Anmatjere vs 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, Sandover tends to suit renters and families with children.

Sandover has a notably higher median household income at $70,096 per year, compared to Anmatjere's $38,844, which may reflect different employment opportunities or industry presence. Anmatjere is closer to the CBD at 1326.7 km versus Sandover's 1707.7 km, though both are remote. Rental costs are higher in Anmatjere at $73 per week compared to $50 in Sandover, while both communities are quite small and face similar socio-economic challenges.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Anmatjere

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)

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

Renters

Sandover

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($50/wk vs $73/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (92% vs 81%)

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

Commuting to the city

Anmatjere

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (899 min vs 1357 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1326.7 km vs 1707.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Anmatjere 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.

Anmatjere 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.

Anmatjere Sandover
Walkability 0 / 0
Anmatjere — Walkability: 0/100 Sandover — Walkability: 0/100

Demographics

Sandover has higher household incomes ($70,096 vs $38,844); Anmatjere rents higher ($73/wk vs $50/wk).

Anmatjere Sandover
Population 446 569
+28% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.5% -10.3%
Median age 30 28
Median household income $38,844/yr $70,096/yr
+80% vs other
Median weekly rent $73/wk
+32% vs other
 $50/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Anmatjere Sandover
0-4 8.1% / 8.6%
Anmatjere — 0-4: 8.1% Sandover — 0-4: 8.6%
5-14 16.8% / 21.3%
Anmatjere — 5-14: 16.8% Sandover — 5-14: 21.3%
15-19 8.1% / 8.6%
Anmatjere — 15-19: 8.1% Sandover — 15-19: 8.6%
20-24 8.3% / 5.4%
Anmatjere — 20-24: 8.3% Sandover — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 16.6% / 16.5%
Anmatjere — 25-34: 16.6% Sandover — 25-34: 16.5%
35-44 11.9% / 13.9%
Anmatjere — 35-44: 11.9% Sandover — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 12.1% / 9.8%
Anmatjere — 45-54: 12.1% Sandover — 45-54: 9.8%
55-64 9.9% / 9.5%
Anmatjere — 55-64: 9.9% Sandover — 55-64: 9.5%
65-74 4.5% / 4.6%
Anmatjere — 65-74: 4.5% Sandover — 65-74: 4.6%
75-84 2.5% / 1.9%
Anmatjere — 75-84: 2.5% Sandover — 75-84: 1.9%
85+ — / —
Anmatjere — 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.

Anmatjere 47.7% couple families
Anmatjere — Couple Families: 47.7% Anmatjere — One Parent Families: 31.4% Anmatjere — Lone Person: 17.4% Anmatjere — Other Families: 3.5%
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.

Anmatjere 81.2% renting
Anmatjere — Owned Outright: 10.9% Anmatjere — Mortgage: 7.8% Anmatjere — Renting: 81.2%
Sandover 91.7% renting
Sandover — Owned Outright: 8.3% Sandover — Mortgage: 0.0% Sandover — Renting: 91.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Anmatjere Sandover
Certificate III & IV 3.1% / 2.6%
Anmatjere — Certificate III & IV: 3.1% Sandover — Certificate III & IV: 2.6%
Bachelor Degree 2.0% / 1.6%
Anmatjere — Bachelor Degree: 2.0% Sandover — Bachelor Degree: 1.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 1.1% / 1.4%
Anmatjere — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.1% Sandover — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.7%
Anmatjere — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Sandover — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Anmatjere Sandover
New Zealand 1.8% / 0.9%
Anmatjere — New Zealand: 1.8% Sandover — New Zealand: 0.9%
England — / 1.2%
Anmatjere — England: not among its largest Sandover — England: 1.2%
Thailand 1.1% / —
Anmatjere — Thailand: 1.1% Sandover — Thailand: not among its largest
Ireland 1.1% / —
Anmatjere — Ireland: 1.1% Sandover — Ireland: not among its largest
Malaysia 0.7% / —
Anmatjere — Malaysia: 0.7% Sandover — Malaysia: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Anmatjere 88.8% houses
Anmatjere — Houses: 88.8% Anmatjere — Flats / Apartments: 11.2%
Sandover 95.4% houses
Sandover — Houses: 95.4% Sandover — Flats / Apartments: 4.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

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

Ranking within NT

Anmatjere Sandover
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 8% of NT Higher than 36% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 22% of NT Higher than 47% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 24% of NT Higher than 51% of NT

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Anmatjere 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

Anmatjere 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 Anmatjere

  • Mulga Bore School Government · Combined

Schools in Sandover

  • Arlparra School Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Anmatjere Sandover
Parks & reserves 5 1
Police stations 0 1
Fuel stations 4 0
Waterways 15 2

Mobility

Sandover sits further from the CBD (1707.7 km vs 1326.7 km).

Anmatjere Sandover
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Darwin 1326.7 km 1707.7 km
+29% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 899 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.

Anmatjere Sandover
Walked Only 22.4% / 50.6%
Anmatjere — Walked Only: 22.4% Sandover — Walked Only: 50.6%
Car (driver) 39.7% / 25.3%
Anmatjere — Car (driver): 39.7% Sandover — Car (driver): 25.3%
Worked from Home 32.8% / 7.6%
Anmatjere — Worked from Home: 32.8% Sandover — Worked from Home: 7.6%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / 16.5%
Anmatjere — Car (passenger): 5.2% Sandover — Car (passenger): 16.5%

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

Setting

Anmatjere Sandover
Elevation 564 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 390 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Anmatjere

Family Multicultural Rural

Sandover

Family Multicultural Rural Young Families

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