Stansbury, South Australia

Dalrymple Hotel at Stansbury

Coordinates

34°55′0″S 137°47′0″E / 34.91667°S 137.78333°E / -34.91667; 137.78333Coordinates: 34°55′0″S 137°47′0″E / 34.91667°S 137.78333°E / -34.91667; 137.78333

Population

543^[1]

Postcode(s)

5582

Location

204 km (127 mi) W of Adelaide
116 km (72 mi) S of Kadina
25 km (16 mi) SE of Minlaton

LGA(s)

District Council of Yorke Peninsula

Localities around Stansbury:
Minlaton	Port Vincent	Gulf St. Vincent
	Stansbury	Gulf St. Vincent
Yorketown	Edithburgh,	Gulf St. Vincent

Stansbury (postcode 5582) is a small town, located in the southern Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. At the 2011 census, Stansbury had a population of 543.^[1] It is located 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of Minlaton and 22 kilometres (14 mi) east of Yorketown. It faces the Gulf St Vincent across Oyster Bay, where shellfish were originally harvested in the 19th century. The town has also been a port used in the export of wheat and barley to Adelaide.^[2]

Name

The town was originally known as Oyster Bay, although it was officially proclaimed Stansbury in 1873 by Governor Anthony Musgrave, in honour of a friend.

References

External links

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Yorke Peninsula: Stansbury

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Stansbury, South Australia