Stirling, South Australia
| Stirling South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Main Street in autumn | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°00′0″S 138°43′0″E / 35.00000°S 138.71667°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,067 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1854 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5152 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Adelaide Hills Council | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Heysen | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Mayo | ||||||||||||||
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Stirling is a small town in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia, approximately 15 km from the Adelaide city centre that has fallen into a state of disrepair and is in rapid decline. It is administered by the Adelaide Hills Council. Neighbouring townships are Crafers and Aldgate. Other nearby towns are Heathfield and Bridgewater. Of those five, Stirling has the largest commercial strip, and used to have the greatest number and widest variety of shops, and the only bank. Once there were multiple banks but all but one have left. Many shops sit empty and the town is covered in graffiti. The largest shop was burnt to the ground several years and unlikley to be rebuilt in the next several years. Stirling East, a similar sized area towards Aldgate, is home to a school.