Stapylton was once part of the Shire of Albert until its amalgamation in 1995.
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Stapylton recorded a population of 445 people, 43.8% female and 56.2% male. The median age of the Stapylton population was 42 years, 5 years above the national median of 37. 71.5% of people living in Stapylton were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 6.1%, England 5.4%, Philippines 2.5%, Fiji 1.4% and India 1.1%. 88.3% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 2.3% Hindi, 1.4% Tagalog, 0.9% Maltese, 0.9% Filipino and 0.9% Shona.[12]
In the 2016 census, Stapylton recorded a population of 444 people, 41.2% female and 58.8% male. The median age of the Stapylton population was 41 years, 3 years above the national median of 38. 74.1% of people living in Stapylton were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 6.8%, England 3.8%, South Africa 1.4%, Germany 0.9% and Philippines 0.9%. 86.1% of people only spoke English at home; the next most common languages were 1.4% Mandarin, 0.9% Afrikaans, 0.9% Zulu, 0.7% Greek and 0.7% Italian.[13]
In the 2021 census, Stapylton recorded a population of 430 people, 42.7% female and 57.3% male. The median age of the Stapylton population was 45 years, 7 years above the national median of 38. 69.1% of people living in Stapylton were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 5.6%, England 3.0%, South Africa 2.1%, Germany 0.9% and Samoa 0.7%. 81.6% of people only spoke English at home; the next most common languages were 0.9% German, 0.9% Ndebele, and 0.7% Maltese.[1]
Economy
Australia's first green waste to energy power plant was built at Stapylton.[14]
The suburb contains the Mount Stapylton Weather station, several quarries and the Stapylton Landfill and Recycling Centre. The radar tower is 30 m tall and was completed in 2006.[15]
Apart from the inevitable transport service centre and take-away restaurant on the motorway, Stapylton has an industrial park, Aldi, Harvey Norman, three quarries and the Yatala twin drive-in. There is also the Ecomemorial Park crematorium.[8]
Education
There are no schools in Staplyton. The nearest government primary school is Mount Warren Park State School in Mount Warren Park to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Beenleigh State High School in Beenleigh to the west and Ormeau Woods State High School in Ormeau to the south.[3]
