Sandford vs Lauderdale

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Sandford, most households are couple families. In Lauderdale, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Sandford: a median of $1.1 million, against $800,000 in Lauderdale. Lauderdale is closer to the city centre: 18.6 km, against 26.3 km. On these figures, Lauderdale tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

Sandford has a notably higher median household income at $110,084 compared to Lauderdale's $97,604, though Lauderdale is closer to the CBD at 18.6 km versus 26.3 km and offers significantly better walkability (46 versus 5). Lauderdale also shows a higher gross rental yield at 3.6% against Sandford's 2.4%. Both suburbs have low crime and flood risk, though Sandford has a lower bushfire risk rating. Sandford may suit those prioritising income levels and lower fire exposure, while Lauderdale appeals to buyers wanting better walkability and proximity to the city.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Sandford

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 67%)

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

First-home buyers

Lauderdale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($385,000 vs $560,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($800,000 vs $1,100,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

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

Lauderdale

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (46/100 vs 5/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (18.6 km vs 26.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (24 min vs 31 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lauderdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (46/100 vs 5/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Lauderdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.8% vs 3.0%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Sandford Lauderdale
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.

Sandford Lauderdale
Walkability 5 / 46
Sandford — Walkability: 5/100 Lauderdale — Walkability: 46/100
Low fire risk 9 / 3
Sandford — Low fire risk: 9/100 Lauderdale — Low fire risk: 3/100

Demographics

Lauderdale has more residents (2,592 vs 2,046); Sandford has higher household incomes ($110,084 vs $97,604).

Sandford Lauderdale
Population 2,046 2,592
+27% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.7% +7.5%
Median age 44 42
Median household income $110,084/yr
+11% vs other
 $97,604/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk $405/wk
+1% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sandford Lauderdale
0-4 4.6% / 6.1%
Sandford — 0-4: 4.6% Lauderdale — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 14.0% / 13.7%
Sandford — 5-14: 14.0% Lauderdale — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 5.6% / 5.7%
Sandford — 15-19: 5.6% Lauderdale — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 4.0% / 3.8%
Sandford — 20-24: 4.0% Lauderdale — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 9.3% / 10.6%
Sandford — 25-34: 9.3% Lauderdale — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 13.5% / 12.9%
Sandford — 35-44: 13.5% Lauderdale — 35-44: 12.9%
45-54 15.4% / 12.5%
Sandford — 45-54: 15.4% Lauderdale — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 18.2% / 15.7%
Sandford — 55-64: 18.2% Lauderdale — 55-64: 15.7%
65-74 11.5% / 11.0%
Sandford — 65-74: 11.5% Lauderdale — 65-74: 11.0%
75-84 3.7% / 5.8%
Sandford — 75-84: 3.7% Lauderdale — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 0.5% / 2.0%
Sandford — 85+: 0.5% Lauderdale — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sandford 60.4% couple families
Sandford — Couple Families: 60.4% Sandford — Lone Person: 20.9% Sandford — One Parent Families: 14.5% Sandford — Group Household: 2.7% Sandford — Other Families: 1.6%
Lauderdale 51.4% couple families
Lauderdale — Couple Families: 51.4% Lauderdale — Lone Person: 29.8% Lauderdale — One Parent Families: 15.3% Lauderdale — Group Household: 2.7% Lauderdale — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Sandford 4.8% renting
Sandford — Owned Outright: 43.9% Sandford — Mortgage: 51.3% Sandford — Renting: 4.8%
Lauderdale 10.8% renting
Lauderdale — Owned Outright: 39.8% Lauderdale — Mortgage: 49.3% Lauderdale — Renting: 10.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Sandford Lauderdale
Certificate III & IV 19.5% / 18.2%
Sandford — Certificate III & IV: 19.5% Lauderdale — Certificate III & IV: 18.2%
Bachelor Degree 12.1% / 13.3%
Sandford — Bachelor Degree: 12.1% Lauderdale — Bachelor Degree: 13.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 8.3%
Sandford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Lauderdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 4.9% / 3.9%
Sandford — Postgraduate Degree: 4.9% Lauderdale — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 2.5%
Sandford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Lauderdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

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.

