crafers — Walked Only: 1.0% Stirling — Walked Only: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.7%).

Setting

Crafers Stirling
Elevation 555 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 493 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 18.5 km 18.9 km

NBN connectivity

Crafers Stirling
Connectivity score 64/100 61/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 36%
820 premises
 29%
1,523 premises

Climate

Crafers Stirling
Annual rainfall 969 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Crafers Stirling
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 1.12 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Crafers Stirling
Average residential rate $2,727/yr
same for both
Council Adelaide Hills
same for both

Federal electorate

Crafers Stirling
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Crafers Stirling
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Crafers

Acreage Middle-Ring Parks Premium Professionals Quiet River

Stirling

Acreage Middle-Ring Parks Premium Professionals Retirees

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