Wool Bay vs Stansbury

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 $380,000 in Wool Bay, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Wool Bay tends to suit people living alone 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

  • Wool Bay carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 28/100)
  • 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

Stansbury

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($295,000 vs $550,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (28% vs 35%)
  • But Wool Bay has cheaper houses ($380,000 vs $670,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wool Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Stansbury

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (37/100 vs 17/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (148 min vs 157 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (208 km vs 219.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Wool Bay carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 28/100)
  • Stansbury is more walkable (37/100 vs 17/100)

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

Investors

Wool Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.6% vs -6.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Wool Bay 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.

Wool Bay 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.

Wool Bay Stansbury
Walkability 17 / 37
Wool Bay — Walkability: 17/100 Stansbury — Walkability: 37/100
Safety 90 / 72
Wool Bay — Safety: 90/100 Stansbury — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 100 / 63
Wool Bay — Low fire risk: 100/100 Stansbury — Low fire risk: 63/100

Demographics

Stansbury has more residents (603 vs 154); Stansbury has higher household incomes ($48,724 vs $36,400).

Wool Bay Stansbury
Population 154 603
+292% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.6% -6.9%
Median age 62 61
Median household income $36,400/yr $48,724/yr
+34% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $250/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wool Bay Stansbury
0-4 7.8% / 3.6%
Wool Bay — 0-4: 7.8% Stansbury — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 5.2% / 9.1%
Wool Bay — 5-14: 5.2% Stansbury — 5-14: 9.1%
15-19 — / 1.7%
Wool Bay — 15-19: not among its largest Stansbury — 15-19: 1.7%
20-24 — / 1.3%
Wool Bay — 20-24: not among its largest Stansbury — 20-24: 1.3%
25-34 4.5% / 8.1%
Wool Bay — 25-34: 4.5% Stansbury — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 5.2% / 6.0%
Wool Bay — 35-44: 5.2% Stansbury — 35-44: 6.0%
45-54 6.5% / 9.1%
Wool Bay — 45-54: 6.5% Stansbury — 45-54: 9.1%
55-64 26.0% / 19.1%
Wool Bay — 55-64: 26.0% Stansbury — 55-64: 19.1%
65-74 20.1% / 22.1%
Wool Bay — 65-74: 20.1% Stansbury — 65-74: 22.1%
75-84 16.9% / 16.6%
Wool Bay — 75-84: 16.9% Stansbury — 75-84: 16.6%
85+ 1.9% / 2.8%
Wool Bay — 85+: 1.9% Stansbury — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wool Bay 76.5% lone person
Wool Bay — Lone Person: 76.5% Wool Bay — Couple Families: 11.8% Wool Bay — One Parent Families: 11.8% Wool Bay — Group Household: 0.0%
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%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wool Bay 9.2% renting
Wool Bay — Owned Outright: 75.4% Wool Bay — Mortgage: 15.4% Wool Bay — Renting: 9.2%
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.

Wool Bay Stansbury
Certificate III & IV 22.7% / 19.4%
Wool Bay — Certificate III & IV: 22.7% Stansbury — Certificate III & IV: 19.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.9% / 8.5%
Wool Bay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9% Stansbury — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 4.5%
Wool Bay — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Stansbury — Bachelor Degree: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.0%
Wool Bay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Stansbury — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

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.

Wool Bay Stansbury
England 7.1% / 5.5%
Wool Bay — England: 7.1% Stansbury — England: 5.5%
Germany — / 1.3%
Wool Bay — Germany: not among its largest Stansbury — Germany: 1.3%
Netherlands — / 0.8%
Wool Bay — Netherlands: not among its largest Stansbury — Netherlands: 0.8%
Scotland — / 0.7%
Wool Bay — Scotland: not among its largest Stansbury — Scotland: 0.7%
France — / 0.7%
Wool Bay — France: not among its largest Stansbury — France: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wool Bay 101.6% houses
Wool Bay — Houses: 101.6% Wool Bay — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Stansbury 96.3% houses
Stansbury — Houses: 96.3% Stansbury — Flats / Apartments: 3.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Wool Bay Stansbury
Median house price $380,000 $670,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $550,000 $295,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 26 days
from 12 sales

Zoning mix

Wool Bay has more industrially zoned land (13% vs 3%).

Wool Bay Stansbury
Rural and farming 84% 90%
Industrial 13% 3%
Environmental 0% 4%
Residential 1% 2%
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

Wool Bay 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.

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

Ranking within SA

Wool Bay Stansbury
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 4% of SA Higher than 15% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of SA Higher than 77% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 11% of SA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of SA Higher than 52% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 35% of SA

Liveability

Stansbury is more walkable (37 vs 17).

Wool Bay Stansbury
Grade — C
Score — 41/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Stansbury carries more bushfire risk (37 vs 0); Stansbury carries more crime risk (28 vs 10).

Wool Bay Stansbury
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
37/100
Crime Low
10/100
 Low
28/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
23/100
 High
79/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Wool Bay 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 Wool Bay

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

Wool Bay Stansbury
Supermarkets 0 1
Childcare 1 0
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1

Mobility

Wool Bay sits further from the CBD (219.4 km vs 208 km).

Wool Bay Stansbury
Walkability score 17/100 37/100
Distance to Adelaide 219.4 km
+5% vs other
 208 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 157 min 148 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5575
 0.0%
postcode 5582
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 5575
 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.

Wool Bay Stansbury
Car (driver) 64.0% / 75.0%
Wool Bay — Car (driver): 64.0% Stansbury — Car (driver): 75.0%
Worked from Home 36.0% / 15.5%
Wool Bay — Worked from Home: 36.0% Stansbury — Worked from Home: 15.5%
Walked Only — / 7.4%
Wool Bay — Walked Only: not among its largest Stansbury — Walked Only: 7.4%
Car (passenger) — / 2.0%
Wool Bay — Car (passenger): not among its largest Stansbury — Car (passenger): 2.0%

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

Setting

Wool Bay Stansbury
Elevation 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 311 m 199 m

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Wool Bay 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

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

Federal electorate

Wool Bay Stansbury
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Wool Bay

Coastal Retirees Rural

Stansbury

Coastal Quiet Retirees Rural

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