Stonyfell, SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Stonyfell is a leafy suburb in the foothills east of Adelaide, in the City of Burnside, threaded by creeks and walking tracks. The area was home to the Kaurna people before European settlement. Its name was coined in 1858 by Annie Montgomery Martin, who called the property Stonyfell, a fell being an old English word for high, uncultivated ground. Henry Septimus Clark planted the first vineyard here that year and built stone wine cellars into the hillside, and a quarry had already opened nearby in 1837. Winemaking and stone, along with a noted olive company, shaped the suburb for over a century, and a quarry still works the hills today. St Peter's Girls' School occupies the grand old Chiverton mansion, while Ferguson Conservation Park preserves a pocket of native bush.
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Stonyfell is more socio-economically advantaged than about 98% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1138, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Stonyfell at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,266
- Median age
- 45
- Median weekly household income
- $2,859
- SEIFA score
- 1138
- Coordinates
- -34.9342, 138.6768
Stonyfell demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Stonyfell using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 29%, 7% of homes are rented, and 34% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 242 | 19% |
| Youth (15–24) | 159 | 12% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 236 | 19% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 373 | 29% |
| Seniors (65+) | 263 | 21% |
Share of the 1,273 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 210 | 48% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 185 | 43% |
| Rented | 32 | 7% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 405 | 93% |
| Townhouses & semis | 31 | 7% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 436 occupied private dwellings in Stonyfell.
- Median weekly rent
- $565
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,605
- Average household size
- 2.8 people
- Median weekly family income
- $3,154
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,070
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 422 (34%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 281 (22%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 3 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 777 (81%)
- Labour-force participation
- 64.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.9%
- Employed full-time
- 377
- Employed part-time
- 254
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Stonyfell
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Stonyfell is January (average daytime high around 29.7°C) and the coolest is July (around 14.4°C). The area receives roughly 732 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.7°C | 17°C | 34 mm |
| Feb | 28.2°C | 16.4°C | 32 mm |
| Mar | 26°C | 15.4°C | 23 mm |
| Apr | 22.1°C | 13.5°C | 54 mm |
| May | 17.7°C | 11.2°C | 83 mm |
| Jun | 15.1°C | 9.3°C | 91 mm |
| Jul | 14.4°C | 8.5°C | 102 mm |
| Aug | 15.3°C | 8.4°C | 91 mm |
| Sep | 18°C | 9.7°C | 69 mm |
| Oct | 21.9°C | 11.5°C | 59 mm |
| Nov | 24.1°C | 13°C | 57 mm |
| Dec | 27.3°C | 15°C | 37 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Stonyfell
Where is Stonyfell?
Stonyfell is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Stonyfell?
At the 2021 Census, Stonyfell had a population of about 1,266.
Is Stonyfell an advantaged area?
Stonyfell has an ABS SEIFA score of 1138, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 98 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 98% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Stonyfell?
Stonyfell has average daytime highs of about 21.7°C and overnight lows of about 12.4°C, with roughly 732 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
Does Stonyfell have high household incomes?
Stonyfell has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in South Australia — the 5th-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($2,859 per week).
Where Stonyfell ranks
Stonyfell appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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