Sanderston vs Angas Valley
Sanderston is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 53 in Angas Valley. 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.
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, 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
Sanderston
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $210/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Angas Valley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a shorter drive in (86 min vs 103 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Angas Valley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.6% vs -13.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Sanderston and Angas Valley 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
Angas Valley rents higher ($210/wk vs $0/wk); Angas Valley has higher household incomes ($71,500 vs $37,700).
| Sanderston | Angas Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 79 +34% vs other | 52 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -13.2% | +10.6% |
| Median age | 47 | 53 |
| Median household income | $37,700/yr | $71,500/yr +90% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | — | $210/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 (23.1%).
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 (10.1%).
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 (26.6%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
| Sanderston | Angas Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% same for both | |
| 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
| Sanderston | Angas Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 131 across Mid Murray same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -42% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Sanderston | Angas Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 5% of SA | Higher than 43% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 14% of SA | Higher than 17% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 67% of SA | Higher than 36% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 36% of SA | Higher than 31% of SA |
Liveability
| Sanderston | Angas Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Sanderston carries more bushfire risk (74 vs 0).
| Sanderston | Angas Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 74/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | — | Moderate 46/100 |
| 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
| Sanderston | Angas Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Sanderston | Angas Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
| Sanderston | Angas Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 87 km | 88.9 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 103 min | 86 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 5237 | 0.3% postcode 5238 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 77 postcode 5237 | 66 postcode 5238 |
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 (84.2%).
Setting
| Sanderston | Angas Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 252 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 107 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Sanderston | Angas Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 25/100 | 21/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 28 premises | 0% 19 premises |
Climate
| Sanderston | Angas Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 337 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Sanderston | Angas Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,037/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid Murray same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Sanderston | Angas Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Sanderston | Angas Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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