[citation needed] Stafford lies to the west of Lutwyche Road, along the banks of Kedron Brook.

A public move to rename the area after the English county of Staffordshire in 1885 and 1886 led to its current name.

[8] On 24 January 1955 the Stafford Infants State School opened removing the younger children from the main.

Land at 610 Stafford Street (27°24′28″S 152°59′56″E / 27.4077°S 152.9990°E / -27.4077; 152.9990 (Fellowship Baptist Church of Christ)) was purchased circa October 1952.

[7] One of the original large employers of local workers, Gibson's Tannery[20] (also known as Scotia Works), closed in 1982 to make way for the Stafford City Shopping Centre, which opened in March 1984.

[21] Previously, the Stafford Road shopping strip at the tram terminus was the local centre.

75.2% of people living in Stafford were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 66.9%; the next most common countries of birth were England 2.9%, New Zealand 2.7%, India 1.4%, Philippines 1.1%, South Africa 0.7%.

82% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1% Mandarin, 0.8% Italian, 0.6% Hindi, 0.6% Spanish, 0.6% Cantonese.

[30] The Past Brothers competes in the South East Division junior competitions, playing out of Gibson Park in Stafford.