Description
Stansbury is a small town, located in the southern east coast of Yorke Peninsula, South Australia.
Stansbury 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.
History
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.
In 2009, Stansbury was voted as South Australia's tidiest town.
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Population: 101 - 1,000
Time zone: UTC +10:30
Area: 60.791 km2
Elevation: 4 to 10 metres
Town elevation: 8 m
Population number: 648
Local Government Area: Yorke Peninsula Council