Port Vincent vs Stansbury

Stansbury is the younger of the two, with a median age of 61 against 65 in Port Vincent. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Stansbury: a median of $670,000, against $552,000 in Port Vincent. On these figures, Port Vincent tends to suit older residents and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Port Vincent has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • Stansbury is already more of a family suburb (32% vs 24%)

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

First-home buyers

Port Vincent

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($210,000 vs $295,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($552,500 vs $670,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Port Vincent

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (191.6 km vs 208 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (143 min vs 148 min)
  • But Stansbury is more walkable (37/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Port Vincent has more residents already 65 and over (53% vs 42%)
  • Stansbury is more walkable (37/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Port Vincent

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.9% vs -6.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Port Vincent Stansbury
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.

Port Vincent Stansbury
Walkability 0 / 37
Port Vincent — Walkability: 0/100 Stansbury — Walkability: 37/100
Safety 81 / 72
Port Vincent — Safety: 81/100 Stansbury — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 100 / 63
Port Vincent — Low fire risk: 100/100 Stansbury — Low fire risk: 63/100

Demographics

Port Vincent skews older (65 vs 61).

Port Vincent Stansbury
Population 534 603
+13% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.9% -6.9%
Median age 65 61
Median household income $48,568/yr $48,724/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Port Vincent Stansbury
0-4 1.5% / 3.6%
Port Vincent — 0-4: 1.5% Stansbury — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 4.3% / 9.1%
Port Vincent — 5-14: 4.3% Stansbury — 5-14: 9.1%
15-19 2.1% / 1.7%
Port Vincent — 15-19: 2.1% Stansbury — 15-19: 1.7%
20-24 2.1% / 1.3%
Port Vincent — 20-24: 2.1% Stansbury — 20-24: 1.3%
25-34 5.2% / 8.1%
Port Vincent — 25-34: 5.2% Stansbury — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 4.3% / 6.0%
Port Vincent — 35-44: 4.3% Stansbury — 35-44: 6.0%
45-54 7.9% / 9.1%
Port Vincent — 45-54: 7.9% Stansbury — 45-54: 9.1%
55-64 19.9% / 19.1%
Port Vincent — 55-64: 19.9% Stansbury — 55-64: 19.1%
65-74 31.1% / 22.1%
Port Vincent — 65-74: 31.1% Stansbury — 65-74: 22.1%
75-84 14.8% / 16.6%
Port Vincent — 75-84: 14.8% Stansbury — 75-84: 16.6%
85+ 7.1% / 2.8%
Port Vincent — 85+: 7.1% Stansbury — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Port Vincent 70.5% lone person
Port Vincent — Lone Person: 70.5% Port Vincent — Couple Families: 16.5% Port Vincent — One Parent Families: 7.2% Port Vincent — Group Household: 2.9% Port Vincent — Other Families: 2.9%
Stansbury 63.4% lone person
Stansbury — Lone Person: 63.4% Stansbury — Couple Families: 24.8% Stansbury — One Parent Families: 6.9% Stansbury — Group Household: 4.8% Stansbury — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Port Vincent 19.6% renting
Port Vincent — Owned Outright: 61.5% Port Vincent — Mortgage: 18.8% Port Vincent — Renting: 19.6%
Stansbury 16.3% renting
Stansbury — Owned Outright: 60.5% Stansbury — Mortgage: 23.3% Stansbury — Renting: 16.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Port Vincent Stansbury
Certificate III & IV 22.1% / 19.4%
Port Vincent — Certificate III & IV: 22.1% Stansbury — Certificate III & IV: 19.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 8.5%
Port Vincent — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Stansbury — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 4.5%
Port Vincent — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Stansbury — Bachelor Degree: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 2.0%
Port Vincent — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Stansbury — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / —
Port Vincent — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Stansbury — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

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.

Port Vincent Stansbury
England 8.1% / 5.5%
Port Vincent — England: 8.1% Stansbury — England: 5.5%
Germany 0.7% / 1.3%
Port Vincent — Germany: 0.7% Stansbury — Germany: 1.3%
Scotland 0.9% / 0.7%
Port Vincent — Scotland: 0.9% Stansbury — Scotland: 0.7%
Netherlands 0.7% / 0.8%
Port Vincent — Netherlands: 0.7% Stansbury — Netherlands: 0.8%
New Zealand 0.7% / —
Port Vincent — New Zealand: 0.7% Stansbury — New Zealand: not among its largest
Nepal 0.7% / —
Port Vincent — Nepal: 0.7% Stansbury — Nepal: not among its largest
France — / 0.7%
Port Vincent — France: not among its largest Stansbury — France: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Port Vincent 92.2% houses
Port Vincent — Houses: 92.2% Port Vincent — Flats / Apartments: 4.8% Port Vincent — Townhouses: 3.0%
Stansbury 96.3% houses
Stansbury — Houses: 96.3% Stansbury — Flats / Apartments: 3.7% Stansbury — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Port Vincent Stansbury
Median house price $552,500 $670,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $210,000 $295,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 50 days
from 9 sales
 26 days
from 12 sales

Zoning mix

Port Vincent Stansbury
Rural and farming 92% 90%
Environmental 3% 4%
Residential 3% 2%
Industrial 0% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
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

Port Vincent Stansbury
New dwellings approved 97
across Yorke Peninsula
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
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.

Port Vincent Stansbury
Houses — 3.6%
$470/wk on $670K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Port Vincent Stansbury
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 14% of SA Higher than 15% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 18% of SA Higher than 77% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 55% of SA Higher than 52% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 35% of SA

Liveability

Stansbury is more walkable (37 vs 0); Port Vincent scores higher overall (46 vs 41).

Port Vincent Stansbury
Grade C
same for both
Score 46/100 41/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Stansbury carries more bushfire risk (37 vs 0).

Port Vincent Stansbury
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
37/100
Crime Low
19/100
 Low
28/100
Flood Low
37/100
 —
Coastal erosion Moderate
62/100
 High
79/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Port Vincent Stansbury
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Port Vincent

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Stansbury

  • Stansbury Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Port Vincent Stansbury
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 3 0
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 1 0

Mobility

Stansbury sits further from the CBD (208 km vs 191.6 km).

Port Vincent Stansbury
Walkability score 0/100 37/100
Distance to Adelaide 191.6 km 208 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 143 min 148 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5581
 0.0%
postcode 5582
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 5581
 73
postcode 5582

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.

Port Vincent Stansbury
Car (driver) 69.0% / 75.0%
Port Vincent — Car (driver): 69.0% Stansbury — Car (driver): 75.0%
Worked from Home 15.8% / 15.5%
Port Vincent — Worked from Home: 15.8% Stansbury — Worked from Home: 15.5%
Walked Only 10.8% / 7.4%
Port Vincent — Walked Only: 10.8% Stansbury — Walked Only: 7.4%
Car (passenger) 1.9% / 2.0%
Port Vincent — Car (passenger): 1.9% Stansbury — Car (passenger): 2.0%
Bicycle 2.5% / —
Port Vincent — Bicycle: 2.5% Stansbury — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.0%).

Setting

Port Vincent Stansbury
Elevation 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.6 km 199 m

NBN connectivity

Port Vincent Stansbury
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
536 premises
 0%
482 premises

Climate

Port Vincent Stansbury
Annual rainfall 374 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Port Vincent Stansbury
Average residential rate $1,494/yr
same for both
Council Yorke Peninsula
same for both

Federal electorate

Port Vincent Stansbury
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Port Vincent Stansbury
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Port Vincent

Affordable Coastal Retirees Rural

Stansbury

Coastal Quiet Retirees Rural

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