Hart vs Sandover

In both, the large majority of households rent and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hart, most households are couple families. In Sandover, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Hart tends to suit people living alone and couples, 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

Sandover

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 62%)

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

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Hart

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1049 min vs 1357 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1602.4 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

Sandover

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-10.3% vs -37.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Hart 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.

Hart 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.

Hart Sandover
Walkability 0 / 0
Hart — Walkability: 0/100 Sandover — Walkability: 0/100

Demographics

Sandover has more residents (569 vs 105); Sandover has higher household incomes ($70,096 vs $53,612).

Hart Sandover
Population 105 569
+442% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -37.9% -10.3%
Median age 30 28
Median household income $53,612/yr $70,096/yr
+31% vs other
Median weekly rent $53/wk
+6% vs other
 $50/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hart Sandover
0-4 7.6% / 8.6%
Hart — 0-4: 7.6% Sandover — 0-4: 8.6%
5-14 12.4% / 21.3%
Hart — 5-14: 12.4% Sandover — 5-14: 21.3%
15-19 5.7% / 8.6%
Hart — 15-19: 5.7% Sandover — 15-19: 8.6%
20-24 2.9% / 5.4%
Hart — 20-24: 2.9% Sandover — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 23.8% / 16.5%
Hart — 25-34: 23.8% Sandover — 25-34: 16.5%
35-44 16.2% / 13.9%
Hart — 35-44: 16.2% Sandover — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 18.1% / 9.8%
Hart — 45-54: 18.1% Sandover — 45-54: 9.8%
55-64 6.7% / 9.5%
Hart — 55-64: 6.7% Sandover — 55-64: 9.5%
65-74 5.7% / 4.6%
Hart — 65-74: 5.7% Sandover — 65-74: 4.6%
75-84 2.9% / 1.9%
Hart — 75-84: 2.9% Sandover — 75-84: 1.9%
85+ — / —
Hart — 85+: not among its largest Sandover — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hart 61.5% couple families
Hart — Couple Families: 61.5% Hart — Lone Person: 38.5% Hart — One Parent Families: 0.0% Hart — Other Families: 0.0%
Sandover 51.2% couple families
Sandover — Couple Families: 51.2% Sandover — Lone Person: 17.9% Sandover — One Parent Families: 26.8% Sandover — Other Families: 4.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hart 100.0% renting
Hart — Owned Outright: 0.0% Hart — Mortgage: 0.0% Hart — Renting: 100.0%
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.

Hart 95.5% houses
Hart — Houses: 95.5% Hart — Flats / Apartments: 4.5%
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.

Hart Sandover
Certificate III & IV 16.2% / 2.6%
Hart — Certificate III & IV: 16.2% Sandover — Certificate III & IV: 2.6%
Bachelor Degree 3.8% / 1.6%
Hart — Bachelor Degree: 3.8% Sandover — Bachelor Degree: 1.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.8% / 1.4%
Hart — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8% Sandover — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.7%
Hart — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Sandover — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

Development activity

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

Ranking within NT

Hart Sandover
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 22% of NT Higher than 36% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 41% of NT Higher than 47% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 47% of NT Higher than 51% of NT

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Hart 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

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

Schools in Hart

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Sandover

  • Arlparra School Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Hart Sandover
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 3 1
GPs 1 0
Police stations 0 1
Waterways 22 2

Mobility

Sandover sits further from the CBD (1707.7 km vs 1602.4 km).

Hart Sandover
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Darwin 1602.4 km 1707.7 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 1049 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.

Hart Sandover
Walked Only 23.1% / 50.6%
Hart — Walked Only: 23.1% Sandover — Walked Only: 50.6%
Car (driver) 34.6% / 25.3%
Hart — Car (driver): 34.6% Sandover — Car (driver): 25.3%
Worked from Home 42.3% / 7.6%
Hart — Worked from Home: 42.3% Sandover — Worked from Home: 7.6%
Car (passenger) — / 16.5%
Hart — Car (passenger): not among its largest Sandover — Car (passenger): 16.5%

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

Setting

Hart Sandover
Elevation 575 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 390 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Hart

Multicultural Rural

Sandover

Family Multicultural Rural Young Families

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