Anatye vs Sandover

Anatye is the younger of the two, with a median age of 23 against 28 in Sandover. In both, the large majority of households rent, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Anatye tends to suit young adults, while Sandover suits families with children.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Anatye

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (108% vs 95%)

Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

Renters

Anatye

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($25/wk vs $50/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Sandover

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1357 min vs 1446 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1707.7 km vs 1819 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Anatye

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Anatye

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (44.1% vs -10.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Anatye and Sandover drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Anatye Sandover
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Anatye Sandover
Walkability 0 / 0
Anatye — Walkability: 0/100 Sandover — Walkability: 0/100

Demographics

Sandover has more residents (569 vs 160); Sandover rents higher ($50/wk vs $25/wk).

Anatye Sandover
Population 160 569
+256% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +44.1% -10.3%
Median age 23 28
Median household income $79,872/yr
+12% vs other
 $70,096/yr
Median weekly rent $25/wk $50/wk
+100% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Anatye Sandover
0-4 6.9% / 8.6%
Anatye — 0-4: 6.9% Sandover — 0-4: 8.6%
5-14 18.8% / 21.3%
Anatye — 5-14: 18.8% Sandover — 5-14: 21.3%
15-19 10.0% / 8.6%
Anatye — 15-19: 10.0% Sandover — 15-19: 8.6%
20-24 16.2% / 5.4%
Anatye — 20-24: 16.2% Sandover — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 14.4% / 16.5%
Anatye — 25-34: 14.4% Sandover — 25-34: 16.5%
35-44 12.5% / 13.9%
Anatye — 35-44: 12.5% Sandover — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 9.4% / 9.8%
Anatye — 45-54: 9.4% Sandover — 45-54: 9.8%
55-64 8.1% / 9.5%
Anatye — 55-64: 8.1% Sandover — 55-64: 9.5%
65-74 1.9% / 4.6%
Anatye — 65-74: 1.9% Sandover — 65-74: 4.6%
75-84 — / 1.9%
Anatye — 75-84: not among its largest Sandover — 75-84: 1.9%
85+ — / —
Anatye — 85+: not among its largest Sandover — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Anatye 45.5% couple families
Anatye — Couple Families: 45.5% Anatye — One Parent Families: 31.8% Anatye — Lone Person: 22.7% Anatye — Other Families: 0.0%
Sandover 51.2% couple families
Sandover — Couple Families: 51.2% Sandover — One Parent Families: 26.8% Sandover — Lone Person: 17.9% Sandover — Other Families: 4.1%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Anatye 86.4% renting
Anatye — Owned Outright: 13.6% Anatye — Mortgage: 0.0% Anatye — Renting: 86.4%
Sandover 91.7% renting
Sandover — Owned Outright: 8.3% Sandover — Mortgage: 0.0% Sandover — Renting: 91.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Anatye 108.0% houses
Anatye — Houses: 108.0% Anatye — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Sandover 95.4% houses
Sandover — Houses: 95.4% Sandover — Flats / Apartments: 4.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Anatye Sandover
Certificate III & IV 10.6% / 2.6%
Anatye — Certificate III & IV: 10.6% Sandover — Certificate III & IV: 2.6%
Bachelor Degree 4.4% / 1.6%
Anatye — Bachelor Degree: 4.4% Sandover — Bachelor Degree: 1.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 1.9% / 1.4%
Anatye — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.9% Sandover — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.7%
Anatye — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Sandover — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.6%).

Development activity

Anatye Sandover
New dwellings approved 19
across Central Desert
 2
across Barkly
Approvals change year on year -100%
same for both

Ranking within NT

Anatye Sandover
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 48% of NT Higher than 36% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 33% of NT Higher than 47% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 35% of NT Higher than 51% of NT

Liveability

Anatye Sandover
Grade — D
Score — 7/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Anatye Sandover
Bushfire Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Anatye Sandover
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Anatye

  • Bonya School Government · Combined

Schools in Sandover

  • Arlparra School Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Anatye Sandover
Parks & reserves 0 1
GPs 2 0
Police stations 0 1
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 56 2

Mobility

Anatye sits further from the CBD (1819 km vs 1707.7 km).

Anatye Sandover
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Darwin 1819 km
+6% vs other
 1707.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1446 min 1357 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 0872
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 8
postcode 0872
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Anatye Sandover
Walked Only 45.2% / 50.6%
Anatye — Walked Only: 45.2% Sandover — Walked Only: 50.6%
Car (driver) 33.3% / 25.3%
Anatye — Car (driver): 33.3% Sandover — Car (driver): 25.3%
Car (passenger) 7.1% / 16.5%
Anatye — Car (passenger): 7.1% Sandover — Car (passenger): 16.5%
Worked from Home 14.3% / 7.6%
Anatye — Worked from Home: 14.3% Sandover — Worked from Home: 7.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (50.6%).

Setting

Anatye Sandover
Elevation 266 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 390 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Anatye Sandover
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
43 premises
 0%
99 premises

Council rates

Anatye Sandover
Average residential rate $2,391/yr $1,475/yr
Council Central Desert Barkly

Federal electorate

Anatye Sandover
Division Lingiari
same for both
Member Marion Scrymgour
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Anatye Sandover
Grant amount $50,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Anatye

Family Multicultural Rural Students

Sandover

Family Multicultural Rural Young Families

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