Ardrossan vs Sandilands
Sandilands is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 61 in Ardrossan. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ardrossan, most households are people living alone. In Sandilands, most households are couple families. On these figures, Ardrossan tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Sandilands suits families with children and couples.
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
Sandilands
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 30%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 84%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Sandilands
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (9% vs 30%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Ardrossan has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 11%)
- Sandilands leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 27%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Ardrossan
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (53/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (106 min vs 128 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (151.6 km vs 179.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Ardrossan
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (53/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (44% vs 21%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Ardrossan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (8.7% vs -20.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Ardrossan and Sandilands drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Ardrossan has more residents (1,269 vs 85); Sandilands has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $43,888).
| Ardrossan | Sandilands | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,269 +93% vs other | 85 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +8.7% | -20.6% |
| Median age | 61 | 41 |
| Median household income | $43,888/yr | $84,500/yr +93% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $228/wk +4% vs other | $220/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).
Property market
| Ardrossan | Sandilands | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $540,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $212,500 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 38 days from 17 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Sandilands has more rural and farming land (99% vs 48%); Ardrossan has more industrially zoned land (30% vs 0%).
| Ardrossan | Sandilands | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 48% | 99% |
| Industrial | 30% | 0% |
| Environmental | 12% | 1% |
| Residential | 6% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 3% | 0% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Ardrossan | Sandilands | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 97 across Yorke Peninsula same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -18% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Ardrossan | Sandilands | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.6% $490/wk on $550K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Ardrossan | Sandilands | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 9% of SA | Higher than 61% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 81% of SA | Higher than 25% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 17% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 78% of SA | Higher than 35% of SA |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 91% of SA | — |
Liveability
Ardrossan is more walkable (53 vs 0).
| Ardrossan | Sandilands | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 45/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Ardrossan carries more flood risk (11 vs 0).
| Ardrossan | Sandilands | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 51/100 | Moderate 53/100 |
| Flood | Low 11/100 | None 0/100 |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 66/100 | Low 22/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Ardrossan | Sandilands | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Ardrossan
- Ardrossan Area School Government · Combined at peers
Schools in Sandilands
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Ardrossan | Sandilands | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 3 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 0 |
Mobility
Sandilands sits further from the CBD (179.3 km vs 151.6 km).
| Ardrossan | Sandilands | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 53/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 151.6 km | 179.3 km +18% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 106 min | 128 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 5571 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 55 postcode 5571 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.4%).
Setting
| Ardrossan | Sandilands | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 32 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 109 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 302 m | 9.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Ardrossan | Sandilands | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 64/100 | 24/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 36% 816 premises | 0% 28 premises |
Climate
| Ardrossan | Sandilands | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 295 mm | 459 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.8°C | 29.4°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.2°C | 7.6°C |
Council rates
| Ardrossan | Sandilands | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,494/yr same for both | |
| Council | Yorke Peninsula same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Ardrossan | Sandilands | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Ardrossan | Sandilands | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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