Lameroo vs Sandalwood

Lameroo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 48 in Sandalwood. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lameroo, about half of households are people living alone. In Sandalwood, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Sandalwood tends to suit people living alone.

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

Lameroo

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 70/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (49% vs 27%)

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

Renters

Sandalwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $161/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Sandalwood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (174.7 km vs 200.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (121 min vs 137 min)
  • But Lameroo is more walkable (55/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lameroo

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (55/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 70/100)
  • But Sandalwood has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 25%)

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

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

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

Lameroo Sandalwood
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.

Lameroo Sandalwood
Walkability 55 / 0
Lameroo — Walkability: 55/100 Sandalwood — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 71 / 30
Lameroo — Safety: 71/100 Sandalwood — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 39 / 36
Lameroo — Low fire risk: 39/100 Sandalwood — Low fire risk: 36/100

Demographics

Lameroo has more residents (857 vs 62); Lameroo rents higher ($161/wk vs $120/wk).

Lameroo Sandalwood
Population 857
+93% vs other
 62
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.6% +3.3%
Median age 45 48
Median household income $70,928/yr
+22% vs other
 $55,224/yr
Median weekly rent $161/wk
+25% vs other
 $120/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lameroo Sandalwood
0-4 5.8% / —
Lameroo — 0-4: 5.8% Sandalwood — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 11.9% / 14.5%
Lameroo — 5-14: 11.9% Sandalwood — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 5.4% / 4.8%
Lameroo — 15-19: 5.4% Sandalwood — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 4.4% / —
Lameroo — 20-24: 4.4% Sandalwood — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 10.2% / 12.9%
Lameroo — 25-34: 10.2% Sandalwood — 25-34: 12.9%
35-44 11.1% / 4.8%
Lameroo — 35-44: 11.1% Sandalwood — 35-44: 4.8%
45-54 13.9% / 24.2%
Lameroo — 45-54: 13.9% Sandalwood — 45-54: 24.2%
55-64 12.5% / 9.7%
Lameroo — 55-64: 12.5% Sandalwood — 55-64: 9.7%
65-74 12.6% / 17.7%
Lameroo — 65-74: 12.6% Sandalwood — 65-74: 17.7%
75-84 8.4% / 12.9%
Lameroo — 75-84: 8.4% Sandalwood — 75-84: 12.9%
85+ 3.7% / —
Lameroo — 85+: 3.7% Sandalwood — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lameroo 46.8% lone person
Lameroo — Lone Person: 46.8% Lameroo — Couple Families: 39.5% Lameroo — One Parent Families: 9.5% Lameroo — Group Household: 2.7% Lameroo — Other Families: 1.4%
Sandalwood 73.3% lone person
Sandalwood — Lone Person: 73.3% Sandalwood — Couple Families: 26.7% Sandalwood — One Parent Families: 0.0% Sandalwood — Group Household: 0.0% Sandalwood — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lameroo 25.2% renting
Lameroo — Owned Outright: 48.9% Lameroo — Mortgage: 25.9% Lameroo — Renting: 25.2%
Sandalwood 0.0% renting
Sandalwood — Owned Outright: 36.4% Sandalwood — Mortgage: 63.6% Sandalwood — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Lameroo Sandalwood
Certificate III & IV 13.0% / 27.4%
Lameroo — Certificate III & IV: 13.0% Sandalwood — Certificate III & IV: 27.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / 4.8%
Lameroo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Sandalwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / —
Lameroo — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% Sandalwood — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / —
Lameroo — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Sandalwood — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.5% / —
Lameroo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5% Sandalwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.4%).

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.

Lameroo Sandalwood
Netherlands — / 6.5%
Lameroo — Netherlands: not among its largest Sandalwood — Netherlands: 6.5%
South Africa 3.9% / —
Lameroo — South Africa: 3.9% Sandalwood — South Africa: not among its largest
England 2.3% / —
Lameroo — England: 2.3% Sandalwood — England: not among its largest
Philippines 1.9% / —
Lameroo — Philippines: 1.9% Sandalwood — Philippines: not among its largest
Zimbabwe 1.1% / —
Lameroo — Zimbabwe: 1.1% Sandalwood — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.9% / —
Lameroo — New Zealand: 0.9% Sandalwood — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lameroo 97.0% houses
Lameroo — Houses: 97.0% Lameroo — Flats / Apartments: 3.0%
Sandalwood 100.0% houses
Sandalwood — Houses: 100.0% Sandalwood — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Lameroo Sandalwood
Median house price $220,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 53 days
from 3 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Sandalwood has more land zoned for conservation (33% vs 5%); Lameroo has more rural and farming land (95% vs 67%).

Lameroo Sandalwood
Rural and farming 95% 67%
Environmental 5% 33%
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

Lameroo Sandalwood
New dwellings approved 10
across Southern Mallee
 1
across Karoonda East Murray

Ranking within SA

Lameroo Sandalwood
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 40% of SA Higher than 20% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of SA Higher than 12% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of SA Higher than 26% of SA

Liveability

Lameroo is more walkable (55 vs 0).

Lameroo Sandalwood
Grade C —
Score 40/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Sandalwood carries more crime risk (70 vs 29).

Lameroo Sandalwood
Bushfire Moderate
61/100
 Moderate
64/100
Crime Low
29/100
 High
70/100
Flood —
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

Lameroo Sandalwood
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 Lameroo

  • Lameroo Regional Community School Government · Combined at peers

Schools in Sandalwood

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

Amenities in the suburb

Lameroo Sandalwood
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 17
same for both
Childcare 2 0
GPs 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0

Mobility

Lameroo sits further from the CBD (200.6 km vs 174.7 km).

Lameroo Sandalwood
Walkability score 55/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 200.6 km
+13% vs other
 174.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 137 min 121 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5302
 0.0%
postcode 5309
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 5302
 —

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.

Lameroo Sandalwood
Car (driver) 70.8% / 57.1%
Lameroo — Car (driver): 70.8% Sandalwood — Car (driver): 57.1%
Worked from Home 13.6% / 42.9%
Lameroo — Worked from Home: 13.6% Sandalwood — Worked from Home: 42.9%
Walked Only 8.9% / —
Lameroo — Walked Only: 8.9% Sandalwood — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 5.6% / —
Lameroo — Car (passenger): 5.6% Sandalwood — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 1.1% / —
Lameroo — Bicycle: 1.1% Sandalwood — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.8%).

Setting

Lameroo Sandalwood
Elevation 102 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 59 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Lameroo Sandalwood
Connectivity score 29/100 16/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
500 premises
 0%
13 premises

Council rates

Lameroo Sandalwood
Average residential rate $1,182/yr $1,044/yr
Council Southern Mallee Karoonda East Murray

Federal electorate

Lameroo Sandalwood
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lameroo Sandalwood
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lameroo

Affordable Quiet Rural

Sandalwood

Retirees Rural

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