Stanthorpe QLD 4380
Stanthorpe sits 218 km from Brisbane CBD in Queensland, around 2 hours 55 minutes by car. Census data records 5,286 residents with a median age of 50 and a median household income of $50,440 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. Population fell 2.2% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $250 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,200. Of 3 schools within the town boundary, 2 rank above the state average, and walkability is high.
Is Stanthorpe a good town?
Stanthorpe scores a C (45/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on schools and transit, weaker on community.
Above the state average
3 schools · 2 above peer schools · Top 3% in QLD
Very walkable
Walkability 72/100 · 217.9 km · 174 min drive to Brisbane
Median available
Median $575K
Moderate bushfire risk
Fire 54/100 · Crime 59/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 2/10 · median age 50 · 5,286 residents
Liveability Rating
45 / 100 · Ranked #633 in QLDEach bar is Stanthorpe's rank among QLD suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
Flood data for Queensland covers only the areas mapped there — a blank here is not an all-clear.
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Our score
45 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataStanthorpe's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $575,000, roughly 12% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$575,000
Based on 132 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 80 days — median across 68 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 17 sales $480K
- 3 bed 74 sales $535K
- 4 bed 30 sales $666K
- 5 bed 6 sales $862K
Land
$225,000
Based on 13 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 99 days — median across 4 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Stanthorpe are currently listed at around $685,000 on average. Based on 68 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$685K
68 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$445K
3 units listed in the last 6 months.
71 of the suburb's 2,212 dwellings (3.2%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Stanthorpe rent for around $540 a week on average, based on 27 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$540/wk
27 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$350/wk
3 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
30 rentals advertised against an estimated 699 rented homes (4.3%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- 3-bed houses
- $530/wk
- 16 bonds
- +75% since 2021
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025163 Affordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 18% of its income on the median rent in postcode 4380.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$540/week ($28,000 a year) on a $685,000 median
$350/week ($18,000 a year) on a $445,000 median
Based on a small sample (3 listings) — indicative only.
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Is Stanthorpe safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Stanthorpe sits in the moderate band, with 125 incidents recorded in 2025 — up about 8% on the prior year.
125 offences
7.8% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2020–202417 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 2 of them fatal
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the town carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
Three schools serve Stanthorpe, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. St Joseph's School and Stanthorpe State School lead the pack.
- • 1,290 students across 3 schools (avg 430)
- • Sectors: 2 Government, 1 Catholic
- • ICSEA 939-1017, median 957 (below the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Stanthorpe State High School (523 students)
Primary
Secondary
Combined
Walkability
Stanthorpe is very walkable on foot — at 72/100, most daily errands can be done on foot. Within the town there are 4 supermarkets, 12 parks and 15 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Stanthorpe.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 29%
- Premises covered
- 3,314
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Southern Downs: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this town alone — this town's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 18 small areas inside this town and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 5 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this town rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Stanthorpe is home to about 5,300 residents, with a median age of 50 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $50,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.9%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
5,286
Median Age
50
Median Household Income
$50,440/yr
Census Median Rent
$250/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,200/mo
Avg Household Size
2.1
Median Personal Income
$29,328/yr
Unemployment Rate
4.9%
Unoccupied Dwellings
18.8%
Total Dwellings
2,212
Owner-Occupier Rate
68.4%
Houses
88.2%
Rental Stress
25.8%
Mortgage Stress
28.5%
Work From Home
8.3%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
65 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 11 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 672 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 76.3%
- English Spoken at Home
- 84.1%
- Employment Rate
- 44.6%
- Completed Year 12
- 34.2%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
118 residents (2.2%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
7.0% of residents (356) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Brisbane (308).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 5,099 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (10 of 1,995).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Local Jobs
People who work in this town against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 2,546 people work here; 1,995 employed residents live here.
Roughly as many jobs as working residents (1.3 per resident). At least 22% of the people who work here must live elsewhere.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,627 a year through Southern Downs based on 2025 figures.
