Sandy Flat NSW 2372
75 addresses · 11 streets
New England Electorate › Tenterfield LGA › Sandy Flat · 521 km from Sydney
Living Here
Sandy Flat is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 97 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,333 a week, with median rent near $285 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Tenterfield statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Sandy Flat itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 51% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 2.3% · Labour-force participation 59.5%
Population by age in Sandy Flat
| 0-4 | 8 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 15 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 9 |
| 35-44 | 22 |
| 45-54 | 10 |
| 55-64 | 12 |
| 65-74 | 17 |
| 75-84 | 7 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Sandy Flat
| House | 36 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Sandy Flat
| <$650 | 6 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 5 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 7 |
| $3,000+ | 6 |
Top ancestries in Sandy Flat
| English | 51 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 32 |
| Irish | 10 |
| Scottish | 10 |
| Ancestry NS | 8 |
| German | 7 |
Housing tenure in Sandy Flat
| Owned | 20 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 6 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 5 |
Cars per household in Sandy Flat
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 7 |
| 2 | 13 |
| 3 | 12 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Sandy Flat
| Car | 17 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 3 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 19 |
Top countries of birth in Sandy Flat
| England | 7 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
305 bird observations recorded near Sandy Flat — most often seen:
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill (41)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (38)
- Flame Robin (27)
- Pied Currawong (22)
- Willie Wagtail (21)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (13)
- Welcome Swallow (12)
- Black-necked Stork (11)
- Jacky Winter (8)
- Restless Flycatcher (7)
- Rufous Whistler (7)
- Scarlet Robin (7)
- Eastern Dusky Woodswallow (6)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Sandy Flat
- Fuscous Honeyeater (6)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (6)
- Laughing Kookaburra (6)
- South-eastern Grey Fantail (6)
- South-eastern Yellow-faced Honeyeater (6)
- Spotted Pardalote (6)
- Central Eastern White-throated Treecreeper (5)
- Common Starling (5)
- Diamond Firetail (5)
- Superb Fairy-wren (5)
- White-naped Honeyeater (5)
- Australian Magpie (4)
- Coastal New South Wales Australian Magpie (4)
- Coastal Spotted Pardalote (4)
- Eastern Pied Butcherbird (4)
- Eastern Pied Currawong (4)
- Eastern Red Wattlebird (4)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Sandy Flat:
- Bolivia (8.7 km)
- Forest Land (13.2 km)
- Capoompeta (16.1 km)
- Morven (20.6 km)
- Tenterfield (20.8 km)
- Stannum (24.6 km)
- Woodside (25.6 km)
- Deepwater (26.4 km)
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Streets
- Bald Rock Road (7)
- Bluff River Road (18)
- Brassington Creek Road (3)
- Cottesbrook Road (4)
- Hallidays Road (2)
- Mount Speribo Road (4)
- Mount Spirabo Road (4)
- New England Highway (6)
- Primrose Hill Road (4)
- Sandy Flat Road (16)
- Scotts Gully Road (7)