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Suburb profile ·Sutherland Shire LGA · NSW ·2172

Sandy Point NSW 2172

Sandy Point is in Sutherland Shire LGA, NSW, postcode 2172, with population 597.

The read

Verify-first

There are enough stretched or weaker signals here that you should assume trade-offs rather than a clean story. Use compare mode to see whether the downside is price, local quality, or weaker momentum before treating it as a target suburb.

$2.0M
+32.8% YoY
2005 → 2025 · 21 periods
ABS + state medians
$2.0M
$465K
2005 2025
Why it fits

Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Median house
$2.0M
House median, latest period
32.8%YoY D9 vs AU
Median rent
$510/wk
Market rent signal
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
1.3%
Low yield band
D2 vs AU
Population
597
597 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
558
41 added 12mo · 4MW
Price cycleAt its peak
LowPeak

At / near its all-time high

See trend depth →

Price history

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionAt its peak
Low · 2007Peak · 2025

At / near its all-time high

Price growth (compound)% per year
3-yr
+15.4%
5-yr
+14.8%
10-yr
+7.6%
Indicative cashflow-$1,562/wk (-$81,230/yr) · interest-only @ 6.4%, 80% LVR
Market turnover11.7% of homes traded/yr (24 sales)
Value vs advantage+25% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 10)

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection. Turnover divides recorded sales by an estimated household count (population over average household size).

Investor profile

Who invests in Sandy Point

Owner-occupied 89%Rented 11%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared17.2%
315 of 589 landlords
Avg rental loss$9,388/yr
Landlords (rental income)589
Reported capital gains219
Investor exposure index(moderate vs national)50.8/100
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

87% of homes here are owner-occupied and 11% rented, with 17% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

87% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

What to check

Gross yield 1.3% is thin — returns here lean on capital growth, not cash flow.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Mortgage affordability

75%
of household income to service a new loan
17.0 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Severe
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRenting cheaper

New-loan repayment $9,677/mo vs median rent $2,210/mo (+338% · +$1723/wk)

If rates move

At 4.2%: $7,726/mo (-1,951) · at 6.2% (current): $9,677/mo · at 8.2%: $11,815/mo (+2,138)

Assumes a 20% deposit and a 30-year principal-and-interest loan at the current RBA new owner-occupier variable rate, against median weekly household income (ABS Census 2021). Stress bands follow the 30% / 45%-of-income thresholds used in ANZ-CoreLogic and AIHW reporting. Rent vs buy compares that repayment with the suburb's median advertised rent; it excludes rates, insurance, maintenance and deposit opportunity cost.

Stronger alternatives nearby

Higher yield

similar price · cross-LGA

Stronger 5-yr growth

similar price · cross-LGA

More affordable

lower price-to-income

Alternatives are similar-priced suburbs (0.7–1.4x this suburb's median) in other council areas that exceed it on the named metric. Indicative — not financial advice.

Affordability

Buying
12.7x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
17%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,754/mo, while renters pay about $2,210/mo — owning runs $544/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$1.98M
Household income · yr
$155K
Median rent · wk
$510
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,754
Gross yield
1.3%

Household income

$155K household · yr+88.6% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$64K
Family
$165K
Household
$155K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)fewer than 39% could service the median house
Under $300
0
$300-649
10
$650-999
8
$1,000-1,499
19
$1,500-1,999
16
$2,000-2,999
39
$3,000-3,999
17
$4,000+
71

Serviceability line: a household needs about $7,444/wk to hold a new loan on the median house at 30% of income (20% deposit, 30-year P&I, current RBA rate).

At the median asking rent, about 23% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,700/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (194 households)
Owned outright
38%
Owned with mortgage
49%
Rented
11%
Dwelling structure3.9% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
101%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
2%

Getting to work: 52% drive, 2% public transport, 1% walk or cycle, 46% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Livability

7/ 100 livability index

Top 93% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 7% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access0
Public transport (7 stops)27
Schools & hospitals0

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

Suburb-level access-density index (not an address-level walk-time score), normalised within Australian suburbs. Method based on the Urban Liveability Index (Higgs et al. 2019) and Walk Score — three equal-weighted domains combined with an imbalance penalty.

