Stirling SA 5152
Stirling sits 17 km from Adelaide CBD in South Australia, around 21 minutes by car. Census data records 3,067 residents with a median age of 48 and a median household income of $123,136 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. The suburb grew 3.4% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $450 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,448. 2 schools sit within the suburb boundary, and walkability is high.
Is Stirling a good suburb?
Stirling scores a A (82/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit and community.
Mixed results
2 schools
Very walkable
Walkability 82/100 · 16.6 km · 21 min drive to Adelaide
Around the state median
Median $1.6M · Pricier than 80% of SA
Moderate crime risk
Fire 27/100 · Crime 41/100 · Flood 27/100
Very advantaged
SEIFA decile 10/10 · median age 48 · 3,067 residents
Liveability Rating
82 / 100 · Ranked #30 in SAEach bar is Stirling's rank among SA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
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Our score
82 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataStirling's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $1.6 million, roughly 18% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$1,601,000
14% above its 5 neighbours (median $1,410,000)
Based on 85 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 28 days — median across 32 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 5 sales $980K
- 3 bed 29 sales $1.4M
- 4 bed 34 sales $1.77M
- 5 bed 11 sales $2.25M
Land
$1,055,000
Based on only 9 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Typically sold in 54 days — median across 5 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Stirling are currently listed at around $1.52 million on average. Based on 3 houses listed in the past six months.
$1.52M
3 houses listed in the last 6 months.
3 of the suburb's 1,153 dwellings (0.3%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Stirling rent for around $800 a week on average, based on 3 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$800/wk
3 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
3 rentals advertised against an estimated 114 rented homes (2.6%) in the last 6 months.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$800/week ($42,000 a year) on a $1.52 million 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 Stirling safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Stirling sits in the moderate band, with 70 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 14% on the prior year.
70 offences
13.6% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20255 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. This state’s crash data does not name the road.
Schools
Two schools serve Stirling, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.
- • 701 students across 2 schools (avg 350)
- • Sectors: 1 Catholic, 1 Government
- • ICSEA 1133-1138, median 1136 (well above the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Stirling East Primary School (516 students)
Primary
Walkability
Stirling is very walkable on foot — at 82/100, most daily errands can be done on foot. Within the suburb there are 1 supermarket, 9 parks and 15 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Stirling.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 91.5 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 31.9 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 16.5 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 19.1 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Stirling.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 29%
- Premises covered
- 1,523
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
Adelaide Hills: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 7 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 2 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.
Stirling is home to about 3,100 residents, with a median age of 48, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $123,000 a year, with unemployment at 2.9%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
3,067
Median Age
48
Median Household Income
$123,136/yr
Census Median Rent
$450/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,448/mo
Avg Household Size
2.6
Median Personal Income
$55,016/yr
Unemployment Rate
2.9%
Unoccupied Dwellings
8.2%
Total Dwellings
1,153
Owner-Occupier Rate
90.1%
Houses
94.1%
Rental Stress
19.0%
Mortgage Stress
23.9%
Work From Home
23.7%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 77.7%
- English Spoken at Home
- 92.3%
- Employment Rate
- 59.4%
- Completed Year 12
- 59.7%
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.
35 residents (1.1%) 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.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 2,942 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
25% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (374 of 1,493).
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.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,727 a year through Adelaide Hills based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 46%
- Rural and farming 39%
- Parks and recreation 8%
- Environmental 4%
- Commercial 3%
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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Adelaide Hills
In the year to August 2026, 95 new dwellings were approved across Adelaide Hills. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are up 53.3% on the same period a year earlier.
Air Quality
MODERATEPM2.5 averaged 6 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³).
PM10 averaged 17.8 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 1.12 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 0 · NO₂ 0.
From the Adelaide CBD monitoring station, 13.8 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Mount Lofty, 3.0 kmHigh rainfall — warm summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 493 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 18.9 km
- Annual rainfall
- 969 mm
- 109 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 23.8°C
- 3 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 5.4°C
- 0 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb 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- 2.7 km
EV adoption
In postcode 5152, 146 of 5,635 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.2% (183 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 5.8%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5152, 1,447 rooftop-solar systems totalling 11.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 2,496 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 133 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$15,000 for new homes.
No purchase-price cap. Stamp duty is fully exempted for eligible first-home buyers as a separate concession.
Mortgage repayments
8 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 10 across postcode 5152.
Conveyance 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 RevenueSA
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 Rebekha Sharkie Centre Alliance
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rebekha Sharkie | 55.0% | 45.0% | +3.4 |
| 2022 | Rebekha Sharkie | 51.6% | 48.4% | -4.1 |
| 2019 | Rebekha Sharkie | 47.5% | 52.5% | -0.7 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Josh Teague Liberal Party
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Josh Teague LP | 50.6% |
| 2022 | Josh Teague LP | 51.9% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2024, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of South Australia.
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
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Common questions about Stirling
Is Stirling a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Stirling is moderate (41/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Stirling?
Stirling has a low recorded bushfire history (27/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a low share of it (27/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Stirling a good place to live?
Stirling has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of A (82/100), ranked against other SA 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 Stirling?
Stirling, SA had a population of 3,067 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Stirling, SA?
The postcode for Stirling, SA is 5152.
How far is Stirling from Adelaide?
Stirling is 17 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 21 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Stirling?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Stirling was $123,136 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 Stirling?
The median advertised rent in Stirling is $800 a week for houses (3 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Stirling?
The median age of residents in Stirling was 48 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Stirling at risk of bushfire?
Stirling has a low recorded bushfire history (27/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb 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 Stirling?
There are 2 schools inside the Stirling boundary: 1 at and 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Stirling walkable?
Stirling scores 82/100 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 air quality in Stirling?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Stirling (Adelaide CBD) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 6.0 µg/m³ and PM10 of 17.8 µg/m³. That puts Stirling below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Stirling?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Stirling, Mount Lofty (3 km away), summer days average 23.8°C, winter nights 5.4°C, 969 mm of rain a year over 109 rainy days, and 3 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Stirling?
First-home buyers in SA may be eligible for $15,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by RevenueSA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Stirling belong to?
Stirling sits within the Adelaide Hills local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Stirling?
The average residential rates bill through Adelaide Hills is $2,727 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Stirling?
Across Adelaide Hills, 95 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 53.3% 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 Stirling in?
Stirling sits within the federal Division of Mayo, currently held by Rebekha Sharkie (Centre Alliance).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2026
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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