Sandy Point NSW 2172
250 addresses · 3 streets
Hughes Electorate › Sutherland Shire LGA › Sandy Point · 23 km from Sydney
Living Here
Sandy Point is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 597 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $2,986 a week, with median rent near $510 a week. Most homes are houses. About 87% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Holsworthy - Wattle Grove statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Sandy Point itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 supermarkets
3 pharmacies
2 doctors & medical clinics
1 physiotherapist
1 childcare centre
3 service stations
1 playground
1 butcher
3 hardware stores
3 hairdressers
2 mechanics
2 electricians
2 carpenters
Getting around. Train station: East Hills, 1.8 km north-west · Metro station: Bankstown, 7.5 km north-east · Bus interchange: Bankstown Station, 7.4 km north-east · Airport: Bankstown Airport, 5.7 km north.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 45.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 45.6% |
|---|---|
| Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 2019 | 42.5% |
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 87.0% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.6% · Labour-force participation 72.9%
Population by age in Sandy Point
| 0-4 | 28 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 87 |
| 15-19 | 25 |
| 20-24 | 38 |
| 25-34 | 77 |
| 35-44 | 86 |
| 45-54 | 87 |
| 55-64 | 95 |
| 65-74 | 64 |
| 75-84 | 21 |
| 85+ | 6 |
Dwelling types in Sandy Point
| House | 195 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 4 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Sandy Point
| <$650 | 10 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 27 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 55 |
| $3,000+ | 88 |
Top ancestries in Sandy Point
| English | 198 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 195 |
| Other | 91 |
| Irish | 57 |
| Italian | 55 |
| Scottish | 53 |
Housing tenure in Sandy Point
| Owned | 74 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 94 |
| Rented | 21 |
| Other | 5 |
Cars per household in Sandy Point
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 29 |
| 2 | 88 |
| 3 | 32 |
| 4+ | 36 |
Commute to work in Sandy Point
| Car | 148 |
|---|---|
| Train | 5 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 4 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 132 |
Top countries of birth in Sandy Point
| England | 12 |
|---|---|
| Italy | 11 |
| Malaysia | 9 |
| South Korea | 6 |
| Vietnam | 5 |
| China | 4 |
Languages used at home in Sandy Point
| Italian | 13 |
|---|---|
| Spanish | 9 |
| Urdu | 8 |
| Greek | 6 |
| French | 5 |
| Arabic | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
43,668 bird observations recorded near Sandy Point — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (3,255)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (2,944)
- Noisy Miner (2,538)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (2,536)
- Australian Raven (2,093)
- Australian Magpie (1,913)
- Silvereye (1,838)
- Pied Currawong (1,608)
- Eastern Spinebill (1,538)
- Superb Fairy-wren (1,534)
- Grey Butcherbird (1,494)
- Laughing Kookaburra (1,483)
- Australian White Ibis (1,469)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Sandy Point
- Brown Thornbill (1,244)
- Magpie-lark (1,200)
- Variegated Fairy-wren (1,172)
- Pacific Black Duck (1,168)
- New Holland Honeyeater (1,164)
- Australian Wood Duck (1,152)
- Dusky Moorhen (1,142)
- Red Wattlebird (1,002)
- Common Myna (988)
- Spotted Pardalote (980)
- Welcome Swallow (964)
- Chestnut Teal (940)
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (933)
- White-faced Heron (886)
- Grey Fantail (848)
- White-browed Scrubwren (825)
- Little Pied Cormorant (817)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Sandy Point:
- Picnic Point (1.2 km)
- Pleasure Point (1.4 km)
- East Hills (1.7 km)
- Panania (2.4 km)
- Revesby Heights (2.5 km)
- Voyager Point (2.5 km)
- Alfords Point (3.1 km)
- Revesby (3.6 km)
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Streets
- Bingara Drive (38)
- Gambier Avenue (23)
- St George Crescent (189)
