Stone Well SA 5352

Located in South Australia, Stone Well sits 80 km from Adelaide CBD, around 1 hour by car. The locality has 110 residents, a median age of 46, and a median household income of $87,724 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 20% nationally. Population grew 1.9% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $390 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,777. The area shows no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is low.

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Rental Market

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

96 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 31% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5352.

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.

Short-Stay Rentals

2 active Airbnb listings: 2 whole homes and 0 rooms.

Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months.

Is Stone Well safe? Crime statistics

2024

Crime in Stone Well sits in the low band, with 1 incidents recorded in 2024.

1 offences

Assault 1 (100.0%)

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

No crash in Stone Well killed anyone or put anyone in hospital in 2021–2025.

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. This state’s crash data does not name the road.

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

Stone Well is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Stone Well.

30
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
53
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 100%

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

No amenities mapped in this locality boundary.

Light: council population

The whole council area, not just Stone Well · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
17,317
+1.5% in a year
Change
+264
people since 2024
Density
14
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+41
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+184
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+39
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
9/10
10/10 within SA
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
9/10
10/10 within SA
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
9/10
9/10 within SA
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Stone Well is home to 110 residents, with a median age of 46, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $88,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

110

1.9% since 2016

Median Age

46

9.8% since 2016

Median Household Income

$87,724/yr

1.3% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$390/wk

Census Median Mortgage

$1,777/mo

23.5% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.7

3.6% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$42,224/yr

8.9% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

0.0%

Total Dwellings

35

16.7% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

82.9%

10.4% since 2016

Houses

100.0%

no change since 2016

Rental Stress

23.1%

Mortgage Stress

24.3%

22.1% since 2016

Work From Home

18.4%

15.0% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 35 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 21 (51.2%)
Mortgage 13 (31.7%)
Renting 7 (17.1%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
73.6%
English Spoken at Home
83.6%
Employment Rate
55.3%
18.9% since 2016
Completed Year 12
44.5%

Occupations

Managers 12 (27.3%)
Professionals 10 (22.7%)
Labourers 9 (20.5%)
Clerical & Administrative 5 (11.4%)
Sales 4 (9.1%)
Technicians & Trades 3 (6.8%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 3 (6.8%)

Religion

Christianity 65 (59.1%)
No Religion 28 (25.5%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 6 (5.5%)

Languages Spoken at Home

Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.

German 3 (2.7%)

Age Distribution

5-14 19 (17.3%)
15-19 6 (5.5%)
20-24 8 (7.3%)
25-34 3 (2.7%)
35-44 13 (11.8%)
45-54 18 (16.4%)
55-64 13 (11.8%)
65-74 21 (19.1%)
75-84 4 (3.6%)
85+ 7 (6.4%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 14 (66.7%)
Lone Person 7 (33.3%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 32 (65.3%)
Worked from Home 9 (18.4%)
Car (passenger) 4 (8.2%)
Walked Only 4 (8.2%)

Education

Bachelor Degree 19 (17.3%)
Certificate III & IV 14 (12.7%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7 (6.4%)
Postgraduate Degree 3 (2.7%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 4 (11.4%)
2 cars 9 (25.7%)
3 cars 8 (22.9%)
4+ cars 13 (37.1%)

Council Rates

Light
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,297 a year through Light based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$2,297/yr
23% above the SA average of $1,863 · median of 68 councils
Valuation basis
Capital Value
land + buildings

How this land is zoned

Share of Stone Well's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 100%

Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Light

The whole council area, not just Stone Well · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 278 new dwellings were approved across Light. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are up 42.9% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
278dwellings
+42.9% YoY
Houses
278
detached dwellings
Units
0
townhouses + apartments

Climate & Setting

from Kapunda, 18.1 km

Dry climate.

Elevation
287 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean
46.9 km
Annual rainfall
460 mm
64 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
—
Winter min (Jul)
—

Elevation is the ground at the locality 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

14 facilities within 5 km

EV adoption

0.6%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.06% in 2021
+0.2 points this year

In postcode 5352, 32 of 5,334 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.2% (173 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.8%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.06%
2022
0.10%
2023
0.21%
2024
0.38%
2025
0.60%

Rooftop solar

78
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 7.9 kW each

In postcode 5352, 1,835 rooftop-solar systems totalling 14.4 MW have been installed since 2001, against 2,344 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 155 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.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
115
2020
125
2021
110
2022
101
2023
91
2024
94
2025
107
2026
110

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.

Verify eligibility with RevenueSA

Federal Electorate

Division of Barker

Currently held by Tony Pasin Liberal

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Tony Pasin 37.0% 63.0% +3.6
2022 Tony Pasin 33.4% 66.6% -2.3
2019 Tony Pasin 31.1% 68.9% +5.1

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Schubert District

Currently held by Ashton Hurn Liberal Party

Next state election: 16 March 2030.

Year Winner Won with
2026 Ashton Hurn LP 67.4%
2022 Ashton Hurn LP 61.9%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2024, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of South Australia.

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Common questions about Stone Well

Is Stone Well a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Stone Well is low (22/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Stone Well?

Stone Well has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a low share of it (17/100). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Stone Well?

Stone Well, SA had a population of 110 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Stone Well, SA?

The postcode for Stone Well, SA is 5352.

How far is Stone Well from Adelaide?

Stone Well is 80 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 61 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Stone Well?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Stone Well was $87,724 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 Stone Well?

There are too few current rental listings in Stone Well for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $390, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Stone Well?

The median age of residents in Stone Well was 46 at the 2021 ABS Census.

What is the weather like in Stone Well?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Stone Well, Kapunda (18.1 km away), 460 mm of rain a year over 64 rainy days over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Stone Well?

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 Stone Well belong to?

Stone Well sits within the Light local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Stone Well?

The average residential rates bill through Light is $2,297 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Stone Well?

Across Light, 278 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 42.9% 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 Stone Well in?

Stone Well sits within the federal Division of Barker, currently held by Tony Pasin (Liberal).

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