Spring Farm vs Stanley Flat

Spring Farm is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 46 in Stanley Flat. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Spring Farm, most households are couple families. In Stanley Flat, about half of households are couple families.

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

Stanley Flat

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 31/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Spring Farm

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 7%)

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

Commuting to the city

Spring Farm

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (109 min vs 115 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (142.4 km vs 147.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Stanley Flat

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 31/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Spring Farm

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.9% vs -4.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Spring Farm Stanley Flat
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.

Spring Farm Stanley Flat
Walkability 4 / 4
Spring Farm — Walkability: 4/100 Stanley Flat — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 69 / 87
Spring Farm — Safety: 69/100 Stanley Flat — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 100 / 85
Spring Farm — Low fire risk: 100/100 Stanley Flat — Low fire risk: 85/100

Demographics

Stanley Flat has more residents (401 vs 105); Spring Farm has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $93,340).

Spring Farm Stanley Flat
Population 105 401
+282% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.9% -4.8%
Median age 43 46
Median household income $117,000/yr
+20% vs other
 $93,340/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk $260/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Spring Farm Stanley Flat
0-4 3.8% / 6.0%
Spring Farm — 0-4: 3.8% Stanley Flat — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 16.2% / 16.2%
Spring Farm — 5-14: 16.2% Stanley Flat — 5-14: 16.2%
15-19 4.8% / 4.2%
Spring Farm — 15-19: 4.8% Stanley Flat — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 — / 2.5%
Spring Farm — 20-24: not among its largest Stanley Flat — 20-24: 2.5%
25-34 12.4% / 6.2%
Spring Farm — 25-34: 12.4% Stanley Flat — 25-34: 6.2%
35-44 13.3% / 14.5%
Spring Farm — 35-44: 13.3% Stanley Flat — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 20.0% / 12.5%
Spring Farm — 45-54: 20.0% Stanley Flat — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 7.6% / 14.5%
Spring Farm — 55-64: 7.6% Stanley Flat — 55-64: 14.5%
65-74 12.4% / 15.5%
Spring Farm — 65-74: 12.4% Stanley Flat — 65-74: 15.5%
75-84 3.8% / 6.5%
Spring Farm — 75-84: 3.8% Stanley Flat — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ — / 0.7%
Spring Farm — 85+: not among its largest Stanley Flat — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

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.

Spring Farm Stanley Flat
England 5.7% / 4.5%
Spring Farm — England: 5.7% Stanley Flat — England: 4.5%
Scotland 3.8% / 1.0%
Spring Farm — Scotland: 3.8% Stanley Flat — Scotland: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Spring Farm 58.1% couple families
Spring Farm — Couple Families: 58.1% Spring Farm — Lone Person: 41.9% Spring Farm — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Stanley Flat 54.7% couple families
Stanley Flat — Couple Families: 54.7% Stanley Flat — Lone Person: 37.3% Stanley Flat — One Parent Families: 8.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Spring Farm 94.9% houses
Spring Farm — Houses: 94.9% Spring Farm — Flats / Apartments: 5.1%
Stanley Flat 99.3% houses
Stanley Flat — Houses: 99.3% Stanley Flat — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Spring Farm Stanley Flat
Certificate III & IV 15.2% / 18.2%
Spring Farm — Certificate III & IV: 15.2% Stanley Flat — Certificate III & IV: 18.2%
Bachelor Degree 17.1% / 9.7%
Spring Farm — Bachelor Degree: 17.1% Stanley Flat — Bachelor Degree: 9.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.5% / 7.5%
Spring Farm — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5% Stanley Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree 4.8% / 3.0%
Spring Farm — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8% Stanley Flat — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.0%
Spring Farm — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Stanley Flat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Spring Farm 19.6% renting
Spring Farm — Owned Outright: 41.3% Spring Farm — Mortgage: 39.1% Spring Farm — Renting: 19.6%
Stanley Flat 7.2% renting
Stanley Flat — Owned Outright: 47.1% Stanley Flat — Mortgage: 45.7% Stanley Flat — Renting: 7.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Spring Farm Stanley Flat
Rural and farming 100% 96%
Residential 0% 4%
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

Spring Farm Stanley Flat
New dwellings approved 28
across Clare and Gilbert Valleys
same for both
Approvals change year on year +20%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Spring Farm Stanley Flat
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 92% of SA Higher than 72% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 60% of SA Higher than 58% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 21% of SA Higher than 20% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of SA
same for both

Liveability

Spring Farm Stanley Flat
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Stanley Flat carries more bushfire risk (15 vs 0); Spring Farm carries more crime risk (31 vs 13).

Spring Farm Stanley Flat
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
15/100
Crime Low
31/100
 Low
13/100
Flood — Low
22/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Spring Farm Stanley Flat
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Spring Farm Stanley Flat
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 0 3

Mobility

Stanley Flat sits further from the CBD (147.8 km vs 142.4 km).

Spring Farm Stanley Flat
Walkability score 4/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 142.4 km 147.8 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 109 min 115 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 5453
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 5453
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.

Spring Farm Stanley Flat
Car (driver) 85.2% / 76.0%
Spring Farm — Car (driver): 85.2% Stanley Flat — Car (driver): 76.0%
Worked from Home 9.3% / 14.8%
Spring Farm — Worked from Home: 9.3% Stanley Flat — Worked from Home: 14.8%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / 3.8%
Spring Farm — Car (passenger): 5.6% Stanley Flat — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only — / 5.5%
Spring Farm — Walked Only: not among its largest Stanley Flat — Walked Only: 5.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.2%).

Setting

Spring Farm Stanley Flat
Elevation 454 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 416 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Spring Farm Stanley Flat
Connectivity score 30/100 31/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
49 premises
 0%
173 premises

Council rates

Spring Farm Stanley Flat
Average residential rate $1,830/yr
same for both
Council Clare and Gilbert Valleys
same for both

Federal electorate

Spring Farm Stanley Flat
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Spring Farm Stanley Flat
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Spring Farm

Rural

Stanley Flat

Family Rural

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