Stokes Bay SA 5223
57 addresses · 7 streets
Mayo Electorate › Kangaroo Island LGA › Stokes Bay · 151 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Stokes Bay is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 52 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,125 a week, with median rent near $305 a week. Most homes are houses. About 64% of households own their home and 21% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Kangaroo Island statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Stokes Bay itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 café or restaurant
1 beach
1 place to stay
Getting around. Airport: Kingscote Airport, 30.8 km east.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 29.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 29.9% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 27.0% |
Demographics
Unemployment 6.7% · Labour-force participation 66.7%
Population by age in Stokes Bay
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 12 |
| 15-19 | 4 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 0 |
| 35-44 | 12 |
| 45-54 | 3 |
| 55-64 | 6 |
| 65-74 | 16 |
| 75-84 | 4 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Stokes Bay
| House | 18 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Stokes Bay
| <$650 | 3 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 5 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 3 |
| $3,000+ | 4 |
Top ancestries in Stokes Bay
| English | 31 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 16 |
| German | 10 |
| Scottish | 8 |
| Irish | 7 |
| Aboriginal | 0 |
Housing tenure in Stokes Bay
| Owned | 14 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 4 |
| Rented | 6 |
| Other | 4 |
Cars per household in Stokes Bay
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Stokes Bay
| Car | 14 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 9 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
2,279 bird observations recorded near Stokes Bay — most often seen:
- Crested Tern (178)
- Silver Gull (126)
- Superb Fairy-wren (123)
- Pied Cormorant (118)
- Little Raven (99)
- Pacific Gull (99)
- Australian Magpie (92)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (91)
- Galah (88)
- Kangaroo Island Superb Fairy-wren (83)
- Crimson Rosella (78)
- House Sparrow (78)
- Masked Lapwing (76)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Stokes Bay
- Australian Little Penguin (74)
- Australian Pelican (71)
- Welcome Swallow (68)
- Silvereye (64)
- Sooty Oystercatcher (63)
- Kangaroo Island Grey Currawong (62)
- Wedge-tailed Eagle (61)
- Kangaroo Island Brown Thornbill (56)
- Kangaroo Island Crimson Rosella (53)
- White-faced Heron (53)
- Crescent Honeyeater (51)
- Scarlet Robin (48)
- European Goldfinch (46)
- Eyre Peninsula Australian Magpie (46)
- Eastern Scarlet Robin (45)
- Willie Wagtail (45)
- Kangaroo Island Spotted Scrubwren (44)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Stokes Bay:
- Cassini (9.7 km)
- Middle River (10.6 km)
- Duncan (13.6 km)
- Parndana (17 km)
- Western River (22.1 km)
- Seddon (23.8 km)
- Menzies (24.6 km)
- Newland (25 km)
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Streets
- Christensen Track (5)
- Lightburn Road (9)
- Mary Bell Lane (1)
- North Coast Road (24)
- Pratts Road (5)
- Range Road (2)
- Stokes Bay Road (11)
