Henty vs Sandford

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Sandford tends to suit 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

Henty

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (53% vs 33%)

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

Henty

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $220/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Henty

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (368 km vs 378.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (261 min vs 267 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Sandford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 25%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Henty

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.0% vs -9.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Henty Sandford
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.

Henty Sandford
Walkability 0 / 0
Henty — Walkability: 0/100 Sandford — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 80 / 78
Henty — Safety: 80/100 Sandford — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 22 / 10
Henty — Low fire risk: 22/100 Sandford — Low fire risk: 10/100
Low flood risk 27 / 10
Henty — Low flood risk: 27/100 Sandford — Low flood risk: 10/100

Demographics

Sandford rents higher ($220/wk vs $0/wk); Sandford has more residents (130 vs 75).

Henty Sandford
Population 75 130
+73% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +25.0% -9.7%
Median age 57 58
Median household income $71,500/yr
+36% vs other
 $45,500/yr
Median weekly rent — $220/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Henty Sandford
0-4 6.7% / 6.2%
Henty — 0-4: 6.7% Sandford — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 5.3% / 8.5%
Henty — 5-14: 5.3% Sandford — 5-14: 8.5%
15-19 4.0% / —
Henty — 15-19: 4.0% Sandford — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 — / 2.3%
Henty — 20-24: not among its largest Sandford — 20-24: 2.3%
25-34 5.3% / 5.4%
Henty — 25-34: 5.3% Sandford — 25-34: 5.4%
35-44 4.0% / 10.0%
Henty — 35-44: 4.0% Sandford — 35-44: 10.0%
45-54 10.7% / 10.0%
Henty — 45-54: 10.7% Sandford — 45-54: 10.0%
55-64 29.3% / 19.2%
Henty — 55-64: 29.3% Sandford — 55-64: 19.2%
65-74 17.3% / 27.7%
Henty — 65-74: 17.3% Sandford — 65-74: 27.7%
75-84 8.0% / 8.5%
Henty — 75-84: 8.0% Sandford — 75-84: 8.5%
85+ — / —
Henty — 85+: not among its largest Sandford — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Henty 47.4% lone person
Henty — Lone Person: 47.4% Henty — One Parent Families: 36.8% Henty — Couple Families: 15.8% Henty — Group Household: 0.0% Henty — Other Families: 0.0%
Sandford 48.8% lone person
Sandford — Lone Person: 48.8% Sandford — One Parent Families: 18.6% Sandford — Couple Families: 14.0% Sandford — Group Household: 11.6% Sandford — Other Families: 7.0%
Lone Person One Parent Families Couple Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Henty 0.0% renting
Henty — Owned Outright: 70.4% Henty — Mortgage: 29.6% Henty — Renting: 0.0%
Sandford 7.5% renting
Sandford — Owned Outright: 71.7% Sandford — Mortgage: 20.8% Sandford — Renting: 7.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Henty 100.0% houses
Henty — Houses: 100.0%
Sandford 100.0% houses
Sandford — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Henty Sandford
Certificate III & IV 14.7% / 17.7%
Henty — Certificate III & IV: 14.7% Sandford — Certificate III & IV: 17.7%
Bachelor Degree 4.0% / 9.2%
Henty — Bachelor Degree: 4.0% Sandford — Bachelor Degree: 9.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 4.6%
Henty — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Sandford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Zoning mix

Henty Sandford
Rural and farming 99% 94%
Parks and recreation 0% 5%
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

Henty Sandford
New dwellings approved 60
across Glenelg
same for both
Approvals change year on year -65%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Henty Sandford
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 36% of VIC Higher than 5% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 10% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of VIC Higher than 51% of VIC

Liveability

Henty Sandford
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Sandford carries more flood risk (90 vs 73); Sandford carries more bushfire risk (90 vs 78).

Henty Sandford
Bushfire High
78/100
 High
90/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Low
22/100
Flood High
73/100
 High
90/100
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

Henty Sandford
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

Henty Sandford
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 9 4

Mobility

Sandford sits further from the CBD (378.1 km vs 368 km).

Henty Sandford
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 368 km 378.1 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 261 min 267 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3312
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 28
postcode 3312
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.

Henty Sandford
Car (driver) 64.0% / 82.1%
Henty — Car (driver): 64.0% Sandford — Car (driver): 82.1%
Worked from Home 24.0% / 10.3%
Henty — Worked from Home: 24.0% Sandford — Worked from Home: 10.3%
Walked Only 12.0% / —
Henty — Walked Only: 12.0% Sandford — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 7.7%
Henty — Car (passenger): not among its largest Sandford — Car (passenger): 7.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.1%).

Setting

Henty Sandford
Elevation 94 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 56 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Henty Sandford
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
45 premises
 0%
81 premises

Council rates

Henty Sandford
Average residential rate $1,852/yr
same for both
Council Glenelg
same for both

Federal electorate

Henty Sandford
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Henty Sandford
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Henty

Retirees Rural

Sandford

Retirees Rural

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