Cunningham vs Sandilands
Cunningham is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 41 in Sandilands. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Sandilands tends to suit people living alone and older residents.
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
Cunningham
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 53/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 68%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Sandilands
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $275/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Cunningham
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (163.1 km vs 179.3 km)
- has a shorter drive in (120 min vs 128 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Cunningham carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 53/100)
- Sandilands has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 6%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Cunningham
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (13.0% vs -20.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Cunningham 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
Cunningham rents higher ($275/wk vs $220/wk); Cunningham has higher household incomes ($100,724 vs $84,500).
| Cunningham | Sandilands | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 78 | 85 +9% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +13.0% | -20.6% |
| Median age | 35 | 41 |
| Median household income | $100,724/yr +16% vs other | $84,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $275/wk +20% vs other | $220/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).
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 (17.9%).
Zoning mix
| Cunningham | Sandilands | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 99% |
| Environmental | 0% | 1% |
| 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
| Cunningham | Sandilands | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 97 across Yorke Peninsula same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -18% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Cunningham | Sandilands | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 80% of SA | Higher than 61% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 54% 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 36% of SA | Higher than 35% of SA |
Liveability
| Cunningham | Sandilands | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Cunningham carries more bushfire risk (15 vs 0); Sandilands carries more crime risk (53 vs 21).
| Cunningham | Sandilands | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 15/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 21/100 | Moderate 53/100 |
| Flood | — | None 0/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 | Low 22/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Cunningham | Sandilands | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Cunningham | Sandilands | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Sandilands sits further from the CBD (179.3 km vs 163.1 km).
| Cunningham | Sandilands | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 163.1 km | 179.3 km +10% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 120 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 (71.9%).
Setting
| Cunningham | Sandilands | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 111 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 109 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 8.3 km | 9.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Cunningham | Sandilands | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 25/100 | 24/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 19 premises | 0% 28 premises |
Climate
| Cunningham | Sandilands | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 459 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Cunningham | Sandilands | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,494/yr same for both | |
| Council | Yorke Peninsula same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cunningham | Sandilands | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cunningham | Sandilands | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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