Pinks Beach vs Sandy Grove
Sandy Grove is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 65 in Pinks Beach. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pinks Beach, most households are people living alone. In Sandy Grove, most households are couple families. On these figures, Pinks Beach tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Sandy Grove suits 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Pinks Beach carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 60/100)
- Sandy Grove is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 39%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Pinks Beach
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 27%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Sandy Grove
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $125/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Sandy Grove
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (299 km vs 302.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Pinks Beach
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (54% vs 21%)
- carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 60/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Pinks Beach
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (24.3% vs 14.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Pinks Beach and Sandy Grove 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
Pinks Beach rents higher ($125/wk vs $0/wk); Sandy Grove has higher household incomes ($71,500 vs $47,372).
| Pinks Beach | Sandy Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 87 | 124 +43% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +24.3% | +14.8% |
| Median age | 65 | 48 |
| Median household income | $47,372/yr | $71,500/yr +51% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $125/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.0%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (16.1%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Pinks Beach | Sandy Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $420,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $160,000 | — |
Zoning mix
Sandy Grove has more rural and farming land (89% vs 0%); Pinks Beach has more land zoned for conservation (48% vs 8%).
| Pinks Beach | Sandy Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 0% | 89% |
| Environmental | 48% | 8% |
| Residential | 27% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 25% | 0% |
| Other and special use | 0% | 3% |
| 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
| Pinks Beach | Sandy Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 21 across Kingston (SA) same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +25% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Pinks Beach | Sandy Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 13% of SA | Higher than 42% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 59% of SA same for both | |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 9% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 73% of SA | Higher than 4% of SA |
Liveability
| Pinks Beach | Sandy Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Sandy Grove carries more crime risk (60 vs 28).
| Pinks Beach | Sandy Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 28/100 | Moderate 60/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 | High 77/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Pinks Beach | Sandy Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Pinks Beach | Sandy Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Pinks Beach sits further from the CBD (302.2 km vs 299 km).
| Pinks Beach | Sandy Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 4/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 302.2 km +1% vs other | 299 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 211 min | 207 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 5275 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 43 postcode 5275 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 (100.0%).
Setting
| Pinks Beach | Sandy Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 3 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 5 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 265 m | 2.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Pinks Beach | Sandy Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 45/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 119 premises | 0% 11 premises |
Climate
| Pinks Beach | Sandy Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 620 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 22.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 8.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Pinks Beach | Sandy Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,515/yr same for both | |
| Council | Kingston (SA) same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Pinks Beach | Sandy Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Pinks Beach | Sandy Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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