Yorketown vs Stansbury

Yorketown is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 61 in 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 $410,000 in Yorketown, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Yorketown tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Stansbury suits older residents.

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

Yorketown

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 28/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Yorketown

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($78,000 vs $295,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($410,000 vs $670,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 28%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Yorketown

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 27%)
  • 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 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (208 km vs 229.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (148 min vs 163 min)
  • But Yorketown is more walkable (49/100 vs 37/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yorketown

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 28/100)
  • is more walkable (49/100 vs 37/100)
  • But Stansbury has more residents already 65 and over (42% vs 32%)

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

Investors

Yorketown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.9% vs -6.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Yorketown 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.

Yorketown 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.

Yorketown Stansbury
Walkability 49 / 37
Yorketown — Walkability: 49/100 Stansbury — Walkability: 37/100
Safety 89 / 72
Yorketown — Safety: 89/100 Stansbury — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 58 / 63
Yorketown — Low fire risk: 58/100 Stansbury — Low fire risk: 63/100

Demographics

Yorketown has more residents (997 vs 603); Stansbury rents higher ($250/wk vs $200/wk).

Yorketown Stansbury
Population 997
+40% vs other
 603
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.9% -6.9%
Median age 53 61
Median household income $49,348/yr
+1% vs other
 $48,724/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $250/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Yorketown Stansbury
0-4 5.1% / 3.6%
Yorketown — 0-4: 5.1% Stansbury — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 9.4% / 9.1%
Yorketown — 5-14: 9.4% Stansbury — 5-14: 9.1%
15-19 3.8% / 1.7%
Yorketown — 15-19: 3.8% Stansbury — 15-19: 1.7%
20-24 4.3% / 1.3%
Yorketown — 20-24: 4.3% Stansbury — 20-24: 1.3%
25-34 7.8% / 8.1%
Yorketown — 25-34: 7.8% Stansbury — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 8.4% / 6.0%
Yorketown — 35-44: 8.4% Stansbury — 35-44: 6.0%
45-54 13.1% / 9.1%
Yorketown — 45-54: 13.1% Stansbury — 45-54: 9.1%
55-64 16.1% / 19.1%
Yorketown — 55-64: 16.1% Stansbury — 55-64: 19.1%
65-74 19.7% / 22.1%
Yorketown — 65-74: 19.7% Stansbury — 65-74: 22.1%
75-84 9.3% / 16.6%
Yorketown — 75-84: 9.3% Stansbury — 75-84: 16.6%
85+ 3.0% / 2.8%
Yorketown — 85+: 3.0% Stansbury — 85+: 2.8%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Yorketown 57.0% lone person
Yorketown — Lone Person: 57.0% Yorketown — Couple Families: 30.4% Yorketown — One Parent Families: 7.7% Yorketown — Group Household: 3.5% Yorketown — Other Families: 1.4%
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.

Yorketown 22.6% renting
Yorketown — Owned Outright: 53.8% Yorketown — Mortgage: 23.6% Yorketown — Renting: 22.6%
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.

Yorketown Stansbury
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 19.4%
Yorketown — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Stansbury — Certificate III & IV: 19.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.9% / 8.5%
Yorketown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9% Stansbury — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Bachelor Degree 3.8% / 4.5%
Yorketown — Bachelor Degree: 3.8% Stansbury — Bachelor Degree: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 2.0%
Yorketown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Stansbury — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / —
Yorketown — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Stansbury — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

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.

Yorketown Stansbury
England 4.3% / 5.5%
Yorketown — England: 4.3% Stansbury — England: 5.5%
Germany 0.5% / 1.3%
Yorketown — Germany: 0.5% Stansbury — Germany: 1.3%
Netherlands 0.9% / 0.8%
Yorketown — Netherlands: 0.9% Stansbury — Netherlands: 0.8%
Scotland 0.4% / 0.7%
Yorketown — Scotland: 0.4% Stansbury — Scotland: 0.7%
Philippines 0.4% / 0.5%
Yorketown — Philippines: 0.4% Stansbury — Philippines: 0.5%
France — / 0.7%
Yorketown — France: not among its largest Stansbury — France: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Yorketown 95.9% houses
Yorketown — Houses: 95.9% Yorketown — Flats / Apartments: 1.9% Yorketown — Townhouses: 2.2%
Stansbury 96.3% houses
Stansbury — Houses: 96.3% Stansbury — Flats / Apartments: 3.7% Stansbury — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Yorketown Stansbury
Median house price $410,000 $670,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $78,000 $295,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 34 days
from 3 sales
 26 days
from 12 sales

Zoning mix

Yorketown Stansbury
Rural and farming 99% 90%
Environmental 0% 4%
Industrial 0% 3%
Residential 0% 2%
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

Yorketown 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.

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

Ranking within SA

Yorketown Stansbury
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 15% of SA
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 80% of SA Higher than 77% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 72% of SA Higher than 52% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 35% of SA

Liveability

Yorketown is more walkable (49 vs 37).

Yorketown Stansbury
Grade C
same for both
Score 43/100 41/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Stansbury carries more crime risk (28 vs 11).

Yorketown Stansbury
Bushfire Moderate
42/100
 Low
37/100
Crime Low
11/100
 Low
28/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
79/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Yorketown Stansbury
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Yorketown

  • St Columba's Memorial School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Yorketown Area School Government · Combined at peers

Schools in Stansbury

  • Stansbury Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Yorketown Stansbury
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 2 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 3 1
Fuel stations 2 1
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 7 0

Mobility

Yorketown sits further from the CBD (229.5 km vs 208 km).

Yorketown Stansbury
Walkability score 49/100 37/100
Distance to Adelaide 229.5 km
+9% vs other
 208 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 163 min 148 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5576
 0.0%
postcode 5582
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 5576
 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.

Yorketown Stansbury
Car (driver) 72.4% / 75.0%
Yorketown — Car (driver): 72.4% Stansbury — Car (driver): 75.0%
Worked from Home 11.4% / 15.5%
Yorketown — Worked from Home: 11.4% Stansbury — Worked from Home: 15.5%
Walked Only 14.6% / 7.4%
Yorketown — Walked Only: 14.6% Stansbury — Walked Only: 7.4%
Car (passenger) 1.6% / 2.0%
Yorketown — Car (passenger): 1.6% Stansbury — Car (passenger): 2.0%

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

Setting

Yorketown Stansbury
Elevation 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.6 km 199 m

NBN connectivity

Yorketown Stansbury
Connectivity score 41/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
593 premises
 0%
482 premises

Climate

Yorketown 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

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

Federal electorate

Yorketown Stansbury
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Yorketown

Affordable Quiet Retirees Rural

Stansbury

Coastal Quiet Retirees Rural

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