Crime April 2025 - March 2026
4,056
1,700 per 100k
D2 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k1,700
Total incidents4,056· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault1,22868%
  • Sexual Offences29216%
  • Robbery181%
  • Break And Enter25914%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

Bushfire-prone land

High broad-area context

About 50.6% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

Check the property

ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

Check the property

Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Bushfire exposure

High exposure ~50.6%
~50.6% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~20.0% Category 1 (highest hazard)

Estimated exposure to NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within the official hazard layer — it is not a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating or a property-level assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Planning zones

Dominant zone Environmental Management
Public / Open space 63% Other 25%

Land-use mix estimated by point-sampling the suburb against NSW EPI Land Zoning polygons (CC BY 4.0). This is a suburb-level snapshot of planning zones, not a parcel-level zoning certificate or development advice. Check the relevant planning scheme for an individual property.

Population outlook

21,041 people · 202221,790 by 2032 (+3.6%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Holsworthy - Wattle Grove SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Sandy Point NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Sandy Point is a small locality in New South Wales within the Sutherland Shire local government area (postcode 2172). With a population of 597, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 41. Households earn a median income of $155K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 people. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

Sandy Point has a median house price of $2.0 million, which has climbed sharply by 32.8% year-on-year. The median weekly rent is $510 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,754.

Public transport access includes 7 bus stops. The crime rate in the Sutherland Shire LGA is low at 1,700 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Gross rental yield sits at around 1.3% (low yield). Property prices are above the state median ($2.0M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 12.7x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +32.8% year-on-year.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield1.3% Low Yield
Price vs State$2.0M/$1.5M Above Median
Affordability12.7x Stretched
Price Momentum+32.8% Rising
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$2,754
Rent · wk(Census)$510
Gross yield1.3%
Price / income12.7x
Sales vol (latest Q)(2021-Q3)6
Property investors · Postcode 2172ATO
Negatively geared17.2%
315 of filers
Avg rental loss$9,388/yr
Landlords (rental income)589
Reported capital gains219
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population597
Median age41
Household size2.9
HH income · wk$2,986
Personal income · wk$1,234
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)10/10
Economic (IER)10/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$2,277 → $2,986
Change+31.1%
vs NSW median+10.5 pp
Median rent+24.4%
gentrifyingvs NSW 2016–21
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops7
Hospitals · Sutherland Shire LGAAIHW
Public1
Private5
Sutherland Hospitalpublic
Kareena Private Hospitalprivate
Miranda Eye Surgical Centreprivate
President Private Hospitalprivate
Ramsay Surgical Centre Mirandaprivate
Southside Cancer Care Centreprivate
Aged care · Sutherland Shire LGAGEN
Facilities25
Residential places2,674
IRT Thomas Holt Kirrawee253 places
St Vincent's Care Services Heathcote213 places
Moran Sylvania183 places
Anglicare Goodhew Gardens & Bay Breeze171 places
Pathways Cronulla Pines169 places
Moran Engadine156 places
+19 more in Sutherland Shire LGA
Childcare · Sutherland Shire LGAACECQA
Services200
Approved places11,958
Exceeding NQS53
SCECS OSHC St John Bosco Engadine311 places
Gymea Bay Care & Leisure Centre Inc.180 places
ORCHARD EARLY LEARNING CENTRE KIRRAWEE164 places
Anzac Road Before & After School Care Incorporated155 places
Chapter 1 Early Learning150 places
St Catherine Laboure Before and After School Care144 places
+194 more in Sutherland Shire LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Sandy Point leans on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
NSW price medians are parser-guarded official records.

Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2021-Q3 · Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records
medium stability · automated · every update · weekly
Available
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
BOCSAR · April 2025 - March 2026 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 7 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · No linked annual population growth series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Sandy Point FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Sandy Point in?

    Sandy Point is in the Sutherland Shire Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2172. Council-level context for Sutherland Shire LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Sandy Point?

    The current median house price in Sandy Point, NSW is $2.0M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Sandy Point?

    The median weekly rent in Sandy Point is $510/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  4. Is Sandy Point a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Sandy Point show: Low Yield, Above Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Sandy Point?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Sandy Point data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.