$280 ▲ +141.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $116
- 2016: $100
- 2021: $280
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Sandy Point · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Sandy Point
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more people own their homes outright in Sandy Point than in the rest of the country. This creates a unique housing landscape where 62.7% of residents own their place debt-free, a figure far above the national rate. Most of these homes are large, detached houses.
$280
▲ +141.4%
- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Sandy Point — higher than 50% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $280, which is well below the $375 national figure. Home loan payments are also a little below the national and state levels, with the usual monthly payment sitting at $1,517.
$1,517 ▼ -22.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,950
- 2016: $1,092
- 2021: $1,517
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Sandy Point, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Sandy Point, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 43%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (22%) and $3,000 or more (22%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership is the dominant trend here, as 62.7% of homes are owned outright and only 5.2% of households are renting. This renting rate is far below the national figure of 30.6%.
5.2% ▼ -65.5%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
62.7% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Sandy Point, Owned outright is the majority at 65%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 28%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Sandy Point is a separate house, a result far above the state and national averages. These homes tend to be large, with 78.4% having three or more bedrooms, though there are fewer people per bedroom than in most areas.
0.70 ▼ -41.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.20
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 97.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
78.4% ▲ +10.7%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.8%
- 2016: 77.0%
- 2021: 78.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Sandy Point, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Sandy Point, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 53%; 2 bedrooms is next at 20%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Sandy Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22236/sandy-point/topic/housing-dwellings