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Stuarts Creek, 5720

Est. population · Jun 2025

5

Growth (1 yr)

0.0%

Growth (5 yr)

-16.7%

Median age

25

Median income

$3,250/wk

Employment rate

85.7%

Languages at home

42.9%non-English

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • National parks
  • Heritage area
What Stuarts Creek is known for: National parks, Heritage area

Suburb profile

Stuarts Creek offers a slower smaller community life in Unincorporated SA, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. Far from Adelaide, it rewards people who want real remove from the city rather than a long-commute suburb. A younger crowd gives the area energy, with a community of people who commute and work locally.

Everyday basics may be close by, but bigger shopping and services typically require a trip to a nearby centre. Open space is thinner than in many comparable suburbs, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here than in denser, more walkable pockets.

Homes are neither a bargain nor a premium buy against the wider market.

At a glance

Stuarts Creek snapshot

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

—

No data available

Population (ERP)

5

0.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

75.0%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Pop. growth

39th

percentile in SA

Advantage (IRSAD)

4/10

national SEIFA decile

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Population

Estimated resident population

5(June 2025)

0.0% annual · -16.7% over 5 years · 39th percentile in SA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
0.0%
5-year growth
-16.7%
Change in 1 year
0
Change in 5 years
-1
Growth rank in SA
39th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~0), extrapolated at -4.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
10
Median age
25
Median household income / week
$3,250
Dwelling vacancy
75%
Unoccupied private dwellings
6 of 8
Median monthly mortgage
$0
Employment rate
85.7%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Community & culture

No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Family & Lifestyle

Amenities

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Wabma Kadarbu Mound Springs Conservation Park

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
1
Parks (OSM)
0

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)

Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Nearest hospital
Roxby Downs Health Service (81.1 km)
Nearest hospital type
Public Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

  • Hospitals & GP Plus clinics (SA) — SA Health · current · Updated

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
36° / 20°
Rainfall
52 mm · ~6 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
27° / 13°
Rainfall
42 mm · ~5 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
19° / 6°
Rainfall
31 mm · ~4 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
28° / 13°
Rainfall
40 mm · ~5 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Heritage

5 heritage places

  • Nelly Creek Fossil Flora Complex [Designated as a place of palaeontological significance]Oodnadatta Track CALLANNAState heritage
  • Coward Springs Railway Site, including the railway station master's house, the engine driver's cabin, the original bore, rainwater tanks, date palms and tamarisk treesOodnadatta Track STUARTS CREEKState heritage
  • Curdimurka (formerly Stuart Creek) Railway Siding Complex, including fettlers' quarters, water treatment plant, water tank and Stuart Creek Bridge [Metal Girder]Par No 7 (Curdimurka) STUARTS CREEKState heritage
  • Former Mount Hamilton Station Site (Ruins), Wabma Kadarbu Mound Springs Conservation Park [Designated as a place of archaeological significance]STUARTS CREEKState heritage
  • Tertiary Silcrete Flora, Stuarts Creek [Designated as a place of palaeontological significance]STUARTS CREEKState heritage

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid against all current SA Planning risk layers (high, medium, general, urban interface, regional, outback). Safer places from CFS designated locations.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Grey
Member of Parliament
Tom VENNING (Liberal)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
128,707
Turnout (2025)
89.4%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+5.4 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 54.6%Labor 45.4%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 304.6 km away).

Coalition 49.1%Labor 50.9%

5.5 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +6.2 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • AndamookaLabor 51.9% · Coalition 48.1% TPP (2025)78.0 km away
  • Roxby DownsLabor 49.6% · Coalition 50.4% TPP (2025)86.8 km away
  • WoomeraLabor 38.9% · Coalition 61.1% TPP (2025)157.5 km away
  • Leigh CreekLabor 65.1% · Coalition 34.9% TPP (2025)169.1 km away
  • Special Hospital Team 10Labor 64.3% · Coalition 35.7% TPP (2025)225.2 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
4/10
IRSD decile (2021)
5/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

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