Sandford Lauderdale
England 3.7% / 4.1%
Sandford — England: 3.7% Lauderdale — England: 4.1%
New Zealand 0.8% / 1.4%
Sandford — New Zealand: 0.8% Lauderdale — New Zealand: 1.4%
Germany 0.5% / 0.2%
Sandford — Germany: 0.5% Lauderdale — Germany: 0.2%
Scotland 0.5% / —
Sandford — Scotland: 0.5% Lauderdale — Scotland: not among its largest
Thailand 0.4% / —
Sandford — Thailand: 0.4% Lauderdale — Thailand: not among its largest
India — / 0.4%
Sandford — India: not among its largest Lauderdale — India: 0.4%
Canada — / 0.3%
Sandford — Canada: not among its largest Lauderdale — Canada: 0.3%
South Africa — / 0.3%
Sandford — South Africa: not among its largest Lauderdale — South Africa: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sandford 99.9% houses
Sandford — Houses: 99.9% Sandford — Townhouses: 0.0% Sandford — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Lauderdale 93.4% houses
Lauderdale — Houses: 93.4% Lauderdale — Townhouses: 5.7% Lauderdale — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Sandford Lauderdale
Median house price $1,100,000 $800,000
Median unit price — $630,000
Median land price $560,000 $385,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 34 days
from 10 sales
 16 days
from 26 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Sandford Lauderdale
3 bed $1.03M / $798K
Sandford — 3 bed: $1.03M (12 sales) Lauderdale — 3 bed: $798K (40 sales)

12 vs 40 sales

4 bed $1.18M / $910K
Sandford — 4 bed: $1.18M (9 sales) Lauderdale — 4 bed: $910K (21 sales)

9 vs 21 sales

5 bed $1.26M / $1.33M
Sandford — 5 bed: $1.26M (5 sales) Lauderdale — 5 bed: $1.33M (6 sales)

5 vs 6 sales

Zoning mix

Sandford has more rural and farming land (82% vs 22%).

Sandford Lauderdale
Rural and farming 82% 22%
Parks and recreation 8% 41%
Residential 0% 22%
Environmental 9%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 1% 5%
Commercial 0% 2%
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

Sandford Lauderdale
New dwellings approved 291
across Clarence
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Sandford Lauderdale
Houses 3.0%
$738/wk on $1.3M
 3.8%
$695/wk on $955K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Sandford Lauderdale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 94% of TAS Higher than 89% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of TAS Higher than 91% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 91% of TAS Higher than 77% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of TAS Higher than 87% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 7% of TAS Higher than 27% of TAS

Liveability

Lauderdale is more walkable (46 vs 5).

Sandford Lauderdale
Grade B
same for both
Score 53/100 56/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Sandford Lauderdale
Bushfire High
91/100
 High
97/100
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
53/100
 High
71/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Sandford Lauderdale
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 Sandford

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

Schools in Lauderdale

  • Lauderdale Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Sandford Lauderdale
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 4 1
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Sandford sits further from the CBD (26.3 km vs 18.6 km).

Sandford Lauderdale
Walkability score 5/100 46/100
Distance to Hobart 26.3 km
+29% vs other
 18.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 31 min 24 min
Public transport score 51/100
Bus
 92/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 11.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 49.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.7%
postcode 7020
 0.9%
postcode 7021
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 7020
 35
postcode 7021

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.

Sandford Lauderdale
Car (driver) 81.5% / 80.8%
Sandford — Car (driver): 81.5% Lauderdale — Car (driver): 80.8%
Worked from Home 11.1% / 11.6%
Sandford — Worked from Home: 11.1% Lauderdale — Worked from Home: 11.6%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 3.0%
Sandford — Car (passenger): 3.7% Lauderdale — Car (passenger): 3.0%
Bus 2.6% / 3.0%
Sandford — Bus: 2.6% Lauderdale — Bus: 3.0%
Walked Only 1.1% / 1.1%
Sandford — Walked Only: 1.1% Lauderdale — Walked Only: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.5%).

Setting

Sandford Lauderdale
Elevation 153 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 2 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.5 km
4.2 km to a named beach
 256 m
1.5 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Sandford Lauderdale
Connectivity score 48/100 71/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 7%
800 premises
 48%
1,088 premises

Climate

Sandford Lauderdale
Annual rainfall 460 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Sandford Lauderdale
Average residential rate $2,189/yr
same for both
Council Clarence
same for both

Federal electorate

Sandford Lauderdale
Division Franklin
same for both
Member Julie Collins
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Sandford Lauderdale
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Sandford

Acreage Coastal Easy Commute Luxury Middle-Ring

Lauderdale

Coastal Easy Commute Large Blocks Middle-Ring River Transport Hub

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