Building Approvals: Southern Downs
In the year to August 2026, 291 new dwellings were approved across Southern Downs. That mix is 203 houses and 88 units. Approvals are up 63.4% on the same period a year earlier.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this town: 168 to 545 homes
- Within 2 years 30 to 100 homes
- In 2 to 5 years 61 to 165 homes
- In 5 to 10 years 77 to 280 homes
Land the Queensland Government's residential land supply study identifies for future housing (43 parcels), by when it expects lots to be registered. Yields are published in ranges, so these are too.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
No native title party is registered for this area. Under the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 the Aboriginal party is then whoever is recognised under tradition or custom as responsible for the area — which a native title register cannot show.
Climate & Setting
from Stanthorpe Leslie Parade, 0.4 kmModerate rainfall — warm summers, frosty winters.
- Elevation
- 805 m
- above sea level, at the town centre
- Annual rainfall
- 730 mm
- 75 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 27.2°C
- 2 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 2.3°C
- 41 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the town centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
1 facility within 5 km- 2.3 kmWaste Treatment and Disposal ServicesTop reported: Chlorine & compounds · Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Ammonia (total)
EV adoption
In postcode 4380, 24 of 7,747 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.4% (112 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.8%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 4380, 2,212 rooftop-solar systems totalling 13.7 MW have been installed since 2001, against 3,870 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 98 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$30,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
$30,000 for contracts signed on or after 20 November 2023, with no end date. IT DID NOT REVERT TO $15,000: the tier was due to end 30 June 2026 and the 2026-27 Queensland Budget (23 June 2026) continued it for contracts signed from 1 July 2026. This file carried a "due to revert" note until 2026-09-18 — it was never true, and a note predicting a change is not the same as a change. Cap is "less than $750,000" including land and contract variations — less than, not up to. New homes only: "There are no home owner grants for established homes."
Mortgage repayments
2 mortgage brokers are registered in this town, 3 across postcode 4380.
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Queensland Revenue Office
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $30,000 — see what qualifies with Queensland Revenue Office.
At $575,000 this is under the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $30,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Queensland Revenue Office.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by David Littleproud Liberal National Party of Queensland
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | David Littleproud | 26.0% | 74.0% | -1.8 |
| 2022 | David Littleproud | 27.9% | 72.1% | -3.3 |
| 2019 | David Littleproud | 24.6% | 75.4% | +7.9 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact town's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by James Lister Liberal National Party of Queensland
Next state election: 28 October 2028.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | James Lister LNP | 68.5% |
| 2020 | James Lister LNP | 64.1% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2017, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this town's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of Queensland.
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Common questions about Stanthorpe
Is Stanthorpe a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Stanthorpe is moderate (59/100, ranked against other QLD suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Stanthorpe?
Stanthorpe has a moderate recorded bushfire history (54/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are town-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Stanthorpe a good place to live?
Stanthorpe has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (45/100), ranked against other QLD suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Stanthorpe?
Stanthorpe, QLD had a population of 5,286 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Stanthorpe, QLD?
The postcode for Stanthorpe, QLD is 4380.
How far is Stanthorpe from Brisbane?
Stanthorpe is 218 km from Brisbane CBD by road, about 174 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Stanthorpe?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Stanthorpe was $50,440 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Stanthorpe?
The median advertised rent in Stanthorpe is $540 a week for houses (27 listings) and $350 a week for units (3 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Stanthorpe?
The median age of residents in Stanthorpe was 50 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Stanthorpe at risk of bushfire?
Stanthorpe has a moderate recorded bushfire history (54/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the town relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Stanthorpe?
There are 3 schools inside the Stanthorpe boundary: 2 above and 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Stanthorpe walkable?
Stanthorpe scores 72/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Stanthorpe?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Stanthorpe, Stanthorpe Leslie Parade (0.4 km away), summer days average 27.2°C, winter nights 2.3°C, 730 mm of rain a year over 75 rainy days, and 2 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Stanthorpe?
First-home buyers in QLD may be eligible for $30,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by Queensland Revenue Office; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Stanthorpe belong to?
Stanthorpe sits within the Southern Downs local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Stanthorpe?
The average residential rates bill through Southern Downs is $1,627 a year (2025). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Stanthorpe?
Across Southern Downs, 291 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 63.4% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Stanthorpe in?
Stanthorpe sits within the federal Division of Maranoa, currently held by David Littleproud (Liberal National Party of Queensland).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2025–26
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2020–2024
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2024
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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