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NSW · Tenterfield Council

Sandy Flat, 2372

Current weather

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100% humidity · 17.2 km/h wind · 14.9° / 11.4° today · 5 mm rain

Updated

  • Green suburb
  • Café precinct
  • Education hub
What Sandy Flat is known for: Green suburb, Café precinct, Education hub

Suburb profile

Sandy Flat is a residential smaller community in Tenterfield with a familiar suburban feel. Distance from the capital is noticeable, but the trade-off is space, calm and a community that knows its neighbours. A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life.

Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Homes offer solid value for the lifestyle on offer.

Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.

Population

Population
97
Median age
48
Median household income / week
$1,333
Dwelling vacancy
18%
Unoccupied private dwellings
9 of 50
Median monthly mortgage
$800
Employment rate
58.1%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Housing

Houses (January to March 2026)
$480
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
35

Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)

Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum

Data sources & freshness

Crime & safety

Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
9
Against the person
2
Against property
4
Rate per 1,000 residents
92.8
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 48 residents
State safety percentile
65.2th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate)
-30.6%

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Domestic Violence Related Assault33
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment51
  • Malicious Damage To Property59
  • Motor Vehicle Theft20
  • Trespass35

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows

Public transport

7 public transport stops in this suburb

  • New England Hwy After Cottesbrook Rd
  • New England Hwy After Cottesbrook Rd
  • New England Hwy At Cottesbrook Rd
  • New England Hwy At Sandy Flat Rd
  • New England Hwy Opp Sandy Flat Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Public transport stop coverage

Data sources & freshness

  • Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed (updated nightly)

Planning & development

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).

4 planning-related records

2025· 1 proposal

  • April 2025

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home; Non-standard Housing; Residential Accommodation
    NEW ENGLAND HIGHWAY SANDY FLAT 2372Determined
2024· 2 proposals

  • September 2024

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    NEW ENGLAND HIGHWAY SANDY FLAT 2372Determined
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    54 BALD ROCK ROAD SANDY FLAT 2372Determined
2023· 1 proposal

  • March 2023

  • Dwelling
    Bluff River Road Sandy Flat 2372Determined

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
4/10
IRSD decile (2021)
3/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site

Recent changes

  • Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime33
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassmentcrime51
  • Malicious Damage To Propertycrime59
  • Motor Vehicle Theftcrime20
  • Trespasscrime35
  • New England Hwy After Cottesbrook Rdtransport
  • New England Hwy After Cottesbrook Rdtransport
  • New England Hwy At Cottesbrook Rdtransport
  • New England Hwy At Sandy Flat Rdtransport
  • New England Hwy Opp Sandy Flat Rdtransport

Data sources & freshness

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